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LVC #40 Gorrila vs Oosteroom PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Cardozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Izmailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Cardozo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Cardozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Izmailov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmailov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Izmailov is looking to clinch.
Izmailov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cardozo defends well and Izmailov ends up having to push Cardozo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cardozo tries a body shot but Izmailov blocks it.
Cardozo successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Izmailov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardozo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardozo, not yet.
Izmailov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Izmailov is looking to work some ground and pound but Cardozo has wrist control.
Izmailov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Izmailov postures up.
Izmailov stands up over Cardozo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Izmailov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Izmailov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cardozo pulls Izmailov in to control the position.
Izmailov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmailov throws a big right hand that misses.
Izmailov is looking to pass into half guard but Cardozo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cardozo is in guard.
Cardozo stopping the sweep attempt from Izmailov.
Cardozo slips nicely into half guard.
Izmailov wants to improve his position but Cardozo is controlling well.
Cardozo 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.
Well, if Cardozo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Izmailov is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmailov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cardozo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Izmailov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cardozo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Izmailov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Izmailov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Izmailov keeping full guard, as Cardozo tries to pass.
Izmailov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cardozo manages to get himself to full guard.
Izmailov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmailov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Izmailov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cardozo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Izmailov manages to get himself to full guard.
Cardozo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cardozo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izmailov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Izmailov throws a couple of heel strikes.
Izmailov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cardozo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Izmailov's body to avoid the submission. Izmailov has instead reached around Cardozo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Izmailov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Izmailov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes to the cage accompanied by Will Smith-Geting Jiggy with it. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dean!
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, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Shamrock lands.
It looks like Mike Dean has been cut.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands a big right hand that sends Dean crashing to the mat! Shamrock stays standing though and waves Dean back to his feet!
Dean is rocked!
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamrock sprawls well. Shamrock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shamrock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Dean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dean under the eye.
Shamrock cracks Dean with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dean looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Shamrock finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Dean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dean is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shamrock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dean sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shamrock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shamrock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dean asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean controlling the position.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock tries to buck Dean off but Dean is having none of it.
Dean works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dean working the ground and pound but Shamrock is defending the strikes.
Dean just content to control the position.
Dean tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dean has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to bench press Dean off him but Dean keeps the position.
Shamrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
Dean lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shamrock down.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Dean drags him back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean tries for a kimura but Shamrock is defending well.
Dean lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Dean's cut.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dean momentarily.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
Ken Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Dean off the cage and back into range.
Mike Dean's cut is getting worse.
Shamrock stalks Dean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dean's face. Dean staggers backwards, shaken.
Dean gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Shamrock gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Shamrock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Hu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Hu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Liddel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddel tests Hu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liddel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hu misses with a kick to the body.
Hu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Liddel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hu avoids the head kick by Liddel.
Liddel missing with a left hand there. Hu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddel misses with a wild combination.
Liddel looks to throw the jab but Hu is out of range.
Hu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hu takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Liddel blocks the low kick.
Hu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Liddel as he checks the leg kick.
Hu throws out a leg kick but Liddel moves out of range and Hu only half commits.
Liddel scores with the left hand. Hu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hu is rocked!
Hu misses with a body kick.
Hu is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddel finish him?
Liddel lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddel sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hu's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hu's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Liddel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacGyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGyver comes to the cage accompanied by MacGyver. Crawford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kashmir kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacGyver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel James Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. MacGyver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from MacGyver.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body. MacGyver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacGyver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacGyver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacGyver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacGyvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacGyver connects with a leg kick. Crawford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacGyver is looking to land body kicks.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
MacGyver walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawford moves out of range of the body kick from MacGyver.
MacGyver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crawford takes a step back to recover.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Crawford throws the left hand but MacGyver avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Crawford tests MacGyver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Crawford - just one landing.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacGyver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacGyver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacGyver avoids the body shot from Crawford.
MacGyver thuds his shin into the meat of Crawford's side.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
MacGyver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MacGyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawford's sensitive parts.
MacGyver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford moves out of range as MacGyver throws a body kick.
MacGyver throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacGyver delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from MacGyver.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through MacGyver's defenses.
MacGyver throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
MacGyver throws a front kick aimed at Crawford's knee but Crawford avoids it well.
MacGyver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacGyver.
MacGyver looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Crawford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good work by Crawford as he checks the leg kick.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
MacGyver slips under a jab from Crawford.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacGyver.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but MacGyver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacGyver.
MacGyver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crawford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacGyver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
MacGyver ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Jab, jab by Crawford - just one landing.
Crawford cracks MacGyver with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacGyver tries to land a front kick but Crawford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crawford throws a hook but MacGyver blocks it.
MacGyver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MacGyver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacGyver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
MacGyver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford takes a swing at MacGyver's ribcage but misses.
Crawford lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacGyver instigates a clinch.
MacGyver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crawford avoids it.
MacGyver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
Crawford has hold of one of MacGyver's legs. MacGyver is fighting the takedown attempt but Crawford gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
MacGyver trying to keep a closed guard but Crawford is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacGyver trying to control the position here.
MacGyver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel James Crawford dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daniel James Crawford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Crawford.
MacGyver moves away from the strike by Crawford.
MacGyver throws the kick towards the body but Crawford avoids it.
MacGyver throws a body kick that misses.
MacGyver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniel James Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacGyver is looking to clinch but Crawford is avoiding it.
Crawford connects with a crisp jab.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and MacGyver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MacGyver.
Crawford jumps guard but MacGyver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crawford avoids a wild elbow strike from MacGyver.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford missing with a left hand there. MacGyver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a hook.
MacGyver throws a nice head kick!
Crawford moves out of range as MacGyver throws a body kick.
Crawford walks forward, straight into a front kick from MacGyver.
MacGyver throws a front kick that sends Crawford stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for MacGyver.
Nice shot by Crawford.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crawford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacGyver misses with a low kick.
Crawford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford throws a body punch but MacGyver moves out of range.
MacGyver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
MacGyver is looking to slow Crawford down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice combination there by Crawford.
MacGyver tries to land a leg kick but Crawford saw it coming and moves away.
Crawford loads up on a big right hand but MacGyver slips the punch.
MacGyver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Crawford misses.
MacGyver throws a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
MacGyver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crawford is able to avoid easily.
Crawford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacGyver.
Crawford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacGyver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacGyver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crawford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacGyver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crawford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacGyver.
MacGyver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MacGyver.
MacGyver slips a straight right by Crawford.
MacGyver throws a body kick that misses.
Crawford connects with a right hand. MacGyver shakes it off.
Crawford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crawford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MacGyver - the referee stops the clock and Crawford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MacGyver. Crawford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
MacGyver connects with a high kick.
MacGyver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crawford misses the shot to the body.
Crawford lands a jab.
Crawford throws an overhand right that lands on MacGyver's shoulder, as MacGyver tries to avoid the shot.
MacGyver throws a push kick but Crawford slaps the foot to one side.
MacGyver moves away from the strike by Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacGyver circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawford missing with a left hand there. MacGyver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacGyver at a distance.
Crawford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacGyver eats them both and turns towards Crawford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
MacGyver misses with a body kick.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by MacGyver.
MacGyver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacGyver throws a chopping leg kick but Crawford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacGyver misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford stuns MacGyver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford lands a nice shot that snaps MacGyver's head back.
MacGyver looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel James Crawford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crawford lands with a nice body punch.
Crawford moves out of range of the body kick from MacGyver.
Crawford scores with a body shot.
Crawford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacGyver backs up against the cage.
MacGyver takes one to the chin there.
Crawford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacGyver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacGyver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacGyver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crawford looks to land a combination but MacGyver avoids it well.
MacGyver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crawford connects with a body shot that sends MacGyver's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGyver scores with a leg kick.
Crawford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawford on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
MacGyver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacGyver thows a body kick. Crawford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacGyver does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
MacGyver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacGyver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacGyver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.
Nice shot by Crawford.
Both fighters circling a little - MacGyver finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
MacGyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawford's sensitive parts.
MacGyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford blocks a leg kick.
Angus MacGyver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford missing with a left hand there. MacGyver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacGyver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crawford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
Crawford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacGyver misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacGyver.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacGyver.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
MacGyver tries to clinch but Crawford moves out of range.
MacGyver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacGyver throws a head kick but Crawford moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacGyver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a lazy right hand but MacGyver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Crawford misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawford misses the target.
Crawford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacGyver moves away.
Crawford throws a right hand that MacGyver ducks under and follows up with a left that MacGyver also avoids with ease.
Crawford throws a jab when MacGyver was well out of range.
MacGyver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
MacGyver throws a body kick that misses.
MacGyver tries to land a front kick but Crawford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crawford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
MacGyver cracks the inside of Crawford's front leg.
Crawford scores with a three punch combo!
MacGyver slips under a jab from Crawford.
MacGyver throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGyver blocks a jab.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but MacGyver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
MacGyver misses with a kick to the body.
MacGyver wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
Crawford lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford throws a series of punches but MacGyver moves out of range.
Crawford connects with a body shot.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGyver throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
Crawford thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Angus MacGyver.
I think Crawford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel James Crawford!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel James Crawford made sure he mentioned Cripplers Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Angus MacGyver spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess I needed more duct tape!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Senor Rookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Rios will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Senor Rookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rookie doesn't seem bothered though.
Rookie dips to his left and cracks Rios with an uppercut!
Rookie misses with a body kick.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rookie.
Rios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rookie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rookie throws a front kick that sends Rios stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rookie closes the distance and pushes Rios back into the cage.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rookie taking a breather.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rookie gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rookie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rios looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Rookie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookie is working Rios over against the cage.
Rookie tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
Rookie scores with a hook to the body.
Rios looks winded!
Rookie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Rookie.
Rookie misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
Rookie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rookie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios misses with a double jab.
Rookie throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rookie throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Rookie connects with a high kick.
Rookie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Rookie throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rookie gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rookie.
Rookie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rookie.
Rookie effectively controlling the action here.
Rookie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
Rookie manages to break the clinch.
Rookie lands a big head kick that sends Rios tumbling to the mat! Rookie takes a step backwards and waves Rios back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rookie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios slips a jab from Rookie.
Rookie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rios throws a jab but it's blocked by Rookie.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rookie! Rios is out on his feet! Rookie rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rios is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rios is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Senor Rookie!
El Senor Rookie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen The XX - Intro as his entrance music. David Deacon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Deacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deacon counters with a thumping low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Deacon. Those never looked like landing.
Flores ducks under a wild hook from Deacon.
A swing and a miss from Deacon.
Deacon lands a nice looking body shot.
Flores throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Flores connects with a looping right hand.
Flores feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deacon's calf.
Flores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deacon.
Flores wants to land a leg kick but Deacon is out of range.
Flores moves into the clinch.
Deacon controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Deacon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses with the head strike.
Deacon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flores up against the cage.
Deacon blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deacon misses with a punch on the inside.
Deacon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flores scores with a shoulder strike.
Flores blocks an uppercut.
Flores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deacon misses with a punch to the body.
Deacon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deacon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flores looks to land a combination. Deacon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flores looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flores misses with an uppercut.
Deacon moves out of range of the strikes.
Deacon ducks under a wild hook from Flores.
Deacon wants to slow Flores down by chopping away at his legs.
Flores shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Deacon eats them both and turns towards Flores to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Flores slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flores loads up on a big right hand but Deacon slips the punch.
Flores has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Deacon blocks the leg kick.
Deacon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deacon misses with a low kick.
Deacon takes a swing at Flores's ribcage but misses.
Deacon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores walks into a stiff left hand from Deacon.
Deacon misses with a straight left.
Deacon misses the shot to the body.
Flores connects with a looping right hand.
Flores throws a looping overhand right but Deacon ducks down to avoid it.
Deacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.
Deacon slips a jab from Flores.
Deacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Flores is just out of range.
Deacon throws a hook but Flores blocks it.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flores wants to land a leg kick but Deacon is out of range.
Deacon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deacon. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deacon throws out a loose jab but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Flores.
Deacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Flores is just out of range.
Deacon misses with a lunging right hand
and Flores counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deacon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deacon cracks a nice hook into Flores's ribs.
Flores connects with a body shot.
Deacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flores counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Flores misses.
Deacon throws a big shot that misses.
Flores uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deacon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Flores dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deacon.
Deacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flores was well out of range. Poor timing from Deacon.
Deacon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deacon stuns Flores with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flores misses with a hook
and Deacon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flores connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores cracks Deacon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deacon moves into the clinch successfully.
Flores being controlled against the cage.
Deacon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flores's head backwards.
Deacon avoids the body shot from Flores.
Nice straight punches there by Flores. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flores.
Deacon defending well as Flores loads up on a big left hand.
Flores moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deacon needs to keep his hands up - Flores had a free shot at his head there.
Flores misses with a body shot.
Flores scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deacon ducks right into an uppercut from Flores.
Deacon avoids the head kick by Flores.
Flores shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deacon throws out a leg kick but Flores moves out of range and Deacon only half commits.
Deacon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flores closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deacon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deacon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deacon misses with a low kick as Flores jumps back.
Flores doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deacon is looking to wear down Flores with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Deacon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flores looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Deacon throws an overhand right that lands on Flores's shoulder, as Flores tries to avoid the shot.
Flores misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
Deacon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab.
Deacon misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flores missing with a left hand there. Deacon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deacon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flores.
Deacon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flores.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Deacon's head but Deacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flores works the jab nicely.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
Deacon throws a body punch but Flores moves out of range.
Deacon throws a leg kick but Flores sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Deacon as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Flores lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deacon doesn't seem phased though.
Deacon throws an off balance right hand
and Flores counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flores throws a leg kick but Deacon checks it.
Flores takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deacon staying out of range there.
Deacon throws a shot from downtown. Flores moves away and avoids it.
Deacon blocks a head kick by Flores.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deacon.
Deacon throws out a powerful jab.
Deacon thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deacon throws a right hand that Flores ducks under and follows up with a left that Flores also avoids with ease.
Flores fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deacon manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Flores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Flores lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flores misses with a straight right.
Flores jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Flores.
Deacon scores with a sloppy right hand. Flores should have avoided that one.
Flores checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deacon tries to keep at a distance but Flores has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deacon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deacon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flores blocks a body shot from Deacon.
Flores lands with a right to the head.
Deacon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Flores.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores pushes Deacon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deacon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores has Deacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Flores can't find room to land a body shot as Deacon controls the action.
Flores lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deacon struggles to land a body shot inside as Flores controls his hands.
Flores throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Deacon can't find room to land a body shot as Flores controls the action.
Flores has a couple of punches blocked by Deacon.
Flores works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deacon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flores lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores can't find room to land a body shot as Deacon controls the action.
Deacon misses with some punches.
Deacon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flores throws a punch but it's blocked by Deacon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deacon is trying to force a seperation but Flores has the dominant position.
Deacon digs a right hand into Flores's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flores's gas tank.
Flores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deacon tries to break free but Flores pushes him back against the cage.
Flores pushes Deacon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flores misses with the head strike.
Deacon stalling in the clinch.
Flores lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deacon backwards.
Flores lands a hook that snaps the head of Deacon backwards.
Flores blocks a body shot from Deacon.
Nice body punch from Flores.
Flores softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores lands with a right to the head.
Deacon is rocked!
Flores swings wildly with an uppercut but Deacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deacon's elbow.
Flores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Deacon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flores fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deacon seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Flores fails to land.
Deacon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rafael Flores is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flores being controlled against the cage.
Flores lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deacon backwards.
Deacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flores throws a wild body kick that Deacon sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flores.
Nice body punch from Deacon.
Deacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flores was well out of range. Poor timing from Deacon.
Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores.
Deacon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab.
Deacon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deacon tries to work over Flores's front leg with a kick but Flores checks it.
Deacon defending well as Flores loads up on a big left hand.
Flores has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flores has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deacon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flores backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Flores.
David Deacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deacon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Flores comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flores has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Flores!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael Flores 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
James Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergasmarchi wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Bergasmarchi working the ground and pound but Morgan is defending the strikes.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Bergasmarchi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bergasmarchi takes a little break here. Morgan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi scores with punches from side control.
Morgan stops Bergasmarchi from passing to mount.
Bergasmarchi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Bergasmarchi crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morgan is avoiding damage well.
Bergasmarchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Bergasmarchi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morgan regains half guard, as Bergasmarchi was trying to land strikes.
Bergasmarchi wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bergasmarchi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bergasmarchi wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in Skylab Vegas inform me that Bergasmarchi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bergasmarchi throws a strike but Morgan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bergasmarchi throwing strikes but missing.
Bergasmarchi drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Bergasmarchi off! Bergasmarchi jumps back into Morgan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bergasmarchi throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bergasmarchi's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Bergasmarchi is trying to keep Morgan in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bergasmarchi throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Bergasmarchi keeps it at a distance.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan tests Bergasmarchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergasmarchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Bergasmarchi throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergasmarchi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Bergasmarchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergasmarchi shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Bergasmarchi wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
Bergasmarchi throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bergasmarchi passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi is trying to work for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Bergasmarchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bergasmarchi wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan is staying active underneath Bergasmarchi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Morgan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Morgan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bergasmarchi tries to improve position but can't.
Bergasmarchi looking for a sweep but Morgan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bergasmarchi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from mount.
Bergasmarchi is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bergasmarchi blocks the body kick.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bergasmarchi.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Bergasmarchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergasmarchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergasmarchi moves away.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bergasmarchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan slips a straight right by Bergasmarchi.
Morgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bergasmarchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bergasmarchi moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergasmarchi.
The fighters circling - Bergasmarchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bergasmarchi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bergasmarchi throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi fails to land the takedown.
James Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Bergasmarchi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergasmarchi. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergasmarchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergasmarchi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Bergasmarchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergasmarchi fails to land the takedown.
Bergasmarchi walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergasmarchi shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bergasmarchi.
Morgan forces Bergasmarchi back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan gets underhooks to prevent Bergasmarchi's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Bergasmarchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergasmarchi is rocked!
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bergasmarchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergasmarchis head.
Morgan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Bergasmarchi! Morgan unloads with more strikes and Bergasmarchi sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Morgan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fat Gorrila could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Balthasar Oosteroom's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorrila tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorrila drives through and clinches with Oosteroom against the cage.
Gorrila swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosteroom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorrila tries to stall but Oosteroom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head.
Gorrila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosteroom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oosteroom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oosteroom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorrila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorrila just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorrila tests Oosteroom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gorrila misses with a lunging right hand
and Oosteroom counters with a body kick.
Gorrila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gorrila misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorrila cracks Oosteroom with an open hand slap.
Gorrila lands a leg kick that knocks Oosteroom off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom ducks under a wild hook from Gorrila.
A head kick misses from Gorrila.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gorrila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosteroom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosteroom missing with knees to the body.
Oosteroom breaks from the clinch.
Gorrila lands a front kick.
A low kick from Gorrila is predictable there
and Oosteroom counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gorrila is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorrila misses with the body kick
and Oosteroom counters with a body kick.
Fat Gorrila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorrila gets a clinch.
Oosteroom is trying to push Gorrila away but Gorrila has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oosteroom lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorrila won't want to take too many of those.
Gorrila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorrila blocks it with crossed arms.
Oosteroom misses with a knee strike.
Gorrila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorrila misses with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom working hard to break the clinch.
Gorrila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oosteroom.
Oosteroom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorrila lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gorrila is breathing heavily.
Gorrila throws a head punch that misses.
Oosteroom with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom breaks the clinch.
Gorrila misses with a two punch combination.
Gorrila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorrila takes one on the button.
Gorrila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorrila just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila looks to land a combination but Oosteroom avoids it well.
Gorrila tries to score with a low kick but Oosteroom moves his leg out of the way.
Gorrila misses with a hook.
Gorrila swings widly with a right hand
and Oosteroom counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Gorrila misses
and Oosteroom counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gorrila! Oosteroom lets Gorrila back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gorrila is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorrila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oosteroom throws an uppercut from hell that sends Gorrila clean off his feet! He's out cold! Oosteroom stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balthasar Oosteroom!
Balthasar Oosteroom is the new super heavyweight champion!
Balthasar Oosteroom was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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