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VFC 12: Durant vs. Pires PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sher Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Coley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Game- Motorhead. Coley has chosen Disturbed Inside the Fire as his entrance music. Brian Coley looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Singh!
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, Brian Coley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coley was covering up waiting for the punch and Singh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coley looking for a sweep. Not yet Coley, not yet.
Singh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Singh working the head with strikes.
Singh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Singh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coley is trying to get back to half guard.
Singh tries to score with some ground and pound. Coley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Singh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Singh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Coley has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Singh but great work by Coley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Coley drags him back down.
Singh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Singh tries to bench press Coley off him but Coley keeps the position.
Singh struggling a bit here.
Coley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
Coley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Singh prevents it.
Singh goes for a takedown attempt but Coley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Singh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coley counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sher Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coley closes the distance and pushes Singh back into the cage.
Coley breaks from the clinch.
Coley slaps away a takedown attempt from Singh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Singh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coley wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Singh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Singh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Singh stops Coley from standing up.
Singh throws a big right hand that misses.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Coley blocks nicely.
Singh stops Coley from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coley to the mat! Coley manages to get full guard.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Singh stands up over Coley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh thows a big elbow that misses.
Singh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Singh is looking to work some ground and pound but Coley has wrist control.
Singh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coley dives on top into guard.
Singh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coley is controlling him.
Coley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coley postures up and lands a big shot to Singh's brow.
Coley landing some decent shots from guard.
Coley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Singh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Singh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh postures up in Coley's guard and throws a big left but Coley blocks it.
Singh throws a big right hand that misses.
Coley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Singh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh throwing strikes but missing.
Singh distracts Coley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Singh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Singh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singh is aware though and is defending well.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Singh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Singh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Singh working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Singh lands an elbow.
Singh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Coley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Coley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sher Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Singh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Singh throwing shots but Coley is blocking nicely.
Singh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Coley's thigh. Coley counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coley working for a triangle but Singh defends it easily.
Singh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singh is working Coley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Singh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coley gets caught flat footed, as Singh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coley throwing short punches from the bottom.
Singh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coley wants to stand up but Singh is controlling him.
Singh lands a couple of elbows.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from Coley.
Singh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Singh stops Coley from standing up.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Singh shoots in and bounces Coley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Singh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coley wants to clinch but Singh slips to the side
and Singh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coley's guard.
Singh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Coley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Singh has Coley in his guard.
Singh 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.
Coley is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
Singh is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Singh gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Coley tries to clinch up
and Singh counters with a single leg into guard. Coley didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from Coley.
Singh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coley's head.
Singh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Singh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Singh scoring with some ground and pound.
Singh with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh chips away with some ground and pound.
Singh landing with the ground and pound.
Singh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Singh thows a big elbow that misses.
Coley wants to get back to his feet but Singh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coley 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coley to the mat! Coley manages to get full guard.
Singh stops Coley from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Singh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Coley is keeping the position.
Singh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Singh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Singh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coley misses with a double jab
and Singh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Singh tries to free his leg and advance position but Coley is retaining full guard.
Singh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Singh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Singh lands a couple of digs.
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Coley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Coley manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Coley's guard.
Singh thows a big elbow that misses.
Brian Coley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sher Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singh counters with a single leg into guard. Coley didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Singh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Latrell Spreewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Latrell Spreewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Spreewell keeps it at a distance.
Anderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spreewell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spreewell blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spreewell's defenses.
It looks like Latrell Spreewell has been cut.
Spreewell is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spreewell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spreewell distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spreewell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spreewell 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.
Spreewell chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spreewellis looking to pass into half guard but Anderson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anderson is in guard.
Spreewell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anderson uses it to pass to side control.
Anderson working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Spreewell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Spreewell tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
Anderson cracks Spreewell with a big right hand but Spreewell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spreewell wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Spreewell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Anderson working away.
Anderson grinds an elbow into Spreewell's temple.
Spreewell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spreewell tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Spreewell is breathing heavily.
Spreewell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anderson wants to stand up but Spreewell is controlling the position.
Spreewell punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spreewell tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Spreewell's head.
Anderson is nestled in close to Spreewell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spreewell working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spreewell's face.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spreewell's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spreewell is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
Spreewell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Spreewell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Spreewell is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Spreewell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson blocks Spreewell's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spreewell hang on?
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Spreewell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spreewell tries to get out of the position.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Spreewell is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Spreewell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson looking to control but Spreewell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spreewell regains half guard.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Latrell Spreewell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson motions for Spreewell to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Spreewell is avoiding it.
Spreewell tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spreewell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Spreewell fails to pull guard.
Anderson is trying to drag Spreewell to the mat but Spreewell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Spreewell blocks it.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spreewell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Spreewell.
Spreewell looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Spreewell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Spreewell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spreewell throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Spreewell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spreewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spreewell.
Spreewell cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Spreewell tries to pass.
Spreewell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spreewell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spreewell manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Spreewell kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spreewell.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Spreewell pushes him off.
Latrell Spreewell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Spreewell is avoiding it.
Spreewell shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Spreewell shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latrell Spreewell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson cracks Spreewell with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Spreewell is having none of it.
Anderson tries to clinch but Spreewell moves out of range.
Spreewell keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Spreewell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Spreewell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderson controls Spreewell momentarily but Spreewell frees himself.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spreewell is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
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 Latrell Spreewell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Latrell Spreewell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spreewell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spreewell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Spreewell keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Spreewell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spreewell showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson wants to control but Spreewell is keeping busy.
Spreewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spreewell slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Spreewell misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Spreewell throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spreewell's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson stops Spreewell from standing up.
Spreewell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Spreewell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spreewell looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson cracks Spreewell with a solid left hand.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Spreewell keeps moving.
Spreewell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spreewell lands some strikes from the bottom.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spreewell trying to control the position.
Anderson trying to control but Spreewell is working from the bottom.
Anderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson stands up out of Spreewell's guard for a moment - Spreewell manages to land a nice upkick.
Spreewell keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spreewell trying to strike off his back.
Spreewell is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Spreewell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Spreewell wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Spreewell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spreewell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spreewell fails to land the takedown.
Spreewell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Spreewell wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latrell Spreewell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Anderson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Spreewell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spreewell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson has Spreewell up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has Spreewell up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo CRAZY DOG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo CRAZY DOG could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Kralaiev's chin.
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240 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo CRAZY DOG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch but Kralaiev moves out of range.
Kralaiev lands a nice looking body kick.
CRAZY DOG wants to clinch up but Kralaiev keeps it at a distance.
Kralaiev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
CRAZY DOG breaks the clinch.
Kralaiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on CRAZY DOG if he has to take too many more of those.
Kralaiev has managed to clinch.
CRAZY DOG takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ricardo CRAZY DOG has been cut.
Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kralaiev. No joy for CRAZY DOG on that attempt.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses.
Kralaiev misses with a jab, cross combination.
CRAZY DOG looks to land a combination. Kralaiev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut.
Kralaiev clinches up against the cage.
Kralaiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kralaiev has CRAZY DOG up against the cage in a clinch.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CRAZY DOG blocks a head kick by Kralaiev.
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kralaiev counters by moving into the clinch.
CRAZY DOG jumps guard but Kralaiev stands there with CRAZY DOG around his waist. CRAZY DOG gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kralaiev scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CRAZY DOG takes a knee to the side of the body.
CRAZY DOG is trying to break free.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kralaiev throws a series of punches but CRAZY DOG moves out of range.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses.
CRAZY DOG shoots and misses
and Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo CRAZY DOG. That's going to take a lot out of him.
CRAZY DOG is breathing heavily.
CRAZY DOG jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kralaiev walks away with a smile on his face. CRAZY DOG gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kralaiev moves into range and clinches up with CRAZY DOG.
Kralaiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to CRAZY DOG's face.
Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kralaiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Kralaiev closes the distance and clinches.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
CRAZY DOG closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.
Kralaiev has managed to clinch.
CRAZY DOG tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
CRAZY DOG walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev takes the fight into the clinch.
Kralaiev blocks an uppercut.
CRAZY DOG jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kralaiev walks away with a smile on his face. CRAZY DOG gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on CRAZY DOG's face as he tries to break the clinch.
CRAZY DOG looking to slow down the pace here.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch.
Kralaiev lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
CRAZY DOG shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kralaiev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kralaiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked CRAZY DOG off and has taken his back!
CRAZY DOG 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 Kralaiev gets his way!
Kralaiev struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kralaiev is hanging on to CRAZY DOG's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CRAZY DOG defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
CRAZY DOG preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kralaiev.
CRAZY DOG fending off the submission attempt from Kralaiev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CRAZY DOG is having to fend off submission attempts from Kralaiev, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kralaiev doesn't have the hooks in though and CRAZY DOG manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
CRAZY DOG passes into half guard.
Kralaiev actively working from the bottom here.
Kralaiev trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kralaiev is trying to get back to full guard.
Kralaiev wants to control but CRAZY DOG is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kralaiev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kralaiev dodges the punch combination from CRAZY DOG.
CRAZY DOG fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kralaiev manages to avoid it.
Kralaiev jabs CRAZY DOG right on the nose. CRAZY DOG blinks but takes it well.
Kralaiev forces CRAZY DOG back against the cage and clinches.
Kralaiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CRAZY DOG has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch up
and Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
CRAZY DOG lands on the inside with an uppercut.
CRAZY DOG working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch.
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch but Kralaiev moves away
and Kralaiev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kralaiev.
Kralaiev trying to control the position but instead, CRAZY DOG has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kralaiev into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
CRAZY DOG wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kralaiev is breathing heavily.
CRAZY DOG jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kralaiev walks away with a smile on his face. CRAZY DOG gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CRAZY DOG throws a right and a left that Kralaiev avoids nicely.
Ivan Kralaiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kralaiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kralaiev clinches up against the cage.
CRAZY DOG misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from CRAZY DOG.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch up but Kralaiev circles away and keeps his distance.
CRAZY DOG lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
CRAZY DOG avoids the head kick by Kralaiev.
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch
and Kralaiev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kralaiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
CRAZY DOG softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricardo CRAZY DOG is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kralaiev wants to clinch up but CRAZY DOG keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - CRAZY DOG looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
CRAZY DOG doesn't manage to clinch there - Kralaiev circles away.
CRAZY DOG swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kralaiev counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev prevents a takedown attempt there.
CRAZY DOG misses with an elbow over the top.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kralaiev is looking to break free of the clinch but CRAZY DOG has double underhooks.
CRAZY DOG is trying to stall.
Kralaiev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has CRAZY DOG in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - CRAZY DOG coming out on top.
No luck for CRAZY DOG with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo CRAZY DOG. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kralaiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
CRAZY DOG can't break the clinch.
Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.
Kralaiev misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kralaiev - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
CRAZY DOG throws a hook to the side of Kralaiev's head but Kralaiev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kralaiev throws a nice head kick!
Kralaiev dodges the punch combination from CRAZY DOG.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev moves into the clinch successfully.
Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
CRAZY DOG wants to clinch but Kralaiev slips to the side
and Kralaiev counters with a head kick. That will keep CRAZY DOG thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kralaiev closes the distance and clinches.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
CRAZY DOG doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
Kralaiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to CRAZY DOG's face.
Kralaiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CRAZY DOG blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on CRAZY DOG's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CRAZY DOG clinches.
CRAZY DOG tries to pull guard but Kralaiev holds him up against the cage and eventually CRAZY DOG drops back down to his feet.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kralaiev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by CRAZY DOG.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from CRAZY DOG.
Kralaiev has managed to clinch.
Kralaiev tries to stall but CRAZY DOG uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kralaiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kralaiev dodges an elbow strike from CRAZY DOG.
Kralaiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
CRAZY DOG tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kralaiev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kralaiev is pressed up against the cage. CRAZY DOG has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kralaiev down to the mat. Kralaiev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
CRAZY DOG tries to clinch
and Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
CRAZY DOG is trying to break the clinch but Kralaiev has him pressed against the cage.
Kralaiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
CRAZY DOG fails to pull guard.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kralaiev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
CRAZY DOG shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kralaiev is controlling CRAZY DOG's trapped leg to prevent CRAZY DOG from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kralaiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kralaiev gets a clinch.
Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
CRAZY DOG misses with a takedown
and Kralaiev counters with a head kick. That will keep CRAZY DOG thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kralaiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch.
Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kralaiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
CRAZY DOG takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kralaiev clinches with his opponent.
CRAZY DOG manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kralaiev drops back, looking for a kneebar! CRAZY DOG looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. CRAZY DOG looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from CRAZY DOG!
Kralaiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked CRAZY DOG off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. CRAZY DOG is defending well though. Kralaiev let's go of the attempt for now.
Kralaiev is not going to allow CRAZY DOG to sit and survive in this position.
Kralaiev is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. CRAZY DOG defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
CRAZY DOG wants to control his opponent's hands but Kralaiev gets his hands free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kralaiev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kralaiev working for a choke but CRAZY DOG is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kralaiev looking for the RNC.
Kralaiev is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but CRAZY DOG has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kralaiev doesn't have the hooks in and CRAZY DOG manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev is wriggling around but CRAZY DOG manages to pass to half guard.
Kralaiev wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
CRAZY DOG is looking to clinch.
Kralaiev tries a head kick but it misses.
CRAZY DOG swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kralaiev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
CRAZY DOG tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kralaiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
CRAZY DOG darts in trying to clinch
and Kralaiev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
CRAZY DOG wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch.
Kralaiev pushes CRAZY DOG up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CRAZY DOG gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kralaiev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kralaiev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kralaiev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ricardo CRAZY DOG has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Kralaiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kralaiev wants to sweep here but CRAZY DOG controlling him for the moment.
CRAZY DOG trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kralaiev pulls CRAZY DOG in close to his closed guard and prevents CRAZY DOG from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kralaiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kralaiev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kralaiev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bat man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta has chosen Summer of 69 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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188 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bat man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man shoots in for a takedown but Huerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huerta has his takedown stuffed
and man counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Huerta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huerta avoids the attempt from man to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huerta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like bat man has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta breaks from man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
man is looking to improve his position but Huerta isn't that keen on the idea.
Huerta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
man is rocked!
man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huerta scoring with strikes but man is staying in there.
man wants to control but Huerta is having none of it.
Huerta postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked man badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Huerta around the waist but Huerta pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Huerta is the winner by TKO! Huerta jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Huerta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Savinay Pillavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillavino comes to the cage accompanied by Tere Bina. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grappler's choice of entrance music: Let the bodies hit the floor. Savinay Pillavino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savinay Pillavino!
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, Baki Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pillavino throws a right hand that Grappler ducks under and follows up with a left that Grappler also avoids with ease.
Grappler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pillavino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grappler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pillavino's guard.
Pillavino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grappler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grappler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pillavino is keeping the position for now.
Pillavino trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grappler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grappler slips nicely into half guard.
Grappler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler passes the guard and advances to mount!
Grappler throws a sloppy strike and Pillavino uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Pillavino has ended up in Grappler's guard.
Pillavino thows a big elbow that misses.
Grappler 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.
Pillavino drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grappler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grappler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grappler!
Grappler scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pillavino tries to bench press Grappler off him but Grappler keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Pillavino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pillavino is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grappler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pillavino prevents Grappler from improving position.
Grappler lands some shots froms side control.
Grappler throws an elbow but Pillavino slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pillavino prevents Grappler from improving position.
Grappler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pillavino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grappler cracks Pillavino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grappler is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pillavino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pillavino dodges the ground and pound from Grappler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappler in side control, throwing shots but Pillavino defends.
Pillavino is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Grappler working the strikes but Pillavino uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grappler is looking to stall here but Pillavino recovers full guard.
Pillavino is trying to control the position but Grappler postures up.
Grappler throws and elbow that misses. Pillavino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grappler's guard. Nice move by Pillavino!
Grappler 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.
Pillavino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grappler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grappler is trying to keep Pillavino in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Grappler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pillavino tries to clinch there but Grappler circles away.
Savinay Pillavino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Pillavino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grappler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pillavino is trying to defend but Grappler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pillavino wants to improve his position but Grappler is controlling well.
Pillavino is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pillavino moves into full guard.
Grappler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pillavino looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillavino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pillavino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grappler landing with the ground and pound.
Grappler trying to control but Pillavino is working from the bottom.
Grappler postures up in Pillavino's guard and throws a big left but Pillavino blocks it.
Pillavino keeping full guard, as Grappler tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Grappler or perhaps it was just good defense by Pillavino which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grappler fails to land the takedown.
Grappler is breathing heavily.
Pillavino gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grappler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pillavino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grappler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pillavino trying to keep a closed guard but Grappler is proving a slippery customer.
Pillavino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillavino has Grappler pulled in close to control his posture.
Pillavino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grappler manages to get himself to full guard.
Grappler looking for a sweep. Not yet Grappler, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pillavino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grappler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pillavino!
Pillavino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grappler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grappler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillavino gets back to half guard.
Pillavino trying to hold on to Grappler's head to control him but Grappler postures up.
Grappler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pillavino's head.
Pillavino gets back to full guard.
Grappler trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillavino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grappler throwing strikes but missing.
Grappler stopping the sweep attempt from Pillavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baki Grappler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Grappler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pillavino did well to prevent Grappler getting side control.
Pillavino controlling the position for now.
Pillavino has hold of Grappler's hands but Grappler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pillavino wants to get back to full guard.
Grappler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pillavino wants to improve his position but Grappler is controlling well.
Pillavino gets full guard.
Grappler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pillavino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grappler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grappler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pillavino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pillavino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grappler trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillavino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pillavino misses with a looping left.
Grappler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pillavino did well to prevent Grappler getting side control.
Pillavino is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grappler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grappler's back!
Pillavino looking for the RNC.
Grappler breaks Pillavino's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Grappler looking to sit in guard and control but Pillavino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pillavino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pillavino with a nice head shot there.
Grappler striking off his back but it's not causing Pillavino any problems.
Pillavino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pillavino trying to control the position from guard on top but Grappler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pillavino postures up in Grappler's guard and throws a big left but Grappler blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pillavino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grappler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pillavino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grappler dodges the punch combination from Pillavino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillavino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grappler.
Pillavino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grappler circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grappler shoots in looking for a takedown. Pillavino tries to sprawl out of it but Grappler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pillavino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pillavino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pillavino throws a looping overhand right but Grappler ducks down to avoid it.
Pillavino lands a nice shot that snaps Grappler's head back.
Grappler wants to clinch up but Pillavino keeps it at a distance.
Grappler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savinay Pillavino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grappler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pillavino's half guard.
Grappler is looking to take a break and control but Pillavino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grappler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillavino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappler pulls his head out easily.
Pillavino is refusing to be controlled, as Grappler sits in half guard.
Baki Grappler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pillavino misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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 Savinay Pillavino.
I think Grappler 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Grappler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isiah Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick lands from Davidson that sends Kemp to the canvas. Kemp tries to scramble back to his feet but Davidson brings him back down into side control.
Kemp is rocked!
Davidson landing strikes.
Oh Kemp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson landing a few strikes.
Kemp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kemp is looking for a sweep.
Kemp is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davidson off and has taken his back!
Davidson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kemp's arms.
Kemp seems to have got his legs back now.
Davidson is trying to stand back up.
Davidson is taking damage to the body and head.
Kemp misses with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson trying to get back to his feet but Kemp is in full control for now.
Kemp doesn't have the hooks in and Davidson manages to turn into his guard.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kemp has wrist control.
Kemp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davidson!
Kemp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davidson is looking to escape.
Kemp wants to control but Davidson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kemp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davidson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kemp.
Kemp wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Kemp preventing the sweep.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Kemp from controlling successfully.
Kemp won't allow Davidson to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kemp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davidson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davidson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kemp sprawls well. Kemp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davidson gets slowly back to his feet.
Davidson moves out of range as Kemp strikes.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davidson.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kemp as he avoids it easily.
Davidson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kemp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davidson lands with a slapping head kick.
Kemp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kemp misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Kemp misses
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davidson drops an elbow to the side of Kemp's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Davidson.
Davidson not doing much here.
Davidson is nestled in close to Kemp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kemp wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson thows a huge punch but Kemp dodges it nicely.
Davidson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kemp trying to control here.
Kemp wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
Davidson is nestled in close to Kemp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davidson tries to stand and escape but Kemp is controlling the position.
Kemp is looking for a sweep. Davidson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kemp is working hard here to advance position.
Davidson wants to take a breather but Kemp is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Davidson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Davidson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kemp throws a combination that misses
and Davidson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kemp.
A head kick from Davidson lands but Kemp takes it in his stride.
Davidson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davidson breaks from the clinch.
Kemp avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Davidson looks at the referee who does nothing so Davidson lands a crushing right that sends Kemp to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Davidson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between brad tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rashad sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brad tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rashad sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sanchez gets caught flat footed, as tavares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
sanchez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
tavares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
tavares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
tavares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of sanchez's head.
tavares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
tavares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
tavares throws a big right hand that misses.
tavares has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
tavares cracks sanchez with a solid left hand.
tavares lands a couple of digs.
tavares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
tavares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
tavares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
tavares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sanchez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
tavares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
tavares postures up in sanchez's guard and throws a big left but sanchez blocks it.
tavares landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tavares lands a couple of elbows.
sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. tavares is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tavares with a nice head shot there.
tavares working some strikes from top position.
tavares with a nice head shot there.
tavares landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells tavares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
tavares postures up in sanchez's guard and throws a big left but sanchez blocks it.
sanchez controls tavares momentarily but tavares frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
tavares avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tavares with a nice head shot there.
sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. tavares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
tavares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for sanchez on the ground.
sanchez is looking to stand up but tavares isn't so interested in that idea.
tavares throws and elbow that misses. sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in tavares's guard. Nice move by sanchez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez wants to control from the top but tavares keeps moving.
sanchez looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
tavares wants to get back to his feet but sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brad tavares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
sanchez tries for a takedown but tavares circles away easily
and tavares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
tavares lands a couple of digs.
tavares looking to pass the guard.
tavares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
sanchez has momentary wrist control but tavares slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tavares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of sanchez's head.
tavares throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tavares throws a big right hand that misses.
tavares stops sanchez from standing up.
sanchez has momentary wrist control but tavares slips an elbow through the middle.
brad tavares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
tavares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
tavares throwing strikes from guard but sanchez blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and tavares counters with a shoot takedown. sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
sanchez pushes tavares off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but tavares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tavares wants to get back to his feet.
sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed tavares's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with sanchez in particular looking to stall.
sanchez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for tavares to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brad tavares dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
sanchez shoots and misses
and tavares counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in sanchez's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tavares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
tavares thows a big elbow that misses.
tavares throwing strikes from guard but sanchez blocks nicely.
tavares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
sanchez wants to sweep here but tavares controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tavares throws a strike but sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
tavares on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if tavares tries to get out of the position.
tavares keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tavares shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
sanchez is controlling tavares's posture.
tavares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as tavares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
tavares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez pushes tavares off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
tavares misses with a takedown attempt
and sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sanchez is controlling the pace.
rashad sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sanchez thows a huge punch but tavares dodges it nicely.
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 brad tavares.
Well tavares has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... brad tavares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullwinkle McPee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullwinkle McPee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bullwinkle McPee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McPee throws the left hand but Goldberg avoids the punch easily.
Bullwinkle McPee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg slips a jab from McPee.
McPee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPee sizes up Goldberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goldberg feints and as McPee raises his hands in defense, Goldberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McPee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
McPee wants to stand and escape but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg forces his way into half guard.
McPee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Goldberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg punching from mount but McPee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg lands a big shot there that rocks McPee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goldberg with the ground and pound from mount.
Goldberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McPee because Goldberg loaded up on that one.
Goldberg lands with some strikes.
McPee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goldberg.
Goldberg punching from mount but McPee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws some wild stikes that McPee manages to avoid easily.
Goldberg raining down shots from the mount!
Goldberg lands a big elbow.
It looks like Bullwinkle McPee has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goldberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McPee looks gassed!
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Bullwinkle McPee's cut even more.
Goldberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bullwinkle McPee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bullwinkle McPee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Curt Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Robot Rock-Daft Punk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pedro Chora looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Chora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chora looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chora looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chora manages to get himself to full guard.
Chora is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chora's head.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams wants to stand but Chora has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chora has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chora is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Chora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Chora takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Pedro Chora has been cut.
Chora really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chora circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams stuns Chora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Chora slips the punch.
James Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chora on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chora.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams throws a hook but Chora blocks it.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Chora dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Chora shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chora won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Chora is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Chora slips the punch.
Chora moves out of range as Williams strikes.
James Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a series of punches but Chora moves out of range.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Chora's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams throws a hook but Chora avoids it easily.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Chora looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chora working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chora is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Williams to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Williams shrugs it off.
Chora looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chora with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams wants to hold on but Chora pushes him away.
Chora is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams wants to hold on but Chora pushes him away.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Chora has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chora has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Chora.
Chora working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chora.
Chora is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
Chora wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chora.
Chora looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Chora is having none of it.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Chora isn't that keen on the idea.
Chora is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Williams to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Williams shrugs it off.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Chora isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams tries to hold on but Chora postures up.
Chora is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams wants to control but Chora is having none of it.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chora working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chora has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams passes Chora's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Chora's hands, connecting with Chora's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chora looking for submissions off his back.
Chora wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Chora's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Chora will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pedro Chora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams swings for the body but Chora moves out of range.
Williams throws a combination. Chora tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chora shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chora staying out of range there.
James Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chora shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Chora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chora.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chora slips under a jab.
Chora darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams trying to hold on to Chora's head to control him but Chora postures up.
Chora is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chora to get the leverage.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chora working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams is in close to Chora's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams stays in close to Chora's body and controls the position.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chora is proving hard to escape from.
Chora had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Chora keeps moving.
Chora had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Chora is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Chora working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Chora is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Pedro Chora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chora is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Chora is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chora working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Williams gets to his feet - Chora follows without any prompting.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chora moves away.
Williams misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
James Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Chora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams leaves Chora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pedro Chora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chora fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Williams!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pires is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tier - Rammstein. Augusto Pires has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires scores with a nice head shot.
Durant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pires looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durant drops his hands momentarily and Pires takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pires throws a hook to the side of Durant's head but Durant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Durant.
Durant connects with a body shot.
Pires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durant throws out the jab.
Pires throws the left hand but Durant avoids the punch easily.
Durant looks for the body kick but Pires saw that one coming.
Pires misses with a hook. Durant ducked under it nicely.
Pires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durant moves away.
Pires throws a right and a left that Durant avoids nicely.
Durant blocks a jab.
Pires avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durant throws and low kick but Pires moves out of range easily.
Durant throws a jab but it's blocked by Pires.
Durant throws a solid leg kick but Pires takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durant.
Pires misses with a body shot
and Pires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Augusto Pires has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Durant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.
Pires lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durant misses with a two punch combination.
Pires throws a hook to the side of Durant's head but Durant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pires slips a straight right by Durant.
Pires dodges the punch combination from Durant.
Durant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pires.
Durant lands with a hook. Pires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durant misses with a low kick as Pires jumps back.
Pires stuns Durant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durant moves out of range as Pires strikes.
Durant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pires looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pires misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a left and a right that stings Pires.
Pires looks gassed!
Durant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pires doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pires.
Durant throws a jab when Pires was well out of range.
Durant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pires checks it well.
Pires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Pires misses.
Good exchange - Durant coming out on top.
Durant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pires throws a body punch but Durant moves out of range.
Pires misses with a series of wild punches.
Durant is looking to land body kicks.
Durant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durant wants to land a leg kick but Pires is out of range.
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Durant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Durant.
Durant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durant throws a push kick but Pires slaps the foot to one side.
Pires gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durant lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durant throws a chopping leg kick but Pires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and Pires moves out of range easily.
Durant throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Durant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Durant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the body from Pires misses
and Durant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durant misses with a low kick.
Durant misses with a body kick.
Durant misses with a double jab.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and Pires moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pires misses with a straight left.
Pires checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pires lands a jab-cross combination.
Durant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durant cracks Pires with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Augusto Pires's cut even more.
Durant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pires.
Pires missing with a left hand there. Durant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pires.
A cross from Durant lands.
Durant throws a body punch but Pires moves out of range.
Pires blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Pires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durant throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Pires lands a body shot.
Durant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pires in his tracks.
Pires fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pires changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pires moves away.
Pires misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Durant has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pires misses with a straight left.
Durant throws a shot to the body.
Durant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pires checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durant lands with a good body shot.
Pires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kevin Durant is winning the standup battle so far.
Durant connects with the punch.
Pires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durant fails to land with a series of punches.
Durant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durant misses with a looping left.
Durant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pires.
Durant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pires has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pires throws a nice looking combination but Durant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kevin Durant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pires misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires moves forwards but Durant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Durant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durant.
Pires takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durant throws a body kick that misses.
Pires takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pires swings for the body but Durant moves out of range.
Durant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pires can do to turn this around?
Durant tries to land a leg kick but Pires saw it coming and moves away.
Durant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pires counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durant tries to bum rush Pires with a series of wild strikes but Pires uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pires tries to bum rush Durant with a series of wild strikes but Durant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pires takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Durant both land. Nice combination.
Durant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Pires.
Pires misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a three punch combo that has Pires backing up. Pires nods at Durant to acknowledge the strikes.
Pires misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pires was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.
No joy there for Pires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durant misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pires moves away.
Pires changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant fails to land with a series of punches.
Pires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.
Pires takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Durant connects with the punch.
Pires throws a right and a left that Durant avoids nicely.
Jab by Durant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durant counters with a nice uppercut.
Durant staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Durant misses.
Pires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durant.
Pires bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durant's head.
Durant takes a swing at Pires's ribcage but misses.
Durant throws a head kick but Pires moves out of range.
Pires lands with an overhand left.
Pires's corner calls for a 1-2. Pires obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Durant does no damage.
Pires moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Durant tries to bum rush Pires with a series of wild strikes but Pires uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durant drops his hands momentarily and Pires takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pires checks a low kick from Durant.
Pires punishes Durant's body with a nice straight punch.
Durant throws out a leg kick but Pires moves out of range and Durant only half commits.
Durant lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pires moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pires walks into a stiff left hand from Durant.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durant slips a jab and a cross from Pires.
Durant lands a nice hook to Pires's body. Pires takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Durant there.
Durant misses with the combination.
Jab by Pires.
Pires thuds a left hand into Durant's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pires!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pires blocks the body kick.
Pires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durant misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durant slips a jab and a cross from Pires.
Durant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durant lands with a straight right. Pires didn't see that one coming.
Durant scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Durant throws a right hand that Pires ducks under and follows up with a left that Pires also avoids with ease.
A big left from Durant misses.
Durant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pires tries to bum rush Durant with a series of wild strikes but Durant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pires checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pires.
Pires blocks a jab.
Durant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durant misses with a kick to the body.
Durant swings for the body but Pires moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pires misses with a double jab.
Durant tries a head kick but it misses.
Durant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pires.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant dodges the punch combination from Pires.
Pires tests Durant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pires moves out of range of the body kick from Durant.
Durant lands a nice looking body shot.
Durant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pires backs up against the cage.
Durant throws a right hand that Pires ducks under and follows up with a left that Pires also avoids with ease.
Pires throws a nice looking combination but Durant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pires doesn't seem bothered though.
Pires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pires is out of range.
Pires throws a body punch but Durant moves out of range.
Durant stuns Pires with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durant throws and low kick but Pires moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durant slips a jab and a cross from Pires.
Durant tests Pires's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pires throws a sloppy body shot
and Durant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durant scores with the left hand. Pires knows he should have avoided that one.
Durant punishes Pires's body with a nice straight punch.
Pires throws a lazy right hand but Durant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durant throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Pires connects with a looping right hand.
Durant missing with a left hand there. Pires was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pires digs a good hook to Durant's body.
A big right from Pires misses.
Pires slips a jab and a cross from Durant.
Pires throws a series of punches but Durant avoids them all with ease.
Durant scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pires throws out the jab.
Durant scores with a jab. Pires acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pires misses with a wild combination.
Durant throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Pires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant connects with a looping right hand.
Durant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pires lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durant at a distance.
Durant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durant moves away from the strike by Pires.
A jab from Pires misses.
Durant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pires misses with a two punch combination.
Durant punishes Pires's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws a solid leg kick but Pires takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durant.
Durant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pires walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pires takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durant scoring well with a low kick there.
Pires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Durant.
Durant misses with a low kick.
Durant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Durant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pires.
Durant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pires ducks under a wild hook from Durant.
Durant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pires.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to de liver by Pires. Beautiful body shot.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and Pires moves out of range easily.
Durant moves away from the strike by Pires.
Pires misses with a looping left.
Pires blocks a leg kick.
Pires fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pires. Pires circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durant misses with a straight left.
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Pires connects with a crisp jab.
Pires throws a series of punches but Durant avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Durant.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pires.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
Pires throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pires misses the target.
Durant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pires backs up against the cage.
Durant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pires.
Pires moves out of range of the leg kick from Durant.
Pires misses the shot to the body.
Durant throws a chopping leg kick but Pires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durant scores with a punch to the head.
Durant throws a hook to the side of Pires's head but Pires sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pires blocks a leg kick.
Pires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Pires misses
and Durant counters with a nice uppercut.
Pires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durant manages to avoid it.
Pires throws a hook but Durant avoids it easily.
Durant throws a nice looking combination but Pires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pires. Pires circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durant.
Durant digs a good hook to Pires's body.
Durant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durant scores with a punch to the head.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pires was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Durant to counter with a crisp jab.
Durant works Pires's body with a nice hook.
Durant lands with a hook. Pires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durant moves out of range of the strikes.
Pires throws a series of punches but Durant moves out of range.
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Pires connects with a looping right hand.
Pires looks to land a right hand but Durant moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Durant.
Durant is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands an overhand right.
Pires lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durant circles away quickly and effectively.
Durant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pires takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pires avoids the head kick by Durant.
Pires takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pires thuds his right hand into Durant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pires throws an overhand right that lands on Durant's shoulder, as Durant tries to avoid the shot.
Durant lands a nice shot that snaps Pires's head back.
Pires slips a jab and a cross from Durant.
Pires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pires misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pires closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pires. Durant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Durant as he connects with a hook.
Pires throws a right hand that Durant ducks under and follows up with a left that Durant also avoids with ease.
Durant lands a nice shot to the body.
Durant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pires looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pires.
Durant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durant swinging wildly here.
A combination from Pires does no damage.
Pires swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durant scores with a body shot.
Pires ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pires misses with a hook. Durant ducked under it nicely.
Durant misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant had his way with Augusto Pires in that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pires throws a series of punches but Durant moves out of range.
Durant swings for the body but Pires moves out of range.
Pires misses with a double jab
enabling Durant to counter with a crisp jab.
Pires on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pires takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Durant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pires's head.
Durant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pires lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durant circles away quickly and effectively.
Durant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pires momentarily.
Durant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durant throws a push kick but Pires slaps the foot to one side.
Pires stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durant.
Durant misses with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Durant cracks Pires with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Pires does no damage.
Durant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pires slips under a jab from Durant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant stuns Pires with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pires scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pires misses with a double jab
and Durant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durant misses with a kick to the body.
Durant slips under a jab from Pires.
Pires drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.
Durant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pires takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pires fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pires slips under a jab.
Durant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pires lands an overhand right.
Pires misses with a double jab.
Durant cracks Pires with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant slips under a jab.
Durant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durant throws a low kick, looking for Pires's leg but Pires calmly moves out of range.
Durant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durant takes a swing at Pires's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Pires misses.
Durant lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durant.
Pires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.
Pires takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durant throws a body kick that misses.
Durant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pires backs up against the cage.
Durant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pires's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pires duly obliges.
Pires cracks Durant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pires looks to land a left hand but Durant moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durant, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Durant slips under a jab from Pires.
Durant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Pires scores with a four punch combination!
Pires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pires will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pires avoids the head kick by Durant.
Durant throws a lazy right hand but Pires sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pires misses with a double jab.
Pires doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durant throws a body punch but Pires moves out of range.
Pires throws a series of strikes that have Durant backpedaling.
Durant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durant cracks Pires with an open hand slap.
Kevin Durant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some wild striking there from Pires.
Durant misses with a head kick.
Pires is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pires takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pires throws out a loose jab but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pires scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durant counters with a left and a right that stings Pires.
Pires doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durant defending well as Pires loads up on a big left hand.
Pires takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Augusto Pires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durant scores with a jab.
Pires avoids the head kick by Durant.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Durant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant retains his middleweight title!
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