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Syn' ASP 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big JOE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and biggi toss (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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250 lbs
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225 cm
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250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big JOE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, biggi toss!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
toss misses with a wild combination.
toss lands a head kick. JOE smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Big JOE has been cut.
toss throws a sloppy head kick and JOE moves out of range easily.
JOE fails to land with a series of punches.
toss scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JOE rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but toss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
toss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from toss.
toss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
JOE takes a kick to the side of the head.
toss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
toss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
JOE is breathing heavily.
Crack! A monster head kick from toss and JOE falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by toss!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). biggi toss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Warlord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ryan vader (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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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleon Warlord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ryan vader!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warlord defends well against a solid takedown attempt from vader.
vader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than vader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
vader throwing strikes here but Warlord is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
vader landing shots from mount.
vader landing strikes from the mount.
vader unloads with some shots from mount but Warlord bucks and avoids them well.
Warlord wants to hold on but vader pushes him away.
vader sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
vader misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vader thowing shots but they're missing.
Warlord holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as vader tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
vader throws some wild stikes that Warlord manages to avoid easily.
Warlord blocking the ground and pound.
vader controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two 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.
Poor strikes thrown by vader there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
vader trying to control but he's not successful this time.
vader punching from mount but Warlord doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vader breaks from Warlord's wrist control and lands an elbow.
vader punishing his opponent with strikes.
vader wants to control the pace but Warlord is squirming around nicely.
vader punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warlord wants to hold on but vader pushes him away.
Warlord is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
vader controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warlord tries to hold on but vader postures up.
vader thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Warlord'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.
vader with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ryan vader dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
vader closes the distance and clinches up with Warlord, looking for a takedown. vader pushes Warlord against the ropes but Warlord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Warlord avoids the body shot from vader.
Warlord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warlord.
vader looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Warlord is fending him off so far but vader persists. Nope, Warlord circles away and we're back to standing.
ryan vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warlord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
vader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cleon Warlord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ryan vader.
Warlord throws a head kick but vader moves out of range.
Warlord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on vader. That did some damage!
Warlord misses with a head kick.
vader is breathing heavily.
Warlord lands a head kick!
It looks like ryan vader has been cut.
vader takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warlord. Warlord obviously looking to wear him down.
Warlord lands a big head kick that sends vader tumbling to the mat! Warlord takes a step backwards and waves vader back to his feet - he wants the finish!
An inside leg kick lands from Warlord.
Warlord lands a head kick!
That has opened up ryan vader's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warlord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
vader blocks a head kick by Warlord.
vader shoots in for a takedown but Warlord shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Warlord throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warlord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warlord stuns vader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Warlord feints and then cracks vader's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow vader down.
Warlord misses with a head kick.
Cleon Warlord is winning the standup battle so far.
Warlord tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from vader does no damage.
vader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Warlord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on vader. That did some damage!
Cleon Warlord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warlord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warlord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warlord jabs at vader's body.
vader's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warlord.
ryan vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Warlord.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warlord, right into the meat.
Warlord keeps the fight on the outside.
Warlord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warlord fakes the leg kick and cracks vader in the body.
Warlord looks to score with a jab to the body but vader is just out of range.
Warlord scores with a head kick.
Warlord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warlord keeps the fight on the outside.
Warlord lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Warlord. That's going to slow vader down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warlord lands a head kick. vader smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from vader is defended easily by Warlord.
Warlord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt vader.
Nice takedown defense from Warlord. No joy for vader on that attempt.
Warlord lands a high kick!
vader takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warlord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warlord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
vader fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Warlord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ryan vader'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. This is the final round!
vader avoids the head kick by Warlord.
vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Warlord is just out of range.
Warlord displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from vader.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warlord, right into the meat.
vader walks forward, straight into a front kick from Warlord.
Warlord lands with a slapping head kick.
Warlord throws a quick head kick that skims the top of vader's head.
Warlord feints and then cracks vader's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow vader down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warlord throws a head kick but vader moves out of range.
Warlord throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The cut above ryan vader's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
vader closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Warlord to the mat! Warlord manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vader won't allow Warlord to sweep him here.
vader with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Warlord keeping moving, preventing vader from controlling successfully.
vader working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Warlord knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for vader on the ground.
vader trying to control the position from guard on top but Warlord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
vader pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warlord is keeping the position for now.
Warlord is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Warlord wants to get back to his feet but vader is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
vader is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Warlord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vader steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warlord. That one must have hurt.
Warlord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
vader fails with the takedown.
Warlord misses the shot to the body.
Warlord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warlord throws a head kick that half lands.
vader blocks a head kick by Warlord.
vader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warlord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warlord throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warlord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on vader. That did some damage!
Warlord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warlord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warlord is looking to slow vader down with leg kicks.
vader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cleon Warlord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ryan vader.
Warlord lands with a slapping head kick.
Warlord fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but vader is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warlord thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on vader if he has to take too many more of those.
vader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warlord.
ryan vader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
vader tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Warlord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Warlord 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Cleon Warlord!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Cleon Warlord!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Cleon Warlord!
Cleon Warlord wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Davydenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Benton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragan Davydenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Benton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davydenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
Dragan Davydenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davydenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davydenko stalls.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davydenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davydenko wants to clinch up but Benton keeps it at a distance.
Davydenko forces Benton back against the ropes and clinches.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Davydenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benton.
Dragan Davydenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Benton.
Davydenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko is pushing Benton up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davydenko misses with a knee strike.
Davydenko looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Davydenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davydenko scores with a shot to the side of Benton's head.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davydenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davydenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davydenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davydenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like George Benton has been cut.
Davydenko is breathing heavily.
Benton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davydenko prevents it.
Davydenko avoiding damage.
Davydenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms.
Benton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davydenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms.
Davydenko with a knee to the head.
Benton can't get the takedown.
Benton is working for takedown but Davydenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benton is working for takedown but Davydenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davydenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benton connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a nice strike.
Benton moves into the clinch.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davydenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benton tries for a takedown but Davydenko manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davydenko.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davydenko stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton looking for a takedown.
Davydenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davydenko stalling in the clinch but Benton improves position.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davydenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Davydenko.
Davydenko is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Davydenko.
Benton shoots in but Davydenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davydenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Davydenko closes the distance and clinches.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davydenko lands a knee to the head.
Benton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davydenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benton is trying to drag Davydenko to the mat but Davydenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
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.
Benton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davydenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benton is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davydenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davydenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davydenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davydenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko landing knees to the head.
Benton has Davydenko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Davydenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davydenko scores with a shot to the side of Benton's head.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.
Davydenko lands a knee to the head.
Benton tries for a takedown but Davydenko manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Davydenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Benton's cut.
That's time! Davydenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davydenko tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
Davydenko closes the distance and clinches.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davydenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benton tries for a takedown but Davydenko manages to get underhooks.
Davydenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.
Benton looking for a takedown.
Dragan Davydenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Benton.
Davydenko tries to stall but Benton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davydenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benton wants to clinch.
Davydenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davydenko instigates a clinch.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Davydenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.
Benton looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davydenko leaning against his opponent.
Benton is working for takedown but Davydenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davydenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davydenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Davydenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davydenko stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko connects with a knee to the head.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davydenko landing knees to the head.
Davydenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davydenko looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Davydenko slows down the pace here.
Davydenko stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davydenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davydenko stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Davydenko misses with a knee strike.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Davydenko gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
Davydenko effectively controlling the action here.
Davydenko gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.
Benton is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davydenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davydenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davydenko stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Davydenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Davydenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benton looking for a takedown.
Davydenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davydenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Davydenko has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davydenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davydenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davydenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Davydenko gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
Davydenko is stalling here.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davydenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benton is trying to drag Davydenko to the mat but Davydenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Davydenko lands a knee to the head.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton wants a takedown but no success here.
Davydenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko misses with a knee strike.
Davydenko landing knees to the head.
Davydenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davydenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davydenko stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
Davydenko landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davydenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davydenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davydenko leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Benton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davydenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Davydenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Benton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davydenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davydenko closes the distance and clinches.
Davydenko looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Davydenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davydenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davydenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Benton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davydenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davydenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dragan Davydenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Benton.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Davydenko.
Davydenko tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davydenko is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davydenko has managed to clinch.
Davydenko with a knee to the head.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davydenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benton misses with the combination.
Davydenko is looking to clinch.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Davydenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Benton with that takedown attempt.
Davydenko closes the distance and clinches.
Davydenko pushes Benton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Davydenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davydenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davydenko lands a right hand.
Benton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davydenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
Benton has Davydenko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Davydenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davydenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Davydenko is pressed up against the ropes. Benton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davydenko down to the mat. Davydenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davydenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davydenko clinches.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Davydenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davydenko landing knees to the head.
Davydenko scores with a knee to the head.
Davydenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Davydenko misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton can't get the takedown.
Davydenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms.
Davydenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davydenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davydenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Benton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davydenko prevents it.
Davydenko misses with a knee strike.
Dragan Davydenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davydenko gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
Davydenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Davydenko stalling in the clinch but Benton improves position.
Benton is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davydenko landing knees to the head.
Davydenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benton is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
George Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Davydenko with a knee to the head.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davydenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Davydenko wants to stall.
Davydenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davydenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
Davydenko misses with a knee to the head.
Davydenko misses with a knee strike.
Davydenko gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
Davydenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benton as Davydenko tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Davydenko as the two fighters clinch.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Davydenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benton tries for a takedown but Davydenko manages to get underhooks.
Davydenko connects with a knee to the head.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davydenko.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Davydenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davydenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Dragan Davydenko!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Dragan Davydenko!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Dragan Davydenko!
Dragan Davydenko wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Fesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Fesenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hanes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fesenko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanes.
Hanes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fesenko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hanes throwing shots but Fesenko is blocking nicely.
Fesenko taking some punishment here, with Hanes in his half guard.
Hanes wants to control but Fesenko is keeping him busy.
Hanes trying to control from Fesenko's half guard. Fesenko has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hanes preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fesenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fesenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Hanes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fesenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fesenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanes drops back looking for a leg! Fesenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fesenko manages to kick Hanes off! Hanes jumps back into Fesenko's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fesenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fesenko's guard.
Fesenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hanes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fesenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fesenko wants to get back to his feet but Hanes passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hanes stops Fesenko from getting back to his feet.
Fesenko trying to control here.
Hanes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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.
Fesenko tries to kick Hanes off but Hanes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fesenko has a hand on Hanes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hanes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fesenko is breathing heavily.
Hanes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hanes thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hanes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hanes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fesenko sprawls well initially but Hanes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fesenko wants to get back to his feet.
Hanes trying to control from half guard but Fesenko is working away.
Fesenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanes.
Hanes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fesenko tries to get to full guard but Hanes has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fesenko is not content to let Hanes control the position.
Fesenko taking some punishment here, with Hanes in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fesenko is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fesenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fesenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Fesenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanes controlling the position.
Fesenko slips nicely into half guard.
Fesenko is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hanes reverses the position - he's now on top in Fesenko's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fesenko wants to get back to his feet but Hanes passes into half guard.
Fesenko wants to control but Hanes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fesenko scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hanes manages to mount him!
Hanes controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fesenko tries to hold on but Hanes postures up.
Fesenko is bucking up trying to escape but Hanes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hanes landing strikes from the mount and Fesenko is in trouble!
Hanes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hanes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hanes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fesenko can't escape the position.
The referee warns Fesenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fesenko can't escape the position.
Hanes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hanes prevents Fesenko from getting the reversal.
Hanes breaks from Fesenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hanes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hanes 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!
Fesenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Hanes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hanes throws a strike but Fesenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fesenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fesenko stopping the sweep attempt from Hanes.
Hanes looking to control.
Josh Hanes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fesenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fesenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanes is keeping the position for now.
Hanes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fesenko is controlling him.
Hanes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fesenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanes is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fesenko throws a leg kick but Hanes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fesenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanes counters with a single leg into guard. Fesenko didn't expect that.
Hanes won't allow Fesenko to sweep him here.
Fesenko wants to stand up but Hanes is controlling him.
Hanes stopping the sweep attempt from Fesenko.
Fesenko wants to stand but Hanes is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes wants to control from the top but Fesenko keeps moving.
Hanes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fesenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fesenko pulls Hanes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fesenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hanes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Fesenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes lands a couple of elbows.
Hanes stopping the sweep attempt from Fesenko.
Hanes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fesenko's head.
Hanes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fesenko's guard.
Hanes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanes works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hanes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Andrei Fesenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fesenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fesenko hang on?
Fesenko can't escape the position.
Fesenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fesenko tries to get out of the position.
Hanes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hanes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Josh Hanes!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Josh Hanes!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Josh Hanes!
Josh Hanes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortega comes into the arena with El Nino blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Tonio Ortega has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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138 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonio Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Hartin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
Ortega cracks the inside of Hartin's front leg.
Hartin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortega.
Ortega throws a leg kick which misses Hartin's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartin tries to avoid it.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Hartin circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartin throws a big shot that misses.
Hartin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
Ortega lands with a slapping head kick.
Tonio Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortega. That's going to slow Hartin down.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Hartin.
Hartin blocks a head kick by Ortega.
Nice body kick from Ortega.
Ortega throws a head kick but Hartin moves out of range.
Hartin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
Hartin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartin throws a head kick but Ortega moves out of range.
Hartin throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortega counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ortega. Hartin shrugs it off though.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
Ortega scores with a nice body kick.
Hartin looks gassed!
A head kick by Hartin misses
and Ortega counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Hartin.
Hartin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortega.
Nice body kick there by Ortega.
Ortega throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ortega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartin. That did some damage!
Ortega scoring well with a low kick there.
Ortega thumps Hartin with a low kick.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortega feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hartin's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortega.
Ortega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hartin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hartin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortega.
Hartin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
Ortega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortega lands a high kick!
Ortega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortega. That's going to slow Hartin down.
A head kick by Hartin misses
and Ortega counters with an outside leg kick.
Hartin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hartin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
Hartin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ortega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hartin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortega. Ortega obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartin misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Hartin misses.
Hartin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortega.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortega, right into the meat.
Ortega tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartin's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortega. Ortega obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartin throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortega.
Ortega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ortega.
Hartin throws a head kick but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega throws a nice head kick!
Hartin wants to clinch but Ortega slips to the side
and Ortega counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortega plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hartin takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortega scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Hartin misses
and Ortega counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio Ortega dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortega lands a front kick.
Ortega throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hartin's head.
Ortega fakes the leg kick and cracks Hartin in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortega.
Hartin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortega counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ortega thuds his shin into the meat of Hartin's side.
Hartin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ortega throws a front kick that sends Hartin stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
Nice body kick from Ortega.
Hartin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hartin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A punch combination from Hartin misses.
Ortega throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartin looks to throw the jab but Ortega is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hartin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ortega has got the better of the exchanges.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortega.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ortega.
Ortega cracks a nice hook into Hartin's ribs.
Ortega thows a body kick. Hartin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Ortega.
Ortega cracks the inside of Hartin's front leg.
Hartin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega working Hartin over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Hartin misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartin closes the distance and pushes Ortega back into the ropes.
Hartin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartin throws an overhand right that lands on Ortega's shoulder, as Ortega tries to avoid the shot.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartin.
Hartin throws a lazy head kick
and Ortega makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hartin really felt that one!
Hartin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortega tries to clinch up
and Hartin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Hartin blocks with his arms.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartin can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Ortega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hartin scores with a shot to the side of Ortega's head.
A short right from Hartin.
Hartin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.
Hartin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortega is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Hartin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartin manages to break the clinch.
Hartin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartin works over Ortega's head and body with a nice combination.
Ortega throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hartin's head.
Hartin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortega circles away.
Ortega throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
A head kick by Hartin misses
and Ortega counters with a nice body kick.
Ortega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartin tries to bum rush Ortega with a series of wild strikes but Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortega lands with a slapping head kick.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Hartin.
Ortega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortega blocks a head kick by Hartin.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses
and Ortega counters with a nice body kick.
Hartin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortega, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ortega counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
Hartin misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio Ortega dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
Ortega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartin's sensitive parts.
Hartin lands a brutal head kick. Ortega looks out on his feet and Hartin throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jessie Hartin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Seaville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
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222 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Brown!
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, Brian Seaville!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Seaville paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Seaville throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seaville cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brown looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Seaville finish him?
Brown tries for a takedown but Seaville sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Seaville swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seaville cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brown looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Seaville finish him?
Brown is rocked!
John Brown's cut is getting worse.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crack! Seaville connects with the perfect overhand right and Brown falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Seaville!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Seaville!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Experimental Drugabuser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drugabuser comes to the ring accompanied by MGMT - Time To Pretend. Leonov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red october kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vadim Leonov enters the ring!
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270 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Experimental Drugabuser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drugabuser throws a head kick but Leonov moves out of range.
Drugabuser closes the distance and clinches.
Leonov trying to land knees to the body.
Leonov cracks Drugabuser with a nice body shot.
Leonov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Drugabuser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Drugabuser wants to break free but Leonov has control.
Leonov jumps guard but Drugabuser stands there with Leonov around his waist. Leonov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leonov pushes Drugabuser back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drugabuser prevents it.
Experimental Drugabuser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Leonov lands an elbow just above Drugabuser 's eye.
Drugabuser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drugabuser is looking to land body kicks.
Drugabuser moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up but Leonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonov avoids a kick to the body.
Leonov closes the distance and clinches up with Drugabuser, looking for a takedown. Leonov pushes Drugabuser against the ropes but Drugabuser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drugabuser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drugabuser misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drugabuser tries to clinch
and Leonov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leonov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drugabuser doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leonov.
Leonov trying to control from half guard but Drugabuser is working away.
Drugabuser is trying to stand back up but Leonov is controlling him
Leonov looks to land a strike but Drugabuser avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Leonov slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov wants to control but Drugabuser is keeping him busy.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drugabuser's head.
Leonov trying to control from half guard but Drugabuser is working away.
Drugabuser looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leonov is looking for a kimura but Drugabuser is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leonov to get the leverage.
Drugabuser looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leonov moves forwards but Drugabuser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser throws a sloppy head kick
and Leonov counters with a takedown into side control.
Drugabuser is breathing heavily.
Leonov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drugabuser sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leonov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Drugabuser can't do much from the bottom here.
Leonov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leonov cracks Drugabuser with a big right hand but Drugabuser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leonov swings around for an armbar but Drugabuser sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leonov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov has his foot on Drugabuser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drugabuser works his way back into a safe position though.
Drugabuser trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leonov's guard.
Leonov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drugabuser trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drugabuser gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Leonov dominated that round.
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.
Drugabuser displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leonov.
Leonov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drugabuser sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leonov somewhat.
Drugabuser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drugabuser moves out of range of the strikes.
Drugabuser tries to clinch
and Leonov counters by clinching up.
Drugabuser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonov has him pressed against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Leonov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Leonov looking to throw knees to the head but Drugabuser is blocking nicely.
Drugabuser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drugabuser manages to break the clinch.
Drugabuser looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Drugabuser clinches but Leonov breaks the clinch
and Leonov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drugabuser!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drugabuser is working to get back to half guard.
Leonov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drugabuser is now in Leonov's guard. A big mistake from Leonov there, giving up the dominant position!
Leonov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Drugabuser has picked Leonov up and slammed him! Leonov can't keep hold of the triangle and Drugabuser manages to pass to side control!
Leonov is breathing heavily.
Leonov tries to buck Drugabuser off but Drugabuser is having none of it.
Leonov wants to control but Drugabuser postures up.
Drugabuser stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up
and Leonov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drugabuser's guard.
Drugabuser wants to stand up but Leonov is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leonov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drugabuser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonov is in close to Drugabuser's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leonov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drugabuser is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Leonov, into his guard.
Leonov is looking for a triangle but Drugabuser pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov is looking for a triangle but Drugabuser pushes his legs off easily.
Leonov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drugabuser stacks Leonov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drugabuser!
Drugabuser moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Drugabuser decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up
and Leonov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drugabuser avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonov.
Leonov seems to be working for a kimura but Drugabuser defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov working over Drugabuser with some ground and pound. Drugabuser looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Leonov 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!
Drugabuser tries to clinch but Leonov moves away
so Leonov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drugabuser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonov.
Leonov wants to control from the top but Drugabuser keeps moving.
Drugabuser is trying to keep Leonov in close.
Leonov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonov throwing strikes from guard but Drugabuser blocks nicely.
Leonov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drugabuser manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Leonov has Drugabuser in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drugabuser looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov trying to keep a closed guard but Drugabuser is proving a slippery customer.
Drugabuser avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drugabuser is looking to stand up but Leonov won't let him.
That's two 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.
Drugabuser stands up and waves to Leonov to follow him.
Leonov gets the takedown into side control.
Leonov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leonov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Drugabuser dodges the ground and pound from Leonov.
Leonov working the ground and pound but Drugabuser is defending the strikes.
Leonov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drugabuser is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Drugabuser tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leonov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Leonov crashes against the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up
and Leonov counters with a single leg into guard. Drugabuser didn't expect that.
Vadim Leonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drugabuser not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drugabuser has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leonov wants to pass the guard but Drugabuser is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drugabuser is looking to stand up but Leonov isn't so interested in that idea.
Leonov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leonov drops back looking for a leg! Drugabuser is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drugabuser manages to kick Leonov off! Leonov jumps back into Drugabuser's guard.
Experimental Drugabuser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drugabuser throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Leonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leonov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Vadim Leonov!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Vadim Leonov!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Vadim Leonov!
Vadim Leonov wins by unanimous decision!
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