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Death Squad 26 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie De Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie De Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan drives through and clinches with De Sanchez against the cage.
De Sanchez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morgan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip De Sanchez to the mat. De Sanchez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan trying to control but De Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Sanchez on the ground.
De Sanchez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Sanchez looking to control.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Sanchez's guard.
De Sanchez is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
De Sanchez keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan looking to score a takedown here. De Sanchez is defending well but Morgan drives through and ends up in De Sanchez's guard.
De Sanchez wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but De Sanchez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan stops De Sanchez from standing up.
De Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
De Sanchez wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Sanchez is controlling him.
De Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De Sanchez dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on De Sanchez's head and hops out.
De Sanchez tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. De Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
De Sanchez looks winded!
De Sanchez punching to the body, from the bottom.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break De Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Sanchez pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Morgan trying to control but De Sanchez is working from the bottom.
De Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Morgan just wasn't active enough.
Morgan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan wants to stand but De Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but De Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Sanchez stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Sanchez tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Sanchez to the ground. De Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Sanchez goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Henry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulie De Sanchez.
De Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
De Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morgan manages to end up in side control.
Morgan with the ground and pound but De Sanchez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
De Sanchez trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
De Sanchez is not content to let Morgan control the position.
De Sanchez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Morgan jumps into side control!
Morgan wants to stand but De Sanchez is controlling his arm.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Sanchez keeps working.
De Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Morgan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De Sanchez.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but De Sanchez defends it.
Henry Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
De Sanchez is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
Morgan trying to control but De Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henry Morgan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan stuns De Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
De Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan stuns De Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan lands a big head kick that sends De Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves De Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Paulie De Sanchez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but De Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Sanchez keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulie De Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morgan gets the takedown into side control.
De Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Morgan.
Morgan tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Sanchez's legs.
De Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan laying and praying for a moment but De Sanchez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Sanchez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Sanchez wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but De Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henry Morgan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Sanchez back to the cage. Morgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan postures up in De Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but De Sanchez blocks it.
Morgan trying to control but De Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Sanchez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morgan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and De Sanchez falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Morgan!
As Henry Morgan got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Always drink responsibly'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Malon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Kickbuttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tank Kickbuttowski enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Malon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Kickbuttowski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kickbuttowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malon goes for a double leg but Kickbuttowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kickbuttowski continues to drive forward.
Kickbuttowski scores with a hook to the body.
Kickbuttowski misses with a punch to the body.
Kickbuttowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like David Malon has been cut.
Kickbuttowski lands a nice uppercut.
Malon blocks a body shot from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kickbuttowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malon.
Kickbuttowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malon's elbow.
Kickbuttowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malons head.
Malon blocks a body shot from Kickbuttowski.
A right handed body shot lands from Kickbuttowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malon blocking some punches.
A short left from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Malon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kickbuttowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski presses Malon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malon prevents a body shot from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malon.
Malon is breathing heavily.
Kickbuttowski pushes Malon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Kickbuttowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kickbuttowski works on Malon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kickbuttowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kickbuttowski lands a left hand.
David Malon's cut is getting worse.
Kickbuttowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kickbuttowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kickbuttowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kickbuttowski lands with a right to the head.
Kickbuttowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malon or not.
Kickbuttowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kickbuttowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kickbuttowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malon is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kickbuttowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Kickbuttowski.
A right hook to the body lands for Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands a left hand.
A short right from Kickbuttowski on the inside.
A short right from Kickbuttowski on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kickbuttowski is working Malon over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kickbuttowski - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands a left hand.
Kickbuttowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malon.
Malon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malon is rocked!
David Malon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kickbuttowski lands a body punch.
Oh Malon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kickbuttowski lands a damaging elbow.
Kickbuttowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malon or not.
Kickbuttowski throws a big uppercut that drops Malon! More strikes from Kickbuttowski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Malon lies dazed against the cage as Kickbuttowski celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Kickbuttowski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapda Mattus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattus comes into the arena with My heart blaring out of the sound system. Brewster comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapda Mattus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Brewster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattus fails with a takedown attempt.
Brewster throws a lazy uppercut
and Mattus counters by clinching up.
Brewster stops a takedown attempt from Mattus.
Mattus pulls guard successfully.
Brewster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mattus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brewster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mattus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brewster trying to control but Mattus is working from the bottom.
Brewster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mattus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brewster landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mattus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mattus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brewster defends it easily.
Brewster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mattus keeping moving, preventing Brewster from controlling successfully.
Brewster might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mattus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster is in close to Mattus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mattus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewster looking to sit in guard and control but Mattus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brewster controlling Mattus's posture.
Mattus is looking to work some ground and pound but Brewster has wrist control.
Mattus trying to control but Brewster is working from the bottom.
Mattus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brewster's guard.
Mattus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brewster holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brewster can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mattus throws a big right hand that misses.
Mattus lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mattus preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattus wants to control from the top but Brewster keeps moving.
Mattus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brewster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mattus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brewster is trying to defend but Mattus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mattus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brewster trying to hold on to Mattus's head to control him but Mattus postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brewster manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brewster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mattus is controlling him.
Mattus working some strikes from top position.
Mattus throws a big elbow that misses.
Brewster looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewster, not yet.
Brewster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brewster 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.
Mattus postures up and lands a big shot to Brewster's brow.
Mattus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brewster can't keep his opponent in guard - Mattus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewster tries to get to full guard but Mattus has control of the leg.
Brewster misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brewster is looking for a sweep. Mattus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brewster throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mattus maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brewster could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mattus has cracked it and Brewster is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mattus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tapda Mattus!
After winning the bout, Tapda Mattus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Bruce Brewster stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've been better in this fight. I've been robbed.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rason Fairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairs's entrance music is Hail mary. A fine choice. Kurt Wagner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rason Fairs's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rason Fairs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairs dives in and grabs Wagner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wagner pushes down on Fairs's head and hops out.
Fairs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairs tries to pull guard but Wagner won't allow it.
Wagner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rason Fairs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairs backwards.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagner scores with a hook to the body.
Wagner tries to work over Fairs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairs.
Fairs pulls Wagner into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wagner wants to stand and escape but instead Fairs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wagner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fairs is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wagner, up you get!
Fairs shoots in for a double leg but Wagner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fairs shoots for a double leg takedown but Wagner sprawls well. He's pushed Fairs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fairs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fairs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wagner avoids it really well and circles away.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wagner.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Fairs jumps guard and drags Wagner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wagner wants to stand but Fairs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fairs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wagner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wagner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fairs is looking to stand up but Wagner isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner wants to stand but Fairs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fairs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wagner is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch up.
Fairs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fairs there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been informed that Wagner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fairs.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Fairs keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Fairs is avoiding it.
Wagner rushes Fairs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wagner lands a nice uppercut.
Fairs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wagner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wagner tries to clinch there but Fairs circles away.
Fairs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairs fails with the takedown.
Fairs is breathing heavily.
Wagner sizes up Fairs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wagner pushes Fairs up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fairs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairs swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Fairs keeps it at a distance.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Fairs pushes him off.
Fairs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wagner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fairs somewhat.
Wagner tries to clinch but Fairs is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairs shoots for a takedown but Wagner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rason Fairs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fairs tries for a takedown but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wagner clinches with his opponent.
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wagner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner slows down the pace here.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fairs backwards.
Fairs jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wagner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fairs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagner smiles and moves away.
Fairs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rason Fairs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fairs.
Fairs with a poor takedown
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner rushes Fairs and presses him up against the cage.
Wagner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairs backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fairs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wagner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wagner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fairs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wagner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch but Fairs moves away
and Fairs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wagner's knee momentarily.
Wagner lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to clinch up but Fairs circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairs gets tackled into the cage by Wagner. Wagner maintains the clinch.
Wagner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
Fairs tries to pull guard but Wagner holds him up against the cage and eventually Fairs drops back down to his feet.
Fairs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagner smiles and moves away.
Wagner tries to clinch there but Fairs circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Wagner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wagner tries to clinch up
and Fairs counters with an inside leg kick.
Wagner stuffs the takedown attempt from Fairs. Fairs gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fairs.
Wagner tries to clinch up but Fairs circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagner moves into range and clinches up with Fairs.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wagner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rason Fairs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairs manages to break the clinch.
Wagner clinches up against the cage.
Fairs is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wagner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairs backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fairs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fairs's efforts to push away.
Fairs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wagner.
Fairs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wagner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wagner pushes Fairs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Wagner.
A right handed body shot lands from Wagner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wagner.
Fairs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairs controls his hands.
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wagner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairss head.
Wagner lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairs won't allow it.
Wagner lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Wagner.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wagner.
Fairs manages to pull guard.
Wagner wants to get up but he can't break Fairs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
You get the feeling that Wagner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fairs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fairs looking to control but Wagner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wagner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fairs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wagner's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wagner can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairs throwing strikes here but Wagner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Fairs is avoiding it.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch there but Fairs circles away.
Wagner tries to sprawl but Fairs drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fairs wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Wagner is trying to stand back up but Fairs is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fairs lands a nice short elbow.
Fairs is looking to take a break and control but Wagner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fairs is looking for a kimura but Wagner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fairs to get the leverage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wagner is trying to stand up here but Fairs is controlling him well.
Wagner is looking to get back to is feet but Fairs passes into side control.
Wagner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fairs has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fairs scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairs landing strikes.
Wagner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fairs is controlling him well.
Wagner defending against the ground and pound.
Fairs wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Fairs in side control, throwing shots but Wagner defends.
Wagner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fairs.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Fairs drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs is working Wagner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fairs 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.
Fairs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wagner rushes Fairs and presses him up against the cage.
Fairs tries for a takedown but Wagner manages to get underhooks.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairs backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wagner.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner tries to work over Fairs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner stops a takedown attempt from Fairs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairs is trying to pull guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rason Fairs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner pushes Fairs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairs controls his hands.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Wagner tries to circle away but Fairs has him pinned against the cage.
Wagner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner lands a right hand.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
Wagner is trying to break free.
Fairs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner cracks Fairs with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairs backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rason Fairs had his way with Kurt Wagner in that round.
That's time! Fairs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wagner scores with a nice head shot.
Wagner thows a body shot but no joy.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fairs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fairs.
Wagner drives through and clinches with Fairs against the cage.
Wagner scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Fairs pulls Wagner into guard.
Wagner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fairs's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairs is looking for a triangle but Wagner pushes his legs off easily.
Wagner wants to stand and escape but instead Fairs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fairs trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairs prevents Wagner from getting back to his feet.
Fairs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wagner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fairs dives into side control.
Wagner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wagner keeps working.
Wagner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fairs trying to control the action but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Fairs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rason Fairs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fairs trying to control the position but Wagner is working away.
Wagner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fairs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fairs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Fairs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fairs wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Fairs has an Americana. Wagner didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fairs is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fairs hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rason Fairs!
In his post fight interview, Rason Fairs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stand Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin comes to the cage accompanied by Fönt ja en körv. Bang has chosen Mike Tyson clip from Hangover as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eskil Lemmelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eskil Lemmelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stand Bang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang lands a big uppercut and Lemmelin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lemmelin looks OK. Bang waves Lemmelin back to his feet!
It looks like Eskil Lemmelin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bang lands a big right hand that sends Lemmelin crashing to the mat! Bang stays standing though and waves Lemmelin back to his feet!
Lemmelin is rocked!
Lemmelin throws a lazy right hand but Bang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Lemmelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemmelin seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemmelin throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
Lemmelin scores with a hook to the body. Bang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stand Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lemmelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemmelin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team 907 Assassins in the buildup to the fight.
Lemmelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Lemmelin misses with a straight right.
Lemmelin lunges at Bang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bang's hand.
Bang slips a straight right by Lemmelin.
Bang throws a nice looking combination but Lemmelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemmelin scores with a one two! Bang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bang drops Lemmelin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lemmelin looks back up at him and smiles so Bang waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lemmelin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A punch combination from Bang misses.
Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemmelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lemmelin throws a shot from downtown. Bang moves away and avoids it.
Bang throws a series of punches but Lemmelin avoids them all with ease.
Lemmelin gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lemmelin trying to control from half guard but Bang is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin lands strikes from half guard.
Lemmelin is trying to control. Bang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lemmelin prevents Bang from standing back up.
Bang is not content to let Lemmelin control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemmelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lemmelin is taking a breather. Bang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lemmelin slips a nice elbow through Bang's hands, connecting with Bang's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemmelin is taking a breather. Bang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bang taking some punishment here, with Lemmelin in his half guard.
Lemmelin lands strikes from half guard.
Lemmelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lemmelin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lemmelin 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.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lemmelin lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin stops Bang from getting back to his feet.
Lemmelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
Lemmelin prevents Bang from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemmelin is trying to control. Bang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lemmelin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lemmelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bang is looking to escape.
Lemmelin with shots to the head and body - Bang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lemmelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemmelin with the ground and pound from mount.
Bang is trying to stand up.
Bang is squirming around, avoiding Lemmelin's attempts to control the action.
Bang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lemmelin wants to control the pace but Bang is squirming around nicely.
Lemmelin landing strikes from the mount and Bang is in trouble!
Bang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lemmelin controlling from the full mount.
Lemmelin is landing with some decent strikes but Bang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bang is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemmelin with shots to the head and body - Bang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bang is still in real trouble! Can Lemmelin finish him?
Bang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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 Eskil Lemmelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eskil Lemmelin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bang gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lemmelin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eskil Lemmelin!
After winning the bout, Eskil Lemmelin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
195 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Spartan!
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, The Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. The Spartan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Spartan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces John Spartan back to the cage. The Spartan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Spartan lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John Spartan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that John Spartan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
John Spartan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Spartan to the ground. John Spartan is now in The Spartan's guard.
John Spartan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Spartan is keeping the position for now.
John Spartan is stalling in the full guard.
The Spartan looking to control.
The Spartan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. John Spartan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Spartan has his feet on John Spartan's thighs here. He's pushed John Spartan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! John Spartan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Spartan!
A very excited looking The Spartan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
John Spartan was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the drawing board i guess...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shashank Gupta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Behnder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gupta comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Behnder has chosen Waka Flocka Flame - as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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32
268 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shashank Gupta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Behnder!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behnder gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Behnder is looking for a kimura here.
Gupta is looking to improve his position.
Behnder is working for a kimura but Gupta is defending it quite comfortably.
Gupta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Behnder has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Behnder quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Behnder but it's paid off an Gupta is forced to tap! Nice work by Behnder.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Behnder!
A victorious Marcus Behnder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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