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CFV 39: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamek has chosen I Am The Sword - Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo DeRosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adamek moves out of range of the body kick.
Adamek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeRosa. DeRosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Adamek avoids a kick to the body.
DeRosa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Adamek counters with a shoot takedown. DeRosa fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Adamek advances position into side control!
Adamek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeRosa is looking for a sweep.
Adamek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
DeRosa tries to improve position but can't.
DeRosa has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeRosa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Adamek happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek trying to control the action but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
DeRosa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Adamek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. DeRosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
DeRosa is trying to control Adamek's posture but Adamek avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Adamek asserts his dominance and retains side control.
DeRosa is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
DeRosa struggling a bit here.
DeRosa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Adamek is controlling him well.
DeRosa tries to buck Adamek off but Adamek is having none of it.
Adamek trying to control the position but DeRosa is working away.
DeRosa tries to escape but Adamek is in control.
Adamek trying to control the position but DeRosa is working away.
DeRosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa is trying to buck Adamek off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adamek wants to control but DeRosa is keeping him busy.
Adamek working away.
Adamek controls the position.
DeRosa tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on DeRosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
DeRosa misses with a body kick.
DeRosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adamek.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
DeRosa lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamek is trying to control. DeRosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeRosa is trying to maintain the position but Adamek is very close to passing his half guard.
DeRosa is not content to let Adamek control the position.
Adamek works his foot free and advances to mount.
Adamek can't control as he wanted to and DeRosa manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Adamek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but DeRosa sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomasz Adamek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Adamek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DeRosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adamek shoots in looking for a takedown. DeRosa tries to sprawl out of it but Adamek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeRosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adamek misses with an uppercut.
DeRosa scores with a jab. Adamek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DeRosa lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeRosa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adamek.
DeRosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek shoots in looking for a takedown. DeRosa tries to sprawl out of it but Adamek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeRosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leonardo DeRosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Adamek.
Adamek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeRosa.
Adamek moves out of range as DeRosa strikes.
DeRosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Adamek will feel that in the morning.
DeRosa motions for Adamek to come forward. DeRosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adamek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeRosa.
Adamek shoots in looking for a takedown. DeRosa tries to sprawl out of it but Adamek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeRosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adamek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adamek is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa is stalking Adamek. Adamek circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from DeRosa, and it's lights out! Adamek really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo DeRosa!
Leonardo DeRosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kint comes to the cage accompanied by The supremes - Love child. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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146 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ostrowski rushes Kint and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostrowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kint.
Ostrowski pushes Kint back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ostrowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ostrowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ostrowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kint is stalling in the full guard.
Ostrowski pulls Kint in close to his closed guard and prevents Kint from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint wants to control from the top but Ostrowski keeps moving.
Kint prevents Ostrowski from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kint throws a chopping leg kick but Ostrowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alexi Kint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ostrowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kint looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Kint finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ostrowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ostrowski.
Kint misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Ostrowski misses.
Kint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ostrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ostrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kint.
Ostrowski throws a shot to the body.
Kint moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint is looking to score with low kicks.
Kint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ostrowski swings widly with a right hand
and Kint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kint is looking to land body kicks.
Kint with a hook.
Ostrowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ostrowski enables Kint to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ostrowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski keeping moving, preventing Kint from controlling successfully.
Ostrowski being controlled here, momentarily.
Ostrowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kint.
Ostrowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ostrowski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ostrowski is looking to stand back up but Kint counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski is looking to control Kint's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ostrowski avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ostrowski defending well though.
Kint prevents Ostrowski from standing back up.
Ostrowski trying to hold on to Kint's head to control him but Kint postures up.
Ostrowski is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Ostrowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut.
Kint lands with a nice body punch.
Kint defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Ostrowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kint counters with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kint.
Ostrowski wants to land a leg kick but Kint is out of range.
Kint looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ostrowski throws a low kick but Kint moves out of range easily.
Ostrowski shoots in and drives through. Kint sprawls well.
Kint cracks Ostrowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ostrowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kint jabs Ostrowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kint thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kint moves away.
Ostrowski takes a swing at Kint's ribcage but misses.
Kint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ostrowski misses with a looping left.
Ostrowski misses with a hook. Kint ducked under it nicely.
Kint misses with a kick to the body.
Kint thuds his shin into the meat of Ostrowski's side.
Alexi Kint is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kint.
Kint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ostrowski.
Kint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ostrowski has time to react.
Ostrowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kint. That one must have hurt.
Ostrowski feints and then cracks Kint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kint down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ostrowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kint.
Kint thows a huge punch but Ostrowski dodges it nicely.
Ostrowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ostrowski is looking for a sweep. Kint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kint missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kint is keen to just control but Ostrowski is a slippery customer.
Ostrowski tries to get to full guard but Kint has control of the leg.
Kint is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexi Kint has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ostrowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ostrowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Kint - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kint keeps control of Ostrowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kint tries to work over Ostrowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint manages to break the clinch.
Ostrowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Kint sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alexi Kint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Kint backwards.
Ostrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ostrowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kint thumps Ostrowski with a low kick.
Ostrowski blocks a head kick by Kint.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint throws a shot from downtown. Ostrowski moves away and avoids it.
Ostrowski throws a head kick that misses.
Kint throws a shot from downtown. Ostrowski moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Kint dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ostrowski avoids the head kick by Kint.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Kint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kint throws a sloppy head kick and Ostrowski moves out of range easily.
Ostrowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ostrowski throws a head kick but Kint moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ostrowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kint - the referee stops the clock and Ostrowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kint. Ostrowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ostrowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ostrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kint.
Ostrowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kint.
Kint on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kint goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint connects with a single shot there.
Kint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kint blocks a head kick by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kint stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ostrowski checks a leg kick.
Kint throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ostrowski.
Kint moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Kint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ostrowski counters with a left to the body.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Kint blocks it.
Ostrowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kint avoids the body shot from Ostrowski.
Kint checks a low kick from Ostrowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint blocks a leg kick.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Kint.
Ostrowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ostrowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ostrowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kint. Ostrowski shrugs it off though.
Kint shoots for a takedown but Ostrowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kint loads up on a big right hand but Ostrowski slips the punch.
Ostrowski checks a low kick from Kint.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kint takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ostrowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the side of Kint's head but Kint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kint misses with a body kick.
Kint tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kint blocks a leg kick.
Ostrowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski digs a good hook to Kint's body.
Ostrowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Kint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ostrowski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ostrowski feints a jab promting Kint to slip. Ostrowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kint slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kint 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.
Kint misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ostrowski will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ostrowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostrowski lands with a shot to the body.
Ostrowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kint.
The fighters circling - Ostrowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Ostrowski.
I think Ostrowski 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Ostrowski!
Chris Ostrowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ignatov's waist but Ignatov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Ignatov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Ignatov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Ignatov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ignatov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ignatov darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Souza throws an elbow but it misses.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatov is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignatov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Souza is trying to drag Ignatov to the mat but Ignatov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ignatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignatov lands a nice elbow.
Ignatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Souza gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Souza is working for a submission of some sort.
Ignatov is pressing down on Souza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Souza 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.
Ignatov is pulling down on Souza's head. It's preventing any offense from Souza, at least for the moment.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatov is retaining full guard.
Ignatov wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Ignatov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov is pulling down on Souza's head. It's preventing any offense from Souza, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Ignatov keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Ignatov wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Ignatov.
Ignatov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatov can pounce on him.
Souza gets a takedown into half guard.
Ignatov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ignatov is adopting a defensive guard.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ignatov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza throws a strike but Ignatov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ignatov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Ignatov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ignatov stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov dominated that round.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Ignatov throws a shot to the body.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ignatov sprawls well. Ignatov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a cross.
Ignatov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Souza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatov's brow.
Ignatov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Souza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza is trying to pull guard but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignatov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ignatov throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Ignatov dips to his left and cracks Souza with an uppercut!
Ignatov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatov throws a head kick that half lands.
Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ignatov delivers a nice body kick.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ignatov but Ignatov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatov finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza gets tackled into the cage by Ignatov. Ignatov maintains the clinch.
Ignatov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Ignatov avoiding damage as Souza throws knees to the body.
Ignatov lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Souza throws an elbow but misses.
Ignatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ignatov walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ignatov lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Ignatov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ignatov lands a head kick!
It looks like Jake Souza has been cut.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab by Ignatov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a nice looking body shot.
Ignatov moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Ignatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov landing knees to the body.
Ignatov manages to break the clinch.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ignatov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ignatov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ignatov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jake Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov lands a big head kick that sends Souza tumbling to the mat! Ignatov takes a step backwards and waves Souza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Souza is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatov forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Ignatov lands a damaging elbow.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ignatov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Souza's face.
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignatov lands a body punch.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov lands a big head kick that sends Souza tumbling to the mat! Ignatov takes a step backwards and waves Souza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ignatov drops Souza with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ignatov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Ignatov!
Vladimir Ignatov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Galloway Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Tate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sackett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tate.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tate is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Tate misses
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Tate tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tate is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Tate there.
Tate bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tate wants to control but Sackett is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Tate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sackett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sackett's head.
Tate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tate on the ground.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tate throwing shots but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Sackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Tate there.
Tate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sackett sees it coming and defends easily.
Tate is trying to control. Sackett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is positioning himself well to prevent Tate advancing to mount.
Tate passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sackett!
Sackett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sackett tries to get out of the position.
Tate goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sackett turns into him and now he's in Tate's guard.
Sackett is sitting in close to Tate's body. Tate has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sackett is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sackett is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tate.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Calvin Tate!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Marchand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Marchand counters with a stiff right hand.
Marchand drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones tries to buck Marchand off but Marchand is having none of it.
Marchand goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marchand's guard! Nice work there by Jones!
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marchand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marchand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marchand can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marchand has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marchand is trying to keep Jones in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marchand's guard.
Marchand is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Marchand is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marchand knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Marchand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marchand wants to sweep but Jones has passed to side control!
Marchand can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to ground and pound but Marchand uses the momentary lack of control by Jones to regain half guard.
Marchand is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Marchand's temple.
Marchand moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marchand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marchand is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marchand wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones is in close to Marchand's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marchand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marchand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones passes into half guard.
Marchand pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marchand!
Jones has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Marchand is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinnie Jones!
A victorious Vinnie Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Ries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Ries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ries manages to avoid it.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Ries slips the punch.
Ries throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Ries throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey fails with the takedown.
Ries throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Chase Ries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ries misses with a straight right.
Ries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ries takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Ries.
Ries misses the shot to the body.
Monkey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monkey has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 11th Planet Fitness ($300/wk). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Monkey working Ries over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ries moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Monkey postures up and lands a big shot to Ries's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries wants to stand and escape but Monkey is having none of it.
Monkey throws a strike but Ries rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Monkey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ries's guard.
Ries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monkey.
Ries manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Monkey is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to hold on but Ries postures up.
Ries trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Monkey is looking to improve his position but Ries isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey tries to hold on but Ries pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vincent Monkey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ries throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Ries scores with a hook to the body. Monkey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ries tries to clinch up.
Monkey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ries manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ries trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ries working for submissions but it's allowed Monkey to get to half guard.
Ries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monkey.
Ries is trying to stand back up but Monkey is controlling him
Ries regains full guard. Nicely done.
Monkey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ries looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monkey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ries's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ries is looking to stand up but Monkey isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ries is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monkey keeping moving, preventing Ries from controlling successfully.
Monkey controls Ries momentarily but Ries frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ries is now in half guard.
Ries throwing shots but Monkey is blocking nicely.
Ries throws a strike but Monkey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ries wanted to stand there but Monkey had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monkey is on top in guard.
Monkey is looking to work some ground and pound but Ries has wrist control.
Ries striking from his own guard.
Monkey connects with a couple of short punches.
Ries looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ries trying to keep a closed guard but Monkey is proving a slippery customer.
Ries tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ries is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monkey is controlling him.
Monkey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey prevents Ries from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ries 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.
Ries will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ries works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monkey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ries wants to get back to his feet but Monkey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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!
Monkey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monkey throwing strikes but missing.
Monkey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ries thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Monkey won't allow Ries to get back to his feet.
Vincent Monkey has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ries wants to get back to his feet but Monkey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ries trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chase Ries will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ries.
Ries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ries lands the left hand.
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ries misses the jab.
Ries thows a body shot but no joy.
Monkey closes the distance and clinches up with Ries, looking for a takedown. Monkey pushes Ries against the cage but Ries circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Ries counters with a straight right hand.
Ries lands a jab to the nose.
Ries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
The fighters circling - Ries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Ries.
A big right from Ries misses.
Monkey misses with a body shot.
Ries avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Ries moves out of range as Monkey strikes.
Ries works over Monkey's head and body with a nice combination.
Ries cracks Monkey with an open hand slap.
Ries misses with a straight right.
Ries scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Ries as Monkey shoots in.
Chase Ries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ries just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Ries.
Ries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Ries lands a right hook to the body.
Ries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ries.
Ries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Ries.
Monkey walks into a jab.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ries. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Monkey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ries scores with a jab. Monkey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ries misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey swings for the body but Ries moves out of range.
Monkey shoots in looking for a takedown but Ries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monkey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Monkey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ries rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Ries misses.
Monkey throws a shot from downtown. Ries moves away and avoids it.
Monkey has a takedown stuffed.
Monkey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ries avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to move into range but Ries moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ries misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ries scores with a punch to the head.
Chase Ries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ries misses with a body shot.
Ries scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ries.
Ries lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Ries.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Ries showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ries has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Ries!
An out of breath Chase Ries thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yiotis Egomitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Hellberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yiotis Egomitis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yiotis Egomitis!
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, Hannes Hellberg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egomitis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egomitis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Egomitis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hellberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hellberg is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Egomitis is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannes Hellberg!
A victorious Hannes Hellberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Ryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Ryker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcel Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Ryker saw it coming and moves away.
Ryker thows a body kick. Torres tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryker missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryker shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryker.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryker.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryker connects with a looping right hand.
Ryker looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryker misses the target.
Ryker lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Ryker throws a push kick but Torres slaps the foot to one side.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ryker.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres blocks a jab.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryker has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ryker.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres jabs at Ryker's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Ryker misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres avoids the head kick by Ryker.
A slow jab from Ryker misses its intended target.
Luis Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Ryker misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryker. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryker.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Ryker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ryker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Ryker's head but Ryker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryker misses with a right hand
and Torres moves into the clinch.
Ryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryker misses with a body punch.
Ryker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres stalling against the cage.
Ryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Ryker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryker throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torres is out of range and Ryker settles back down.
A big right from Ryker misses.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryker throws out the jab.
Ryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryker throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryker throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Ryker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Ryker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryker slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryker.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Ryker.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Ryker throws a sloppy body shot
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres avoids the body shot from Ryker.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryker misses the target.
Ryker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ryker throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres digs a good hook to Ryker's body.
Ryker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Ryker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryker.
Ryker misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a left hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryker misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcel Ryker is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres slips under a jab from Ryker.
Ryker gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Torres blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Ryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker breaks the clinch.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres thuds a left hand into Ryker's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Torres 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!
Ryker misses with a left hand
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryker looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryker.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Ryker moves away and avoids it.
Ryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Ryker looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
A jab from Ryker misses.
Ryker throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Ryker misses with a left hand
and Torres moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres stalling in the clinch.
Ryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker working aggressively here.
Ryker is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Ryker fails to land.
Ryker lands a nice uppercut.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Ryker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker cracks Torres with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Ryker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres lands with a cross.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres defending well as Ryker loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a wild body shot.
Torres throws a jab when Ryker was well out of range.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryker is just out of range.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Ryker.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ryker fails to land.
Ryker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Ryker looking to stall.
Torres prevents a body shot from Ryker.
Ryker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryker tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Ryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Ryker clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ryker throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryker misses with a looping right.
Ryker shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Torres clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryker manages to break the clinch.
Ryker shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Torres takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryker lands a really nice looking cross but Torres seems unphased.
Ryker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryker scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryker.
Ryker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Ryker.
Torres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres drops Ryker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ryker looks back up at him and smiles so Torres waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ryker is rocked!
Ryker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Ryker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryker moves away.
Ryker seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryker misses with a straight left.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres lands a left and a right that send Ryker crashing to the mat, dazed. Torres thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryker misses with a hook
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryker throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Ryker clinches.
Ryker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Ryker is trying to stall.
Torres prevents Ryker from breaking the clinch.
Ryker pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torres is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Torres prevents Ryker from breaking the clinch.
Ryker tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryker has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
The fighters circling - Ryker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryker throws a head kick that misses.
Ryker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Torres dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryker circles away.
Ryker throws a combination that misses
and Torres moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Ryker throws a head punch that misses.
Ryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryker has Torres pushed against the cage.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ryker lands a body shot.
Torres is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ryker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryker has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Ryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Ryker swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryker scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Ryker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryker tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryker.
Ryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torres!
Torres misses with a left hand
and Ryker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Ryker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryker is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryker pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ryker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryker is looking for a triangle here but Torres uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres is in bad spot here.
Torres is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ryker gets his way!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Ryker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Ryker!
Marcel Ryker retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Marcel Ryker stared into the camera and said 'Like Ali, got me a bum of the month club! Yeh baby, I'm the king.'.
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