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EUFC 86 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Tam Waddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam Tam Waddy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tam Tam Waddy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waddy dives in and grabs Pieru's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pieru pushes down on Waddy's head and hops out.
No luck for Waddy with that takedown attempt.
Waddy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Waddy closes the distance and clinches up with Pieru, looking for a takedown. Waddy pushes Pieru against the cage but Pieru circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yrjo Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Tam Waddy.
Waddy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pieru sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Waddy wants to clinch up but Pieru keeps it at a distance.
Pieru misses with a double jab.
Pieru throws a big shot that misses.
Pieru cracks Waddy with a good jab.
Waddy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pieru circles away.
A swing and a miss from Pieru.
Pieru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pieru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pieru leaves Waddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Pieru both land. Nice combination.
Waddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Waddy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pieru misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pieru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pieru is fending him off so far but Waddy persists. Nope, Pieru circles away and we're back to standing.
Waddy blocks a jab.
Waddy tries to clinch up
and Pieru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waddy thinking.
Pieru paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Waddy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pieru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pieru throws an overhand right that lands on Waddy's shoulder, as Waddy tries to avoid the shot.
Pieru connects with a single shot there.
Waddy tries for a takedown but Pieru circles away easily
and Pieru counters with a nice uppercut.
Waddy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Waddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pieru throws out the jab.
Pieru misses with an uppercut.
Waddy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pieru.
Pieru throws a big shot that misses.
Tam Tam Waddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waddy misses with a takedown
and Pieru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waddy has his takedown stuffed
and Pieru counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waddy scores with a takedown into Pieru's guard.
Pieru manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yrjo Pieru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pieru throws the left hand but Waddy avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Pieru misses.
Pieru keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Waddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waddy with a poor takedown
and Pieru counters with a stiff right hand.
Waddy looks gassed!
Pieru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot by Pieru.
Waddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Pieru counters with a stiff right hand.
Pieru is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pieru closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waddy is rocked!
Waddy blocks a jab.
Waddy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pieru finish him?
Pieru throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Waddy stumbling backwards into the cage! Waddy bounces back off the cage towards Pieru, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pieru lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pieru celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yrjo Pieru!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kannegaard has chosen Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beasty Kannegaard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard darts in and clinches Boxlund up against the cage.
Kannegaard lands a hook that snaps the head of Boxlund backwards.
Kannegaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kannegaard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kannegaard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxlund struggles to land a body shot inside as Kannegaard controls his hands.
Boxlund lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxlund.
Kannegaard working aggressively here.
Boxlund lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxlund.
It looks like Beasty Kannegaard has been cut.
Kannegaard lands with a left to the head.
Boxlund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kannegaard backwards.
Kannegaard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kannegaard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kannegaard blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kannegaard.
Boxlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxlund.
Boxlund throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kannegaard is leaning against Boxlund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxlund.
Boxlund throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boxlund lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxlund is leaning against Kannegaard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kannegaard looks gassed!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boxlund.
Kannegaard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxlund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxlund clobbers Kannegaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kannegaard out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blixt Boxlund!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Thor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brott wants it to stay on the feet.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brott cracks Thor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Brott. No joy for Thor on that attempt.
Sluggo Brott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brott avoids it really well and circles away.
Sluggo Brott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thor.
Thor has a takedown stuffed.
Brott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thor's guard.
Brott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brott has managed to get both his arms back between Thor's legs - danger averted.
Thor trying to control the position.
Brott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor controls Brott momentarily but Brott frees himself.
Thor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brott.
Thor looking for a sweep. Not yet Thor, not yet.
Brott chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like Damien Thor has been cut.
Brott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brott trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thor is keeping the position for now.
Brott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.
Thor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brott is aware though and is defending well.
Brott with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brott counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thor!
A nice elbow there by Brott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor is working to get back to half guard.
Thor looks gassed!
Brott connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brott avoids the attempt from Thor to control.
Brott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Damien Thor's cut even more.
Brott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thor is rocked!
Damien Thor'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 Damien Thor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sluggo Brott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peter You Suck. Halibut Halibut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halibut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Halibut does no damage.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Halibut.
Halibut drops Cruz with a nice combination! Halibut dives into Cruz's guard, looking to finish!
Cruz is rocked!
Halibut stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Halibut finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face as Halibut controls the position.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Halibut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Halibut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Halibut controls the position from side control.
Halibut throws a strike aimed at the side of Cruz's head but Cruz avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halibut is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halibut is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halibut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Halibut misses with a straight left.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Halibut misses with a series of wild punches.
Halibut misses with a double jab.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Halibut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halibut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halibut throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Halibut is breathing heavily.
Halibut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halibut throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halibut in his tracks.
Cruz takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halibut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Halibut needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halibut rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halibut has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Halibut is rocked!
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Halibut is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Halibut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Halibut backpedaling.
Oh Halibut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Halibut seems to have got his legs back now.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halibut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halibut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Halibut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halibut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Halibut avoids them all with ease.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Halibut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz punishes Halibut's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz works over Halibut's head and body with a nice combination.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Halibut on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halibut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Halibut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz punishes Halibut's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halibut takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Halibut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halibut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halibut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halibut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halibut manages to avoid it.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Halibut's ribs.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halibut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Halibut should have avoided that one.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Halibut is just out of range.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz stuns Halibut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a one two! Halibut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halibut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Halibut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz stuns Halibut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Halibut backs away looking to recover.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Halibut Halibut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halibut throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halibut uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halibut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Halibut's head back.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Halibut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Halibut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halibut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halibut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halibut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Halibut's ribs.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut Halibut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz tries to bum rush Halibut with a series of wild strikes but Halibut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Halibut lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Halibut throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz punishes Halibut's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Halibut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Halibut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halibut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halibut misses the jab.
Halibut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halibut doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz works over Halibut's head and body with a nice combination.
Halibut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halibut misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halibut doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halibut missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halibut misses with a straight left.
Halibut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halibut circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaVern Shirley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Shirley.
Some wild striking there from Shirley.
Some bone on bone action there as Shirley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beast stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beast wants it to stay on the feet.
Shirley cracks the inside of Beast's front leg.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirley manages to avoid it.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Shirley thuds his right hand into Beast's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shirley lands with an uppercut that bounces Beast off the cage and back into rage.
Shirley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beast manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shirley advances to half guard.
Shirley is trying to control the action in half guard but Beast is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shirley trying to mount his opponent but Beast defends it.
Beast on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley trying to control from half guard but Beast is working away.
Shirley content to control rather than advance.
Shirley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beast defends it well.
Shirley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two 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.
Beast is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shirley in particular looking to stall.
Shirley trying to control from half guard but Beast is working away.
Shirley is working for a submission of some sort.
Shirley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shirley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shirley's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirley tries to escape the position.
Shirley trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shirley tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shirley tries to reverse the position but Beast maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shirley tries to improve his position but instead Beast has taken his back!
Shirley trying to control the position but Beast manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaVern Shirley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Beast does no damage.
Shirley staying out of range there.
Shirley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shirley trying to control the position but Beast is working away.
Shirley looking to control but instead Beast has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Shirley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shirley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shirley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beast defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shirley is working away from the top position though.
Beast keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shirley drops an elbow to the side of Beast's head.
Shirley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Beast still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Beast has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Shirley can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Shirley throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Beast tries to stand but Shirley is controlling his head.
Shirley struggling a bit here.
Beast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shirley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shirley is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. LaVern Shirley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Beast throws a big shot that misses.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shirley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shirley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beast as he avoids it easily.
Demon Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast is looking to clinch but Shirley is avoiding it.
Beast throws a leg kick but Shirley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast punishes Shirley's body with a nice straight punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shirley.
Shirley wants to control but Beast is keeping him busy.
Shirley in side control, throwing shots but Beast defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley tries to move to full mount but Beast actually manages to regain half guard.
Beast pushes Shirley off looking to stand but Shirley dives back in and keeps control.
Beast keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beast wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shirley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shirley is stalling here. Beast is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shirley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Beast has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaVern Shirley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Beast slaps away a takedown attempt from Shirley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shirley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shirley shoots in for a takedown but Beast shows good takedown defense.
Shirley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaVern Shirley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast lands with a straight right. Shirley didn't see that one coming.
Shirley shoots in and drives through. Beast sprawls well.
No joy there for Shirley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beast avoids the body shot from Shirley.
Beast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Shirley.
Beast tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shirley is able to avoid easily.
Shirley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shirley wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Shirley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast keeping moving, preventing Shirley from controlling successfully.
Beast is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shirley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shirley trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Shirley uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaVern Shirley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beast lands an overhand right.
Beast lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shirley's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Beast.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shirley.
Beast displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shirley.
Shirley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shirley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
Shirley just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirley has a takedown stuffed.
Beast misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beast darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley tries for a takedown but Beast sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beast lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shirley.
Shirley throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Shirley shoots in for a takedown but Beast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shirley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beast takes the fight into the clinch.
Beast gets through Shirley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shirley jumps guard but Beast stands there with Shirley around his waist. Shirley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beast trying to control the position but instead, Shirley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beast into the cage.
Shirley is working for takedown but Beast is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shirley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beast has control of Shirley's left arm, preventing Shirley from doing any damage.
Beast working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shirley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley throws and elbow that misses. Beast uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shirley's guard. Nice move by Beast!
Shirley has a closed guard, preventing Beast from standing up.
Shirley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shirley is working hard here to advance position.
Shirley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beast defends it easily.
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 LaVern Shirley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shirley, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaVern Shirley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stupid One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfgang Amadeus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stupid One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Amadeus!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Amadeus. That's going to slow One down.
Amadeus lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Stupid One has been cut.
One throws a sloppy head kick
and Amadeus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amadeus circles away quickly and effectively.
One wants to clinch
and Amadeus counters with a body kick.
One is breathing heavily.
One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amadeus can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Amadeus.
Amadeus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Amadeus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wolfgang Amadeus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Chris Connely is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
195 lbs
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194 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Connely or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Connely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Connely shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Connely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Connely slips the punch.
Connely scores a takedown into full mount!
Connely putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Connely sits in half guard.
Connely is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas trying to control but Connely postures up.
Connely controlling the action here.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Thomas pulls Connely in to control the position.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Connely is proving a slippery customer.
Connely throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Connely from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connely throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Connely is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Connely has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Thomas postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Connely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas thuds a left hand into Connely's body.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
A shot to de liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Connely looks gassed!
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!
Connely misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Connely slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connely.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Connely's head but Connely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Connely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Craig Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Connely is just out of range.
Connely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas drops Connely with a beautiful combination! Connely stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
Connely is rocked!
That has opened up Chris Connely's cut even more.
Thomas punishes Connely's body with a nice straight punch.
Connely is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Thomas has cracked Connely with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Thomas lands another huge swinging hook and Connely tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Connely, before Thomas can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charyak comes to the cage accompanied by Guns and Roses- Welcome to the Jungle. Grabowski has chosen Roar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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258 lbs
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291 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Charyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
Charyak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabowski lands a jab.
It looks like Craig Charyak has been cut.
Charyak misses the shot to the body.
Charyak shoots in for a double leg but Grabowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grabowski looks to throw the jab but Charyak is out of range.
Charyak swinging wildly here.
Grabowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charyak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grabowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Charyak is looking to take a break and control but Grabowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charyak swings around for an armbar but Grabowski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Charyak's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grabowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Charyak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Charyak is striking from the bottom but Grabowski uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Grabowski wants to take a breather but Charyak is having none of it.
Charyak actively working from the bottom here.
Charyak works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Grabowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charyak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grabowski has managed to get both his arms back between Charyak's legs - danger averted.
Charyak keeping full guard, as Grabowski tries to pass.
Charyak throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Charyak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grabowski is one step ahead there.
Charyak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grabowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Charyak looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charyak pushes down on Grabowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski punching from the bottom.
Charyak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Charyak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grabowski keeps working.
Charyak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Charyak moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski taking a bit of punishment here - Charyak scoring with strikes.
Charyak creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grabowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Charyak landing strikes.
Grabowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grabowski regains half guard, as Charyak was trying to land strikes.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charyak misses with a head shot. Grabowski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Charyak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grabowski dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Charyak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Charyak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grabowski avoids the body shot from Charyak.
Charyak tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Charyak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Charyak throws a big shot that misses.
Charyak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charyak throws a leg kick but Grabowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charyak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charyak takes a swing at Grabowski's ribcage but misses.
Charyak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charyak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charyak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak grinds an elbow into Grabowski's temple.
Charyak lands a few punches from side control.
Charyak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Grabowski regains half guard.
Grabowski is looking to improve his position.
Charyak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charyak 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.
Charyak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Charyak working Grabowski over with strikes here.
Charyak breaks from Grabowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grabowski is rocked!
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charyak lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Grabowski! Charyak sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Grabowski and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Craig Charyak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and juan sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, juan sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
sanchez connects with a high kick.
Kelly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly is looking to advance position but sanchez won't allow it.
sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Kelly is pressing down on sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. sanchez is holding on for now.
sanchez wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly uses his free foot to push down on sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is working for a guillotine from mount but sanchez frees his head quite easily.
sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly is going oldschool here, as he tries to force sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so sanchez shrugs it off.
Kelly looking to ground and pound but sanchez is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sanchez wants to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
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.
A nice elbow there by Kelly.
sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
sanchez regains half guard.
sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
sanchez moves into full guard.
sanchez keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sanchez has his foot on Kelly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelly works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a big elbow that misses.
sanchez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kelly escapes and throws sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
sanchez is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but sanchez keeps working.
sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kelly's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Kelly! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and sanchez has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ken Kelly!
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