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Insanity 37: Tread Lightly PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward lands with a nice body punch.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ward takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ward tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Ward closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ward to keep the fight standing.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Grant Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ward works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ward holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Ward is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ward is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ward for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ward misses with a knee strike.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Ward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ward forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ward to keep the fight standing.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
Ward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward landing knees to the head.
Ward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ward stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Ward.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ward holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Ward turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward misses with a knee to the head.
Ward lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Ward tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Ward jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie throws a strike but Ward rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ward is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Ward is proving a slippery customer.
Ward decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Ward.
Ward moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ward gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ward works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is trying to drag Ward to the mat but Ward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ward fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ward.
Gracie is trying to drag Ward to the mat but Ward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Ward dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ward lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie wants to clinch but Ward slips to the side
and Ward counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Ward lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ward scores with a nice strike.
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Ward pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ward sprawls well. Ward wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Grant Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Good standup being displayed there by Ward as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Ward has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ward throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Ward controlling the action here for a moment.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ward lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ward uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ward is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Ward isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ward sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Ward controlling from mount.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Ward 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!
Ward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ward scores with a spinning back kick!
Grant Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Ward.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Ward sprawls well.
Ward throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Ward circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ward shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control Ward's posture but Ward avoids it.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Ward keeps moving and retains side control.
Ward has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Ward's back!
Gracie somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ward rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ward tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Ward is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ward!
Gracie takes Ward's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ward is in trouble.
Gracie looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Ward is controlling Gracie 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ward defends well.
Ward advances to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Ward is keeping busy.
Matt Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Ward.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ward in particular looking to stall.
Grant Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward decides to stand up.
Ward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Ward.
Gracie tries to clinch but Ward moves away
and Ward counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Ward avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ward continues to drive forward.
Ward misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Ward!
Our winner, Grant Ward, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brady Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracey comes to the cage accompanied by Purple Haze. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Davies!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies misses with a looping right.
Davies takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tracey clobbers Davies with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Tyler Davies has been cut.
Davies looks to throw the jab but Tracey is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tracey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey scores with a nice right hand.
Tracey lands a big head kick that sends Davies tumbling to the mat! Tracey takes a step backwards and waves Davies back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Davies is rocked!
We've been told by Tracey's head coaches at Nights Watch MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davies is still on wobbly legs! Can Tracey finish him?
Davies avoids the head kick by Tracey.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Tracey throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Davies is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brady Tracey!
Brady Tracey took some time post fight to say the following; 'Do you watch Big Brother?? I do! I have that shit on PVR right now just waiting to be watched. Now that's an after party yo!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin MacOwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kevin MacOwan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin MacOwan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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285 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin MacOwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikhail Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacOwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacOwan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacOwan.
Petrenko gets a clinch.
Petrenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kevin MacOwan has been cut.
Petrenko stalling the fight.
MacOwan has a couple of punches blocked by Petrenko.
Petrenko lands a nice elbow.
Petrenko landing knees to the head.
Petrenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrenko with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Petrenko.
MacOwan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrenko as MacOwan tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrenko crunches a lovely knee into MacOwan's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacOwan's defenses.
Petrenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
MacOwan has had enough of the clinch but Petrenko keeps him there for the moment.
Petrenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrenko landing knees to the body.
MacOwan is breathing heavily.
Petrenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacOwan's face.
MacOwan is trying to break the clinch but Petrenko is controlling him.
Petrenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacOwan is rocked!
Petrenko working the clinch nicely. MacOwan is working for position but Petrenko cracks him with a big knee to the head! MacOwan crumples up against the cage and Petrenko lands two more shots before the ref can save MacOwan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mikhail Petrenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Troy Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roman doesn't seem phased though.
Roman ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Roman avoids the punch easily.
Roman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez wants to slow Roman down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Roman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Roman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Roman tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Roman's head coaches at HILITE Fighting Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Roman lands a head kick!
Roman misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roman doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roman rather than just go for the knockout.
Roman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Roman.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Roman counters with a head kick. That will keep Gonzalez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
Roman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Roman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
and Roman counters with a leg kick.
Roman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Roman ducks down to avoid it.
Roman is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roman moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roman was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Roman throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Troy Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Roman counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Roman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Roman misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roman. That one must have hurt.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roman.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Roman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Roman's body. Roman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Gonzalez is predictable there
and Roman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
A head kick misses from Roman.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
enabling Roman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Roman's ribcage but misses.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roman.
Roman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roman - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
and Roman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roman cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roman under the eye.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Roman finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman swinging wildly here.
Roman 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.
Troy Roman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roman throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Roman moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roman throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roman.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roman.
Roman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Roman lands a head kick!
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Roman.
Roman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Roman saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Roman avoids nicely.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Roman scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Roman with a series of wild strikes but Roman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Roman counters with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roman walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roman. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Roman connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roman.
Roman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Roman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Roman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Roman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Roman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Roman.
Well Roman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Troy Roman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gargan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooten has chosen Battle Cry- Judas Priest as his entrance music. Mac Gargan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Wooten's chin.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Gargan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gargan throws a head kick that misses.
Gargan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gargan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wooten throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Gargan blocks the low kick.
Gargan closes the distance and clinches.
Gargan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kevin Wooten has been cut.
Gargan lands a damaging elbow.
Wooten blocks an elbow strike from Gargan.
Gargan tries to land a knee to the head but Wooten blocks with his arms.
Gargan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooten managing to block the knees to the body from Gargan.
Gargan misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooten is trying to push Gargan away but Gargan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gargan lands an elbow inside that Wooten shrugs off.
Gargan misses with a punch to the body.
Gargan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gargan lands an uppercut that drops Wooten! Gargan follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Wooten is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wooten parries the strikes from Gargan easily there. Gargan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wooten to escape.
Wooten is still in real trouble! Can Gargan finish him?
Gargan 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.
Gargan prevents Wooten from escaping the position.
Gargan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gargan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wooten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gargan working the ground and pound but Wooten is defending the strikes.
Gargan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wooten some visible discomfort.
A big shot lands for Gargan! That's hurt Wooten! Will he recover? Gargan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Gargan!
The defeated Kevin Wooten had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger. I didn't really have a good camp, I'll be back, I promise.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russian Zombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Zombie.
Zombie missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zombie stuffs the takedown.
Do Urden has a takedown stuffed.
Do Urden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do Urden takes one on the button.
Do Urden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zombie as he avoids it easily.
Russian Zombie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drizzt Do Urden.
Do Urden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zombie tries to avoid it but Do Urden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zombie to the ground. Zombie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Do Urden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zombie pinned against the cage. Zombie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zombie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zombie connects with a body shot that sends Do Urden's belly button to the back.
Zombie cracks Do Urden with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie thuds his right hand into Do Urden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Do Urden is rocked!
Zombie misses with a wild combination.
Do Urden is still on wobbly legs! Can Zombie finish him?
Zombie throws a shot from downtown. Do Urden moves away and avoids it.
Do Urden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Do Urden moved out of range.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Do Urden moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden moves out of range as Zombie strikes.
Do Urden moves out of range of the strikes.
Zombie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do Urden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zombie counters with a big right hand! Oh Do Urden is in trouble here! Zombie follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Zombie!
The defeated Drizzt Do Urden had this to say: 'Looks like I need to get my shit together before the next fight. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noirtier De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Villefort comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Napoleon. Pippen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A$AP Ferg. Noirtier De Villefort could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scottie Pippen's chin.
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noirtier De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scottie Pippen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pippen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pippen struggles to land a body shot inside as De Villefort controls his hands.
Pippen tries to work over De Villefort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Villefort takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pippen misses with the head strike.
De Villefort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Villefort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pippen.
De Villefort lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pippen looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Scottie Pippen has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Villefort obliges.
De Villefort putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pippen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for De Villefort.
Pippen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Villefort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pippen's face.
De Villefort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pippen backwards.
De Villefort scores a nice knee to the body.
De Villefort putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pippen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by De Villefort.
Pippen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Villefort seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pippen can turn it around.
De Villefort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pippen is rocked!
De Villefort digs a right hand underneath Pippen's ribcage. Pippen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pippen is still on wobbly legs! Can De Villefort finish him?
De Villefort lands a shot to the body.
Pippen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort crunches a lovely knee into Pippen's ribcage.
De Villefort is leaning against Pippen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Villefort lands a nice knee to the body.
De Villefort drops Pippen with a big knee straight up the middle! Pippen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Villefort is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pippen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pippen is out cold! De Villefort holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noirtier De Villefort!
Noirtier De Villefort decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Gavric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavric is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mica Gavric!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gavric is looking to improve his position.
Gavric wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
Gavric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hammer.
Gavric wants to get back to full guard.
Gavric wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammer is pressing down on Gavric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gavric is holding on for now.
Gavric slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gavric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer postures up.
Hammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gavric is retaining full guard.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
Gavric trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gavric manages to get himself to full guard.
Gavric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gavric is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Hammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gavric is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Gavric's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gavric can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hammer controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Gavric is keeping the position.
Hammer connects with a couple of short punches.
Gavric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammer trying to control but Gavric is working from the bottom.
Hammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gavric is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammer working some strikes from top position.
Gavric working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer throwing strikes from guard but Gavric blocks nicely.
Gavric is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gavric is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
Gavric had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gavric on the ground.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gavric keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer passes Gavric's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gavric is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer winds up and cracks Gavric with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Gavric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gavric wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Hammer wants to control but Gavric is keeping him busy.
Gavric looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gavric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Gavric trying to control but Hammer postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer is looking to advance position but Gavric won't allow it.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer working the head and body with strikes.
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 Johnny Hammer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hammer jabs Gavric right on the nose. Gavric blinks but takes it well.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer drives through with a takedown into Gavric's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gavric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hammer has managed to get both his arms back between Gavric's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer won't allow Gavric to sweep him here.
Gavric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Hammer wants to control from the top but Gavric keeps moving.
Hammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer trying to control but Gavric is working from the bottom.
Gavric is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Gavric is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hammer has his hands clasped together but Gavric extends and breaks Hammer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gavric.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mica Gavric!
Mica Gavric made sure to mention his sponsor, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitters's entrance music is Maybe. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
142 lbs
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145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Schoots!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters connects with a right hand. Schoots shakes it off.
Bitters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schoots connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bitters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schoots was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitters.
Bitters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gary Bitters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schoots's head backwards.
Schoots fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schoots fails with a takedown attempt.
Schoots tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bitters swivels and escapes.
Gary Bitters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Schoots.
Bitters scores with a nice right hand.
Bitters throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bitters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schoots fails with the takedown.
Bitters lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schoots will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bitters throws a push kick but Schoots slaps the foot to one side.
Bitters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bitters throws a body punch but Schoots moves out of range.
Bitters plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots slips a jab and a cross from Bitters.
Bitters lands a head kick. Schoots smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schoots is rocked!
Schoots misses with a takedown attempt
and Bitters counters with a straight right hand.
Schoots is still on wobbly legs! Can Bitters finish him?
Bitters scores with a sloppy right hand. Schoots should have avoided that one.
Bitters throws a head kick but Schoots moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schoots.
Schoots seems to have recovered his senses.
Schoots shoots in but no luck this time.
Bitters lands with an uppercut that bounces Schoots off the cage and back into range.
Bitters lands a big head kick that sends Schoots tumbling to the mat! Bitters takes a step backwards and waves Schoots back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitters throws the kick towards the body but Schoots avoids it.
Schoots takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schoots closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bitters circles away.
Nice jab there from Bitters.
Bitters lands a nice looking body kick.
Bitters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bitters seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bitters lands a head kick!
Bitters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bitters swivels and escapes.
Bitters scores with a head kick. Schoots tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bitters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schoots stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schoots misses with a takedown attempt
and Bitters counters with a head kick that drops Schoots to the mat! Schoots scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Schoots manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bitters on his heels. He'll look to pass Bitters's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schoots passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bitters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bitters tries to get out of the position.
Schoots goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bitters rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schoots's guard! Nice work there by Bitters!
Bitters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitters trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoots is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schoots is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots looking to pass the guard.
Schoots is fighting to break Bitters's control of his arms but Bitters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Schoots sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bitters is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bitters has momentary wrist control but Schoots slips an elbow through the middle.
My spies in Mano`s Elite BJJ Gym inform me that Schoots has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bitters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throwing strikes but missing.
Bitters keeping full guard, as Schoots tries to pass.
Bitters wants to sweep but no luck.
Schoots wants to pass the guard but Bitters is keeping the position.
Schoots throwing strikes from guard but Bitters blocks nicely.
Schoots loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots looking to pass the guard.
Bitters is controlling Schoots's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bitters dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schoots uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitters.
Bitters connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bitters.
Bitters throws a body kick that misses.
Gary Bitters is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schoots.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bitters.
Bitters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schoots dives in for a single leg takedown but Bitters sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bitters.
Bitters misses with a knee strike.
Schoots turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Schoots manages to end up in side control.
Schoots creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bitters sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Schoots remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoots looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bitters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schoots off and has taken his back!
Bitters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schoots on the ground.
Schoots tries to escape but Bitters has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bitters missing with strikes.
Schoots is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bitters connects with a big shot to the side of Schoots's head.
Bitters has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Schoots.
Bitters misses with an elbow to the head.
Bitters avoiding Schoots 's attempts to control his hands.
Nathan Schoots has got the better of the ground game so far.
Will Bitters go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots can't escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bitters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitters lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bitters.
Schoots avoids the strikes from Bitters.
Schoots rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schoots has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bitters is working away from the top position though.
Schoots makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schoots.
Schoots is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bitters tries to roll over but Schoots keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots not doing much here.
Schoots frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bitters tries to hold on but Schoots pushes him away.
Bitters is trying desperately to improve position.
Schoots punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schoots lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bitters is looking to improve his position but Schoots isn't that keen on the idea.
Schoots working for a guillotine from mount but Bitters is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schoots working Bitters over with strikes here.
Schoots landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitters blocking the ground and pound.
Schoots raining down shots from the mount!
Schoots has control of Bitters's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bitters regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Schoots blocks a head kick by Bitters.
Schoots fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schoots or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitters, which made it look bad.
Jab, jab by Bitters - just one landing.
Bitters throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bitters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schoots has time to react.
Bitters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bitters lands with a slapping head kick.
Bitters looks for the body kick but Schoots saw that one coming.
Bitters lands an overhand right.
Bitters gets caught flat footed, as Schoots shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoots sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bitters trying to keep a closed guard but Schoots is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Bitters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schoots wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bitters, who protects the arm well.
Bitters avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Schoots.
Bitters is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bitters sneaks back into half guard.
Bitters is trying to control but Schoots manages to pass to mount!
Bitters tries to hold on but Schoots postures up.
Bitters is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitters tries to hold on but Schoots pushes him away.
Schoots scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bitters has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Schoots's lack of action.
Bitters is trying to maintain the position but Schoots is very close to passing his half guard.
Bitters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schoots is working for a submission of some sort.
Schoots seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bitters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Schoots seems content to control.
Schoots is looking for a kimura but Bitters is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schoots to get the leverage.
Schoots thows a huge punch but Bitters dodges it nicely.
Schoots is trying to work for a kimura but Bitters is defending well.
Bitters trying to control here.
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!
Bitters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schoots scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schoots throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Schoots comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schoots has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Schoots!
A victorious Nathan Schoots thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malik Ramsey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Beast!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramsey.
Ramsey misses the jab.
Ramsey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramsey fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramsey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beast.
A right handed body shot lands from Beast.
Ramsey looking to stall.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
Beast lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Ramsey misses with some punches.
Beast prevents a body shot from Ramsey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramsey tries a body shot but Beast blocks it.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beast lands a shoulder strike.
Beast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
A short body shot lands from Beast as the two fighters clinch.
Ramsey is breathing heavily.
Beast lands a nice uppercut.
Beast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Beast.
A short right from Beast.
A body shot lands from Beast.
Beast gets through Ramsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beast lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast pushes Ramsey against the cage. Beast is working some dirty boxing. Beast pushes off with a quick right hook! Ramsey goes down! Ramsey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Beast moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Beast! Billy Beast retains his light heavyweight title!
Billy Beast took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
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