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RISE 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reece Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Todd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Todd!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd swinging wildly here.
Meyers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Todd.
Meyers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
Meyers stuffs the takedown attempt from Todd. Todd gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyers drives through and clinches with Todd against the cage.
Meyers breaks the clinch.
Meyers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Todd tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Meyers is in Todd's guard.
Meyers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers trying to move into half guard but instead Todd has managed to sweep!
Meyers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Todd.
It looks like Reece Meyers has been cut.
Todd misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meyers, pushing him back against the cage.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers throws a head kick but Todd moves out of range.
Meyers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Todd is trying to stand back up but Meyers is controlling him
Todd looks winded!
Meyers stands up and beckons Todd to join him on the feet.
Meyers closes the distance and pushes Todd back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Meyers fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Meyers does no damage.
A punch combination from Meyers misses.
Todd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meyers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meyers moves into the clinch.
Meyers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meyers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todd, pushing him back against the cage.
Meyers lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyers.
Todd is looking to break free of the clinch but Meyers has double underhooks.
Todd wants to get back to striking at distance but Meyers won't allow it.
Meyers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers breaks the clinch.
Noah Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Meyers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Todd is trying to break the clinch but Meyers has him pressed against the cage.
Todd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd throws a combination that misses
and Meyers counters by moving into the clinch.
Todd can't break the clinch.
Meyers wants a takedown but no success here.
Meyers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reece Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Todd.
Meyers lands with a left to the head.
Todd wants a takedown but no success here.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers gets a takedown into half guard.
Todd felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers working the head and body with strikes.
Meyers lands with a punch from half guard.
Todd wants to get back to his feet.
Meyers working over Todd with some ground and pound. Todd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd is refusing to be controlled, as Meyers sits in half guard.
Meyers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meyers content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Meyers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reece Meyers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meyers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todd shoots in but no luck this time.
Meyers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Donk. Meyers catches Todd right on the button with a cross.
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyers tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyers lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meyers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyers closes the distance and clinches.
Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Meyers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Todd doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meyers misses with a few strikes there.
Meyers with a hook.
Meyers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meyers lands with a slapping head kick.
Todd is rocked!
Meyers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Todd is still in real trouble! Can Meyers finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers stands and steps away. Todd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Meyers rushes Todd and presses him up against the cage.
Todd seems to have recovered his senses.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Todds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meyers defends well and Todd ends up having to push Meyers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers dips to his left and cracks Todd with an uppercut!
Meyers clinches with his opponent.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyers circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Meyers clinches up against the cage.
Meyers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meyers defends it nicely.
Reece Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Todd.
Meyers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Todd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Meyers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Todd.
Todd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meyers up against the cage.
Meyers has Todd pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Todd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries for a takedown but Meyers manages to get underhooks.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Todd did well to prevent Meyers getting side control.
Meyers decides to stand and escape the position.
Meyers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Todd did well to prevent Meyers getting side control.
Meyers lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Meyers connects with a nice short shot to Todd's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers drops an elbow to the side of Todd's head.
Meyers working Todd over with strikes.
Meyers postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Todd to stand up.
Meyers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meyers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Todd was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Todd is working an open guard so Meyers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Meyers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Todd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Meyers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reece Meyers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meyers with a nice cross.
Meyers slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Meyers cracks Todd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Todd throws a one two combo.
Reece Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd fails with the takedown
and Meyers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meyers lands a lovely overhand right.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meyers.
Meyers is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Todd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meyers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Todd.
Meyers thows a body kick. Todd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Meyers. Meyers maintains the clinch.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyers.
A head kick misses from Meyers.
Todd blocks a head kick by Meyers.
Meyers misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meyers goes for a double leg but Todd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Todd continues to drive forward.
Todd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reece Meyers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers forces Todd back against the cage and clinches.
Todd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Todd is looking to break free of the clinch but Meyers has double underhooks.
Meyers breaks the clinch.
Meyers lunges at Todd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Todd's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Meyers.
Meyers throws a right and a left that Todd avoids nicely.
Meyers slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Meyers throws a head kick that misses.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyers circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyers dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Meyers.
Meyers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meyers throws a right hand that Todd ducks under and follows up with a left that Todd also avoids with ease.
Todd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
A head kick from Meyers lands but Todd takes it in his stride.
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyers.
Meyers lands a two punch combo.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Todd or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyers which made him look bad.
Reece Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Todd.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
Todd 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.
Meyers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Todd.
Reece Meyers is winning the standup battle so far.
Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Todd throws a right hand that Meyers ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyers also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Todd wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Meyers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todd keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyers is putting a hurting on Todd here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reece Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todd taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Noah Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Meyers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Meyers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Highsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Kolzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dieter Kolzig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Highsmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dieter Kolzig!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kolzig does no damage.
Highsmith throws a right and a left that Kolzig avoids nicely.
Dieter Kolzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Kolzig.
Kolzig lands a nice shot that snaps Highsmith's head back.
Highsmith has a takedown stuffed.
Kolzig throws a series of punches but Highsmith moves out of range.
Kolzig misses with the combination.
Kolzig lands a nice shot that snaps Highsmith's head back.
Highsmith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kolzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Highsmith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooooh!!! Kolzig has knocked Highsmith down with a huge combo! Kolzig steps away and waves a wobbly Highsmith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Johnny Highsmith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolzig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolzig swats away the attempt to clinch by Highsmith.
Highsmith tries for a takedown but Kolzig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Highsmith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Highsmith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Highsmith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Highsmith stops Kolzig from getting back to his feet.
Kolzig manages to get to full guard.
Kolzig wants to get back to his feet but Highsmith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Highsmith wants to pass the guard but Kolzig is keeping the position.
Kolzig wants to stand but Highsmith is controlling the position.
Highsmith wants to get up but he can't break Kolzig's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Highsmith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolzig is keeping the position for now.
Kolzig is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Highsmith is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolzig is looking to stand back up but Highsmith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kolzig.
Highsmith is thwarting Kolzig's attempts to control the position.
Kolzig controlling the position for now.
Kolzig moves into full guard.
Highsmith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Highsmith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kolzig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolzig wants to stand up but Highsmith is controlling him.
Highsmith wants to pass the guard but Kolzig is keeping the position.
Our spies down at at Personal Training inform us that Kolzig has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Highsmith wanted to stand there but Kolzig had control of the position.
Highsmith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Highsmith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Highsmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kolzig is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Highsmith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kolzig's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolzig trying to control the position here.
Kolzig wants to stand but Highsmith is controlling the position.
Highsmith is looking to stand up but Kolzig won't let him.
Highsmith gets to his feet. Kolzig looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kolzig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Highsmith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kolzig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kolzig lands a nice shot that snaps Highsmith's head back.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Highsmith looking to score a takedown here. Kolzig is defending well but Highsmith drives through and ends up in Kolzig's guard.
Kolzig is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Highsmith is controlling him.
Kolzig is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Kolzig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Highsmith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Highsmith tries to clinch there but Kolzig circles away.
Kolzig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Highsmith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Highsmith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kolzig has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kolzig trying to control here.
Johnny Highsmith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolzig wants to get back to his feet.
Highsmith seems to be looking for submissions.
Kolzig looks like he's trying to stand up.
Highsmith seems to be looking for submissions.
Highsmith is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolzig is trying to stand back up but Highsmith is controlling him
Kolzig is trying to control but can't.
Highsmith is trying to work for a kimura but Kolzig is defending well.
Kolzig keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith wants to free his trapped foot but Kolzig is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Highsmith seems to be working for a kimura but Kolzig defends the submission attempt.
Kolzig looks like he's trying to stand up.
Highsmith tries to pass to full mount but Kolzig defends it.
Highsmith prevents Kolzig from standing back up.
Highsmith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolzig looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolzig is trying to control but can't.
Kolzig is trying to stand back up but Highsmith is controlling him
Kolzig is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Highsmith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kolzig has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kolzig keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kolzig is pressing down on Highsmith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Highsmith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolzig wants to get back to his feet but Highsmith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kolzig is proving hard to escape from.
Kolzig is adopting a defensive guard.
Dieter Kolzig has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kolzig lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolzig moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolzig lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Kolzig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Highsmith'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. This is the final round!
Highsmith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Highsmith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolzig.
Kolzig lands with a shot to the body.
Kolzig dips to his left and cracks Highsmith with an uppercut!
Highsmith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolzig stuffs the takedown.
Kolzig jabs at Highsmith's body.
Kolzig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolzig lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolzig sizes up Highsmith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kolzig lands a nice hook to Highsmith's body. Highsmith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolzig swinging wildly here.
Highsmith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Highsmith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolzig lands a jab-cross combination.
Dieter Kolzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolzig lands with a good body shot.
Kolzig scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A leg kick checked by Highsmith.
Kolzig stuffs the takedown.
Kolzig lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Highsmith at a distance.
Highsmith darts in looking for a takedown but Kolzig gets double underhooks and turns Highsmith into the cage.
Kolzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolzig throws a series of strikes that have Highsmith backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Highsmith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Kolzig.
Kolzig works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolzig thuds a left hand into Highsmith's body.
Kolzig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolzig scores with a shot to the body.
Kolzig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolzig lands a jab-cross combination.
Kolzig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Highsmith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnny Highsmith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Highsmith wants to clinch up but Kolzig keeps it at a distance.
Kolzig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dieter Kolzig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Kolzig.
Kolzig misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Highsmith. Those never looked like landing.
Kolzig feints a jab promting Highsmith to slip. Kolzig then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Highsmith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Highsmith moves in looking to clinch but Kolzig pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kolzig defends well and Highsmith ends up having to push Kolzig into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kolzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolzig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kolzig scores with a hook.
Kolzig connects with a looping right hand.
Kolzig scores with a nice strike.
Kolzig sizes up Highsmith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kolzig throws out a powerful jab.
Kolzig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Highsmith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Highsmith.
Kolzig moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kolzig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Highsmith on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolzig slaps away a takedown attempt from Highsmith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Highsmith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kolzig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Highsmith fails with a takedown attempt.
Kolzig displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnny Highsmith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Highsmith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kolzig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kolzig.
Kolzig moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Highsmith is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolzig scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dieter Kolzig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Highsmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kolzig connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Kolzig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kolzig winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Kolzig!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas De La Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas De La Torre!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Love blocks a head kick by De La Torre.
De La Torre scores with a head kick. Love tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Alexis Love has been cut.
Love on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Love looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Torre is fending him off so far but Love persists. Nope, De La Torre circles away and we're back to standing.
Love's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De La Torre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Love scrambles back to his feet.
De La Torre stalks Love and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Love's face. Love staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Torre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Love is rocked!
Love looks up at the clock. Bad move! De La Torre lands a right hand from hell, dropping Love. De La Torre pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas De La Torre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan McEnroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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290 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan McEnroy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McEnroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jordan McEnroy has been cut.
McEnroy misses with a few strikes there.
McEnroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jordan McEnroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McEnroy moves away.
McEnroy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McEnroy landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McEnroy scoring with punches from side control.
Benton can't do much from the bottom here.
McEnroy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McEnroy throws an elbow but Benton slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McEnroy scores with punches from side control.
Benton wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton wants to control but McEnroy postures up.
Benton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McEnroy.
Benton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from McEnroy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McEnroy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Benton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McEnroy but great work by Benton.
Benton controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McEnroy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throwing strikes but McEnroy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
McEnroy cracks Benton with a big elbow.
McEnroy landing a few strikes.
McEnroy working the ground and pound from side control.
McEnroy wants to stand but Benton has his arm trapped.
Check out the look on McEnroy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Benton is holding McEnroy down, trying to stall.
Benton can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McEnroy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McEnroy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Benton some visible discomfort.
McEnroy grinds an elbow into Benton's temple.
Benton struggling a bit here.
Benton is trying to get back to half guard.
McEnroy misses with the ground and pound.
Benton struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton tries to buck McEnroy off but McEnroy is having none of it.
McEnroy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benton is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from McEnroy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Benton is looking to reverse the position.
Benton struggling a bit here.
McEnroy throws an elbow but Benton slips to the side and avoids it well.
McEnroy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McEnroy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Benton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McEnroy thows a huge punch but Benton dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McEnroy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan McEnroy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan McEnroy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benton lands a jab.
Benton scores with a crisp jab that stopped McEnroy in his tracks.
McEnroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oooooh!!! Benton has knocked McEnroy down with a huge combo! Benton steps away and waves a wobbly McEnroy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McEnroy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McEnroy tries to get into range but Benton steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops McEnroy! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Benton scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Benton!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Benton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Covington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Hicks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hicks!
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, Todd Covington!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks has a takedown stuffed.
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Covington cracks a nice hook into Hicks's ribs.
Covington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Covington gets a clinch.
Covington breaks the clinch.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Tony Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Covington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Covington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Covington but Covington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but Covington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Covington but Covington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Covington digs a good body shot into Hicks's ribs.
Hicks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Covington counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Covington scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Covington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hicks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Covington counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Covington.
It looks like Tony Hicks has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Covington.
Covington works the jab nicely.
Covington scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Covington throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
Todd Covington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Covington connects with a combination that backs up Hicks into the cage. Covington lands a flurry of punches that gets past Hicks's guard. Hicks is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Covington bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Covington!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warren G Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benz comes to the cage accompanied by Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. Carver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bon Jovi - It's my life. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Casy Carver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren G Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casy Carver!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carver has a takedown stuffed.
Benz throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Benz thuds his right hand into Carver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carver misses with a takedown
and Benz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carver misses with a knee strike.
Carver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Warren G Benz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casy Carver.
Carver tries to score a body lock takedown but Benz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benz throws a hook to the side of Carver's head but Carver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a jab but it's blocked by Carver.
Benz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benz looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.
Benz throws a lazy uppercut
and Carver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carver working hard to break the clinch.
Carver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carver's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Carver missing with knees to the body.
Carver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Benz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carver is trying to keep an underhook but Benz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Carver trying to control here.
Benz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carver has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Benz works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Benz lands a lovely overhand right.
Carver misses with a takedown attempt
letting Benz counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benz misses with a lunging right hand
and Carver counters by clinching up.
Carver working hard to break the clinch.
Carver misses with a knee to the head.
Carver missing with knees to the body.
Benz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Benz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Benz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carver to his feet.
Carver slips a jab from Benz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Benz. No joy for Carver on that attempt.
Benz scores with a jab. Carver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carver looks winded!
Benz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carver backs up against the cage.
Carver is rocked!
It looks like Casy Carver has been cut.
Carver with a poor takedown
and Benz scores with a counter punch that sends Carver to the canvas! Benz smells blood - he's punishing Carver with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Carver has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warren G Benz!
Warren G Benz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Casy Carver spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not myself today , sorry - I will show real me at the next show ! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
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, Rukah Padero !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padero looks to throw the jab but Dority is out of range.
Padero misses with a head kick.
Padero throws a leg kick but Dority sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dority just misses with a punch to the body.
Padero moves forwards but Dority connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Padero there.
Dority slips under a jab from Padero .
Padero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dority really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dority tests Padero 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Padero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dority.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority looks to land a right hand but Padero moved out of range.
Dority jabs at Padero 's body.
Padero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Padero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Padero misses with an uppercut. Dority saw that one coming.
Dority definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dority keeps the fight on the outside.
Dority misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Dority finds it's way through Padero 's defenses.
Padero looks to land a right hand but Dority moved out of range.
Dority misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority throws a leg kick but Padero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dority avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dority connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dority throws a series of punches but Padero avoids them all with ease.
Dority cracks a nice hook into Padero 's ribs.
Dority is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Dority.
Padero gets a clinch.
Dority pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority looks to land a body kick but Padero moved away.
Padero loads up on a big right hand but Dority slips the punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Padero .
Padero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Padero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Padero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dority is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Padero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dority knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Padero on the ground.
Padero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dority knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Padero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Padero ducks under a wild hook from Dority.
Dority lands a nice shot that snaps Padero 's head back.
Padero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Padero misses with a looping left.
Dority swings for the body but Padero moves out of range.
Padero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dority connects with a body shot that sends Padero 's belly button to the back.
Padero connects with an inside leg kick.
Dority moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dan Dority is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padero looks to throw the jab but Dority is out of range.
Dority ducks under a wild hook from Padero .
Padero tries to move into range but Dority moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Padero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dority lands a big uppercut and Padero crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Padero looks OK. Dority waves Padero back to his feet!
Padero is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dority lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padero circles away quickly and effectively.
Padero is still on wobbly legs! Can Dority finish him?
Dan Dority is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Dority catches Padero right on the button with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dority, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority misses with an uppercut
and Padero moves into the clinch.
Padero is trying to pull guard but Dority turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Padero tries to pull guard but Dority holds him up against the cage and eventually Padero drops back down to his feet.
Padero is trying to pull guard but Dority turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Padero seems to have recovered his senses.
Dan Dority has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rukah Padero .
Padero tries to pull guard but Dority won't allow it.
Padero gets control of Dority's arms and successfully pulls guard. Padero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Padero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dority doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dority manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dority trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero looking for a guillotine here but Dority defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dority wants to pass the guard but Padero is keeping the position.
Dority wanted to stand there but Padero had control of the position.
Dority got a little sloppy there for a moment and Padero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dority has managed to get both his arms back between Padero 's legs - danger averted.
Dority sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Padero 's guard.
Dority decides to stand up.
Dority throws a series of punches but Padero avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority catches Padero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Padero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dority paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Padero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dority.
Padero needs to keep his hands up - Dority had a free shot at his head there.
Dority will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dority.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Padero defending well as Dority loads up on a big left hand.
Padero is looking to clinch but Dority is avoiding it.
Padero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dority is able to avoid easily.
Padero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dority.
Dority throws a series of punches but Padero avoids them all with ease.
Dority scores with a body shot.
Padero scores with a sloppy right hand. Dority should have avoided that one.
Padero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dority's waist but Dority gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Padero off to one side.
Dority throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dority misses with a body shot.
Padero wants to clinch
and Dority counters with a series of strikes. Padero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dority has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dority and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dority uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padero .
Padero misses with an uppercut.
Dority ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padero moves away.
Padero tries to move into range but Dority moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority digs a good hook to Padero 's body.
Padero takes a swing at Dority's ribcage but misses.
Dority misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dority pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Padero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dan Dority 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!
Padero misses with a right hand
and Padero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dority throws a big shot that misses.
Dority is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dority misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dority lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Padero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dority manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dority feints a jab promting Padero to slip. Dority then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Padero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Padero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Padero misses with a low kick.
Padero throws a sloppy body shot
and Dority counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dority looks to land a combination but Padero avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority lands a nice shot to the body.
Padero looks to land a right hand but Dority moved out of range.
Dority paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dority's jab looks to have found its range, popping Padero under the eye.
Rukah Padero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Padero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Padero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dority cracks Padero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dority scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dority showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dority, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Dority!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Bismarck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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264 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luther Bismarck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bismarck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bismarck.
Bismarck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Hardy throws a hook but Bismarck blocks it.
Bismarck fails with a takedown attempt.
Clint Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Bismarck.
Bismarck has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardy drops Bismarck with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bismarck looks back up at him and smiles so Hardy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bismarck with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a huge left! Bismarck is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hardy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bismarck from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Hardy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soze Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K as his entrance music. Soze Cortez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eduardo Silva's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soze Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Cortez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Cortez prevents Silva from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva kicks Cortez off and gets back to his feet.
Silva swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Cortez.
Cortez slips under a jab from Silva.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortez.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Cortez like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Cortez from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Southern Flavor. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xanadu Newton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a leg kick.
Newton slips under a jab.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton counters with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Newton to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Smith misses.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Newton sprawls well.
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton slips a straight right by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Newton cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Newton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newton blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Newton counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Newton connects with an inside leg kick.
Newton fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newton counters with a head kick.
Newton scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a head kick that half lands.
Xanadu Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Newton takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
A head kick by Newton - that's a beauty! Smith is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Newton can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xanadu Newton!
Xanadu Newton is the new middleweight champion!
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