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VFC 14: Guida vs. Goldberg PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pires has chosen Tier - Rammstein as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
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, Augusto Pires!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hores misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hores.
Pires throws a shot from downtown. Hores moves away and avoids it.
Hores throws a combination. Pires tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hores closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hores lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hores stops Pires from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pires can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hores wanted to stand there but Pires had control of the position.
Hores trying to control the position from guard on top but Pires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pires wants to get back to his feet but Hores is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving.
Hores postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Pires. No joy for Hores on that attempt.
Hores with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Augusto Pires is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pires thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pires throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hores throws a combination. Pires tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hores closes the distance and pushes Pires back into the cage.
Pires tries to break the clinch but Hores is controlling the position.
Hores tries to pull guard but Pires holds him up against the cage and eventually Hores drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hores working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hores looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hores lands a hook that snaps the head of Pires backwards.
Hores drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pires gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morse Hores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hores slows down the pace here.
Hores pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires throws a right hand that Hores ducks under and follows up with a left that Hores also avoids with ease.
Hores lands a head kick. Pires smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Hores counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hores lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hores is struggling to control the position.
Hores can't get the takedown.
Hores tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pires's elbow.
Hores goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pires prevents it.
Pires takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hores swings wildly with an uppercut but Pires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hores breaks from the clinch.
Pires jabs at Hores's body.
Pires misses with a hook. Hores ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Pires both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Morse Hores has been cut.
Pires takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hores manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hores - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hores shoots in for a double leg but Pires sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hores is breathing heavily.
Hores ducks right into an uppercut from Pires.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hores ducks under a wild hook from Pires.
Hores misses with a few strikes there.
Pires looks to score with a jab to the body but Hores is just out of range.
Hores connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Morse Hores will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pires throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hores throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Hores.
Pires misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pires crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hores - the referee stops the clock and Pires gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hores. Pires manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pires scores with a one two! Hores had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pires looks to land a left hand but Hores moved out of range nicely.
Hores will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pires looks to score with a jab to the body but Hores is just out of range.
A combination from Pires does no damage.
Pires misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pires. Hores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pires takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hores takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hores looks to land a combination but Pires avoids it well.
Hores closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pires lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pires.
Morse Hores's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pires is breathing heavily.
Hores steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pires.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hores.
Pires takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hores moves out of range of the strikes.
Hores throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Pires throws a hook but Hores blocks it.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hores counters with a two punch combo.
Hores moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hores.
Hores shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hores showed some decent athleticism there.
Hores trying to control the action but Pires is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores working over Pires with some ground and pound. Pires looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hores throwing shots but Pires is blocking nicely.
Hores 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.
Hores is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pires is trying to stand.
Hores scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pires tries to kick Hores off but Hores keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hores with the ground and pound but Pires uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hores accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pires works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires is wriggling around but Hores manages to pass to half guard.
Hores slips a nice elbow through Pires's hands, connecting with Pires's forehead.
Pires is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hores prevents Pires from standing back up.
Hores sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hores throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Pires tries to kick Hores off but Hores keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pires defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hores lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hores.
Pires takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hores throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pires.
Pires has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hores.
Pires takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morse Hores is winning the standup battle so far.
Hores misses with a series of wild punches.
Hores lands a head kick!
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hores counters with a shoot takedown. Pires fights it but they end up in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pires keeping moving, preventing Hores from controlling successfully.
Pires is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hores is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
That's time! Hores's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hores.
Hores buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hores shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hores is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pires can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hores won't let Pires get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hores lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pires hang on?
Pires's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hores is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pires can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Hores.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hores.
Pires holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hores tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pires is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hores is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hores lands a heavy elbow.
Hores breaks from Pires's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pires wants to get back to his feet.
Hores has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pires's face.
Hores connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores won't let Pires get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pires really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hores. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hores lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pires wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hores tries to control but Pires wriggling away.
Hores landing strikes from the mount and Pires is in trouble!
Hores looking to control but Pires is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hores thowing shots but they're missing.
Pires is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pires is looking to escape.
Pires trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hores with the ground and pound from mount.
Hores lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pires blocking the ground and pound.
Hores trying to control but Pires is having none of it.
Hores thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pires is bucking up trying to escape but Hores cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pires is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Hores.
Morse Hores is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hores controlling his opponent.
Augusto Pires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pires throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morse Hores showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hores 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morse Hores!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Request (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Request comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Tell Me What to Play. Alvarez has chosen There's No Solution as his entrance music. Richard Alvarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeeJay Request!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez lands a good knee to the midsection. Request won't want to take too many of those.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request lands an uppercut.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Request misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Request tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Request lands a body punch in the clinch.
Request avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Request managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Request tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Request back against the cage.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request stalling against the cage.
Request misses with some punches.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Request.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Request.
Request trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Request.
Request is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Request tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Request tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alvarez obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Request.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
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.
Request stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Request.
Request swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez keeps control of Request as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Request is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Request throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Request just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Request finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Request slips a jab from Alvarez.
DeeJay Request is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Request throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Request throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Request misses with a double jab.
Request tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Request jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Request.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request misses with a body shot.
DeeJay Request seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Request misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Request.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Request is avoiding it.
Request throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Request throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Request takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Request scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Request scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Request throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Request pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Request swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Request.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Request misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request misses with some punches.
Alvarez landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Request tries to tie him up.
Request struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Request misses with a body punch.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Request has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Request to work.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Request tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Request back against the cage.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alvarez obliges.
Request manages to break the clinch.
Request comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Request scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Request dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Request finds it's target.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Request lands with a good body shot.
Request ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Request lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Request takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Request dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Request's head but Request sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Request lands with a good body shot.
Request misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Request connects with a single shot there.
Request stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Request misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeeJay Request dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Request fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
DeeJay Request is winning the standup battle so far.
Request's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Request duly obliges.
Request is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Request.
Request lands a nice looking body shot.
Request moves into range and connects with a jab.
Request jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Request takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Request moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Request misses with a wild combination.
Request scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Request rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Request slips the punch.
Request fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Request connects with the punch.
Request misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
Request fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Request misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Request misses with a looping left.
Request swinging wildly here.
Request misses with the combination.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Request swinging wildly here.
Alvarez stuns Request with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Request tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Request lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Request throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Request.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Request wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Request avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Request pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Request.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request wants to break free but Alvarez has control.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Request scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Request is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request misses with a body punch.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Request has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Request is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request lands a body punch.
Request is trying to stall.
Request tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Request scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Request swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Request tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Request taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Request throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeeJay Request showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Request has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeeJay Request!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Savinay Pillavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vedad Zilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillavino comes into the arena with Tere Bina blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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
8 - 8 - 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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedad Zilic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pillavino is fending him off so far but Zilic persists. Nope, Pillavino circles away and we're back to standing.
Zilic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pillavino tries to avoid it but Zilic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pillavino to the ground. Pillavino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pillavino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pillavino looks to throw the jab but Zilic is out of range.
Zilic ducks under a wild hook from Pillavino.
Pillavino cracks Zilic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Vedad Zilic has been cut.
Pillavino scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Pillavino misses its intended target.
Pillavino drops Zilic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zilic looks back up at him and smiles so Pillavino waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pillavino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pillavino misses with a takedown attempt
and Zilic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pillavino!
Zilic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pillavino turns into him and now he's in Zilic's guard.
Zilic looks gassed!
Zilic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pillavino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pillavino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pillavino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zilic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pillavino has Zilic in his guard.
Pillavino is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zilic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pillavino is keeping the position for now.
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.
Pillavino managing to control the position.
Pillavino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pillavino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pillavino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pillavino pulls Zilic in close to prevent any damage.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Savinay Pillavino just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pillavino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pillavino wants to clinch up but Zilic keeps it at a distance.
Pillavino tries to bum rush Zilic with a series of wild strikes but Zilic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zilic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pillavino.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pillavino tries to clinch up.
Pillavino misses with a two punch combination.
Pillavino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savinay Pillavino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vedad Zilic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pillavino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Vedad Zilic's cut even more.
Zilic shoots in but no luck this time.
Pillavino throws out a loose jab but Zilic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zilic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zilic wants it to stay on the feet.
Zilic scores with a head kick.
Pillavino steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Zilic is out on his feet! Pillavino sets himself and nearly takes Zilic's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Savinay Pillavino!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Coley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brad tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coley comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed Inside the Fire. Brian Coley looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Coley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brad tavares!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coley.
tavares fails to land the takedown.
Coley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coley misses with a body shot.
tavares shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coley is trying to defend but tavares finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
tavares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
tavares is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coley wants to improve his position but tavares is controlling well.
tavares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coley's head.
Coley tries to get to full guard but tavares has control of the leg.
Coley blocking the ground and pound attempt from tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coley is trying to control but can't.
tavares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coley's head.
Coley is trying to control but can't.
tavares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
tavares landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coley is trying to stand back up but tavares is controlling him
Coley is breathing heavily.
Coley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coley.
Coley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from tavares.
tavares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
tavares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tavares landing some decent shots from guard.
tavares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
tavares is in close to Coley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
tavares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coley is on top in guard.
Coley thows a big elbow that misses.
Coley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on tavares, up you get!
Coley tries to clinch up but tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Coley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coley tries to clinch but tavares moves out of range.
Coley tries to clinch up but tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Coley cracks the inside of tavares's front leg.
Coley lands with a slapping head kick.
Coley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brian Coley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coley tries to close the distance and clinch up but tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coley tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Coley lands but tavares takes it in his stride.
Coley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of tavares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
tavares has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coley.
Coley swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brad tavares dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and tavares counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
tavares thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Coley to regain full guard.
tavares throws a strike but Coley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
tavares wants to stand and escape but Coley is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Coley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Coley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on tavares, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brian Coley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coley misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from tavares as Coley shoots in.
Coley wants to clinch
and tavares counters with a single leg into guard. Coley didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
tavares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
brad tavares has got the better of the ground game so far.
tavares postures up.
tavares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tavares with a flurry of punches that miss.
tavares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
tavares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
tavares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coley controlling the position easily from mount.
tavares is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coley punching from mount but tavares doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Coley looking to control but tavares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
tavares wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coley with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brad tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Coley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Coley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Coley lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coley stands up from tavares's guard - Coley perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tavares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coley lands a nice looking body kick.
Coley lands a head kick. tavares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coley clinches but tavares breaks the clinch
and tavares counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
tavares drops an elbow to the side of Coley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tavares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coley is looking to escape.
Coley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from tavares.
tavares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
tavares is thwarting Coley's attempts to control the position.
tavares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
tavares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck tavares on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
tavares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Coley throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coley is looking to clinch.
Coley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Coley looks to land a combination but tavares avoids it well.
tavares fails with a takedown attempt.
Coley lands with a nice combination. tavares backs away looking to recover.
Coley tries for a takedown but tavares circles away easily
and tavares counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tavares looks to land a strike but Coley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Coley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and tavares counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
tavares scores with punches from side control.
tavares tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Coley can't do much from the bottom here.
Coley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but tavares is controlling him well.
Coley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on tavares's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coley blocking the ground and pound attempt from tavares.
Brian Coley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coley blocking the ground and pound attempt from tavares.
And that's the end of the fight!
brad tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got tavares 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
158 lbs
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26
159 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson tries to clinch up but Davidson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Watson both land. Nice combination.
Davidson shoots in looking for a takedown. Watson tries to sprawl out of it but Davidson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Davidson sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davidson with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davidson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidson is keeping the position for now.
Davidson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Davidson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watson cracks Davidson with a solid left hand.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davidson wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davidson.
Davidson misses the body punch
and Davidson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davidson.
Davidson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Davidson backing up. Davidson nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Davidson avoids the head kick by Watson.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Donk. Watson catches Davidson right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Watson misses
and Davidson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Watson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidson is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Davidson into the cage.
Davidson has Watson pressed against the cage.
Davidson jumps guard but Watson stands there with Davidson around his waist. Davidson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davidson tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Watson has Davidson pushed against the cage.
Davidson trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davidson into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Davidson.
Davidson prevents a body shot from Watson.
Davidson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davidson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watson lands with a right to the head.
Davidson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watson smiles and moves away.
Davidson wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Davidson looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
Davidson walks into a jab.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davidson fails with the takedown.
Davidson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Watson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Watson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davidson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Peter Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davidson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watson's half guard.
Davidson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson taking some punishment here, with Davidson in his half guard.
Davidson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watson defending well though.
Davidson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davidson avoids the attempt from Watson to control.
Davidson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Davidson landing shots from mount.
Watson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson can't escape the position.
Watson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watson is looking to get to half guard.
Davidson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davidson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson with shots to the head and body - Watson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Watson tries to hold on but Davidson pushes him away.
Davidson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davidson punching from mount but Watson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson wants to control but Davidson is keeping busy.
Watson taking some punishment here, with Davidson in his half guard.
Davidson wants to pass the guard but Watson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Davidson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davidson thows a huge punch but Watson dodges it nicely.
Davidson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watson defending well though.
Davidson thows a huge punch but Watson dodges it nicely.
Davidson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watson's head.
Davidson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Davidson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davidson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davidson.
Davidson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davidson trying to stall but Watson improves his position.
Davidson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson catches Watson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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.
Davidson fails with the takedown
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davidson doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidson tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Davidson rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Davidson.
Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown. Watson fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davidson's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Davidson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Davidson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidson fails with the takedown
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson throws a lazy head kick
and Davidson counters with a single leg into guard. Watson didn't expect that.
Davidson distracts Watson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
Watson is trying to keep Davidson in close.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson looking to sit in guard and control but Watson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davidson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davidson fails with the takedown
and Davidson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson moves out of range as Davidson strikes.
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with the combination.
Watson lands with a right hand.
Watson throws a right and a left that Davidson avoids nicely.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Davidson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watson did well to prevent Davidson getting side control.
Watson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson trying to control the position.
Davidson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davidson preventing the sweep.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davidson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson pulls Davidson in close to prevent any damage.
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson stands up over Watson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson is in close to Watson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Davidson stops Watson from standing up.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Davidson chips away with some ground and pound.
Davidson works over Watson with some ground and pound from guard.
Davidson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson wants to sweep here but Davidson controlling him for the moment.
Davidson throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davidson's guard. Nice move by Watson!
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davidson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Davidson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kralaiev circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kralaiev is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kralaiev's efforts to push away.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Kralaiev blocks with his arms.
Kralaiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Kralaiev into the cage.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Kralaiev.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut.
Kralaiev tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Kralaiev looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson jumps into guard, dragging Kralaiev to the mat.
Kralaiev preventing the sweep.
Anderson controlling the position.
Anderson pushes Kralaiev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Kralaiev misses the jab.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson avoiding damage as Kralaiev throws knees to the body.
Anderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kralaiev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kralaiev covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev is taking damage to the body and head.
Anderson drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Kralaiev is in real trouble here! Anderson lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Anderson is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta comes to the cage accompanied by Summer of 69. Ron Huerta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pound wants it to stay on the feet.
Huerta fails with the takedown.
Huerta shoots in looking for a takedown. Pound tries to sprawl out of it but Huerta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pound manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Huerta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound lands a high kick!
Pound throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pound forces Huerta back against the cage and clinches.
Huerta taking a breather.
Huerta scores with a shoulder strike.
Huerta can't get the takedown.
Pound lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Pound.
Huerta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pound gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pound dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pound lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pound works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.
Huerta is breathing heavily.
Huerta misses with some punches.
Huerta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pound is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pound is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pound escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pound looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pound takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta working aggressively here.
Pound breaks the clinch.
Huerta dodges the punch combination from Pound.
Huerta shoots in and drives through. Pound sprawls well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pound darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ron Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pound scores with a three punch combo!
Huerta shoots for a double leg takedown but Pound sprawls well. He's pushed Huerta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Pound.
Pound goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Huerta is rocked!
Huerta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pound lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huerta at a distance.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pound! Huerta is backing up but he can't get away as Pound lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Huerta and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ground Pound!
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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 King Combo PunchPunchKick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Game- Motorhead. Sher Singh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Combo PunchPunchKick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Combo PunchPunchKick!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PunchPunchKick tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PunchPunchKick slaps away a takedown attempt from Singh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
PunchPunchKick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Sher Singh has been cut.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Singh misses with a takedown attempt - PunchPunchKick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, jab by PunchPunchKick - just one landing.
A punch combination from PunchPunchKick misses.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says PunchPunchKick as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sher Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
PunchPunchKick fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from PunchPunchKick.
PunchPunchKick scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PunchPunchKick squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Singh unloads with some shots from mount but PunchPunchKick bucks and avoids them well.
PunchPunchKick is trying to stand.
Singh misses with a head shot.
PunchPunchKick wants to try and get back to his feet.
Singh lands a big elbow.
PunchPunchKick tries to lock up and control but Singh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
PunchPunchKick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Singh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
PunchPunchKick wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Singh.
PunchPunchKick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
PunchPunchKick is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
PunchPunchKick manages to control the position for a moment.
Singh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish PunchPunchKick?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PunchPunchKick is desperately trying to improve his position but Singh has a good base and remains in mount.
Singh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of PunchPunchKick's face.
PunchPunchKick tries to lock up and control but Singh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
PunchPunchKick looks gassed!
Singh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Singh there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Singh throws some wild stikes that PunchPunchKick manages to avoid easily.
Singh looking to finish PunchPunchKick with some ground and pound. This is bad for PunchPunchKick!
PunchPunchKick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Singh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Singh unloads with some shots from mount but PunchPunchKick bucks and avoids them well.
Singh punching from mount but PunchPunchKick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
PunchPunchKick is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Singh punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PunchPunchKick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
PunchPunchKick is in all sorts of trouble here.
PunchPunchKick wants to control but Singh is having none of it.
Singh working PunchPunchKick over with strikes here.
Singh throwing strikes here but PunchPunchKick is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Singh landing strikes from the mount and PunchPunchKick is in trouble!
PunchPunchKick bucks Singh off and manages to get back to his feet!
PunchPunchKick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh misses with a takedown attempt - PunchPunchKick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
PunchPunchKick connects with a jab.
PunchPunchKick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
PunchPunchKick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PunchPunchKick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King Combo PunchPunchKick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
PunchPunchKick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
PunchPunchKick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
PunchPunchKick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Singh.
PunchPunchKick scores with a jab to the body.
Singh dodges the punch combination from PunchPunchKick.
PunchPunchKick misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh wants to clinch.
PunchPunchKick lands with an uppercut that bounces Singh off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Combo PunchPunchKick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Singh'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.
PunchPunchKick connects with a jab.
PunchPunchKick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PunchPunchKick.
PunchPunchKick misses the jab.
PunchPunchKick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
PunchPunchKick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
PunchPunchKick misses with a wild body shot.
PunchPunchKick misses with a double jab.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Singh dives in and grabs PunchPunchKick's left leg, looking for a takedown. PunchPunchKick pushes down on Singh's head and hops out.
Singh slips under a jab.
PunchPunchKick lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PunchPunchKick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
PunchPunchKick connects with a crisp jab.
PunchPunchKick lands a head shot.
PunchPunchKick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Singh on the side of the head.
Sher Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PunchPunchKick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
PunchPunchKick lands with a cross.
PunchPunchKick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
PunchPunchKick lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.
PunchPunchKick connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from PunchPunchKick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. PunchPunchKick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
PunchPunchKick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
PunchPunchKick misses with a two punch combination.
PunchPunchKick misses with the combination.
PunchPunchKick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
PunchPunchKick lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from PunchPunchKick as Singh shoots in.
PunchPunchKick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
PunchPunchKick lands with a cross.
PunchPunchKick lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Singh can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from PunchPunchKick and Singh drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by PunchPunchKick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Combo PunchPunchKick!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Robot Rock-Daft Punk. Grappler has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor as his entrance music. The key to victory for James Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a straight left.
Grappler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grappler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grappler tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams leaves Grappler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grappler looks gassed!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Grappler colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Williams as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Grappler is left battered and dazed whilst Williams and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Goldberg (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Guida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida fails with a takedown attempt.
Guida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goldberg is fending him off so far but Guida persists. Nope, Goldberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Guida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Guida prevents Goldberg from escaping the position.
Guida is trying to get an arm triangle but Goldberg is defending well.
Goldberg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Guida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg sneaks out the side door and pushes Guida away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Guida shoots in for a takedown but Goldberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goldberg but Goldberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guida is breathing heavily.
Goldberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goldberg landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goldberg defends well.
Guida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Goldberg controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida can't keep his opponent in guard - Goldberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goldberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Guida looks a forlorn figure.
Goldberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guida wants to control but Goldberg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Goldberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Guida is looking to improve his position but Goldberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Guida wants to hold on but Goldberg pushes him away.
Guida is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goldberg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goldberg lands a big shot there that rocks Guida but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guida is trying desperately to improve position.
Goldberg scoring with strikes but Guida is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Guida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Guida is rocked!
Guida is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goldberg controlling his opponent.
Goldberg breaks from Guida's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Guida can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Goldberg content just to control the position here.
Guida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guida misses with a takedown attempt
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown. Guida fights it but they end up in guard.
Goldberg forces his way into half guard.
Goldberg is controlling the pace.
Guida is staying active underneath Goldberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goldberg working Guida over with strikes.
Guida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Guida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goldberg stopping the sweep attempt from Guida.
Goldberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida being controlled here, momentarily.
Guida keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Goldberg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goldberg content to stall in guard here.
Guida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldberg is aware though and is defending well.
Guida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goldberg stands up over Guida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guida trying to control the position.
Guida keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
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.
Guida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goldberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guida's head.
Guida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Guida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guida has an active guard here but Goldberg has managed to pass into half guard.
Goldberg not doing much here.
Guida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guida wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goldberg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Guida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Goldberg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Guida is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guida avoid being mounted?
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.
Guida is not content to let Goldberg control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Curt Goldberg just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guida is looking for a triangle but Goldberg pushes his legs off easily.
Curt Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guida is adopting a defensive guard.
Guida keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
Goldberg stands and throws Guida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Guida is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guida with a lazy takedown attempt
so Goldberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guida looking for a sweep. Not yet Guida, not yet.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Goldberg controls the pace.
Goldberg pushes down on Guida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goldberg controlling the pace.
Guida actively working from the bottom here.
Goldberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldberg is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is trying to control. Guida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goldberg trying to control the pace.
Guida is not content to let Goldberg control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Guida tries for a takedown but Goldberg circles away easily
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Guida didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guida keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg stands and throws Guida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Guida is not content to let Goldberg control the position.
Guida is trying to get back to half guard.
Goldberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guida is trying to control Goldberg's posture but Goldberg avoids it.
Guida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Goldberg wants to control but Guida is keeping him busy.
Guida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg tries to pass to full mount but Guida defends it.
Goldberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goldberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goldberg pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guida misses with a takedown
and Goldberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Goldberg scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldberg has managed to get both his arms back between Guida's legs - danger averted.
Guida keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Guida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guida keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
Goldberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Guida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guida with a poor takedown
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goldberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Goldberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Guida has wrist control.
Guida working for a triangle but Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guida is keeping the position for now.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Goldberg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guida kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guida has his takedown stuffed
so Goldberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goldberg postures up in Guida's guard and throws a big left but Guida blocks it.
Goldberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Guida is retaining full guard.
Guida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldberg is aware though and is defending well.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guida is keeping the position for now.
Guida can't keep his opponent in guard - Goldberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Goldberg controlling his opponent.
Guida is looking to improve his position but Goldberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Goldberg landing strikes from the mount and Guida is in trouble!
Goldberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guida's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scoring with strikes but Guida is staying in there.
Goldberg lands with some strikes.
Guida tries to hold on but Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg looking to finish Guida with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guida!
Guida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goldberg breaks from Guida's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Goldberg.
Guida is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Goldberg.
Guida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guida is bucking up trying to escape but Goldberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg lands a big shot there that rocks Guida but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guida is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg with shots to the head and body - Guida looks very uncomfortable down there.
Goldberg raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Guida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldberg is landing with some decent strikes but Guida is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goldberg landing strikes from the mount.
Guida seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guida tries to hold on but Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Goldberg controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guida won't be happy with that.
Goldberg looks up at the clock and then as Guida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goldberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goldberg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goldberg cracks Guida with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Goldberg immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Guida is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Goldberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curt Goldberg!
Curt Goldberg is the new light heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
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