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Tradition XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis has chosen Tum Tum feat. Jim Jones – Showtime as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
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177 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Massey.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pettis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pettis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Massey misses the target.
Massey throws a combination. Pettis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pettis ducks right into an uppercut from Massey.
Pettis throws a lazy right hand but Massey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Massey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pettis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Massey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pettis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massey lands a right hook to the body.
Pettis walks into a stiff left hand from Massey.
Pettis is rocked!
Pettis misses with a jab to the body
and Massey counters with a crisp right that sends Pettis to the canvas! Massey follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Massey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Third Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Kade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Third Fist has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Fist!
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, Dan Kade!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist misses the jab.
Kade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kade on the side of the head.
Kade moves in looking to clinch but Fist pushes him off.
Kade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kade's coach down at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kade's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fist with a hook.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kade was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kade instigates a clinch.
Fist scores with a shoulder strike.
Kade is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fist is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fist up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fist fails to land.
Kade has clasped his hands together around Fist's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kade is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fist's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fist looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fist manages to get back to half guard.
Kade is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fist trying to control but Kade postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kade with the ground and pound but Fist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fist being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fist being controlled here, momentarily.
Fist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist looks to throw the jab but Kade is out of range.
Kade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fist.
Kade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Third Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kade tries to clinch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fist lands a right hook to the body.
Kade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fist throws the left hand but Kade avoids the punch easily.
Fist scores with a shot to the body.
Kade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fist.
Kade tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fist scrambles back to his feet.
Kade defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Fist lands a two punch combo.
Kade is rocked!
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!
Fist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kade.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kade.
Fist drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kade sprawls and moves away.
Kade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Fist dominated that round.
That's time! Fist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fist throws out the jab.
Kade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fist.
Kade looks to land a left hand but Fist moved out of range nicely.
Kade tries to clinch but Fist moves out of range.
Kade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kade tries to advance to mount but Fist instead regains half guard.
Kade takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Kade seems content to control.
Kade wants to take a breather but Fist is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kade controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fist misses the jab.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Kade moves away and avoids it.
Fist swats away the attempt to clinch by Kade.
Fist attempts a counter takedown but Kade avoids it well and moves away.
Kade slips a jab from Fist.
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.
Fist misses with a hook.
Kade changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kade darts in and clinches Fist up against the cage.
Fist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kade can do to turn this around?
Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kade misses with a takedown attempt - Fist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fist misses with a wild combination.
Kade throws a fast counter high kick but Fist manages to duck under it in time.
Fist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kade slips a jab from Fist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kade takes one to the side of the head.
Fist cracks Kade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fist throws a body punch but Kade moves out of range.
Fist lands a big uppercut and Kade crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kade looks OK. Fist waves Kade back to his feet!
Kade is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kade tries to get into range but Fist steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kade! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Fist scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Fist!
Third Fist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Render (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Render might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run the Jewels - Close Your Eyes. Mike Render has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Render!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts lands a big uppercut and Render crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Render looks OK. Roberts waves Render back to his feet!
It looks like Mike Render has been cut.
Render really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roberts lands a big right hook! Render looks hurt but is still standing! Roberts lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Render falls down and Roberts dives in with a huge hammer fist! Render's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Roberts runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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177 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Stith!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Washington scores with a three punch combo!
Stith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stith throws a shot to the body.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
Stith misses with a wild body shot.
Washington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.
Stith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stith fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Washington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stith scores with a three punch combo!
Stith throws a combination that misses
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Brandon Stith has been cut.
Washington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stith is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stith is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Stith looks up at the clock. Bad move! Washington lands a right hand from hell, dropping Stith. Washington pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Washington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mietek Wegorz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mietek Wegorz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mietek Wegorz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wegorz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Wegorz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wegorz wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Wegorz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is pressing down on Wegorz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wegorz manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wegorz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wegorz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Wegorz is retaining full guard.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie stops Wegorz from standing up.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wegorz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Wegorz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Wegorz is retaining full guard.
Wegorz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Wegorz wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wegorz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wegorz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wegorz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wegorz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Wegorz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Renzo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wegorz slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wegorz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Wegorz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Wegorz circles away.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wegorz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Gracie backs off Wegorz throws a huge counter combo but Gracie manages to avoid it all.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Wegorz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Wegorz saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Wegorz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wegorz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Wegorz lands.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Wegorz counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Wegorz circles away.
Wegorz moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Wegorz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wegorz is in Gracie's guard.
Wegorz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wegorz stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Wegorz wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Wegorz from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Wegorz looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wegorz is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wegorz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wegorz stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mietek Wegorz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wegorz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Wegorz lands with an overhand left.
Wegorz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Wegorz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wegorz blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Wegorz throws a counter combo.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wegorz is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wegorz counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Wegorz to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Wegorz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wegorz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Wegorz scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Wegorz counters with a one-two to the body.
Wegorz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch but Wegorz moves away
and Wegorz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Wegorz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wegorz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wegorz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wegorz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Wegorz. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Wegorz.
As Wegorz looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo bu Wegorz just gets out of the way.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Wegorz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Wegorz counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Wegorz unleashes a big counter combination but Gracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wegorz counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Wegorz to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wegorz!
Wegorz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wegorz because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Wegorz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Renzo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wegorz is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Mietek Wegorz has been cut.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wegorz tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegorz taking shots to the head.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wegorz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Wegorz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Wegorz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renzo Gracie!
Post fight, Renzo Gracie stared into the camera and said 'Thanks too my great skills I'm the greatest of all time in whooping that ass!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes into the arena with Linkin Park - Numb blaring out of the sound system. Swanson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kill For Satan. Dandy Swanson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Paulsen's chin.
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandy Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Swanson is trying to maintain a safe position but Paulsen gets an underhook and turns Swanson into the cage.
Swanson is trying to break the clinch but Paulsen has him pressed against the cage.
Paulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swanson's efforts to push away.
Swanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulsen prevents it.
Paulsen has Swanson pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Paulsen.
It looks like Dandy Swanson has been cut.
A short right from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Paulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulsen.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paulsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paulsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swanson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a knee strike.
Swanson is working for takedown but Paulsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robert Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy Swanson.
Paulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Swanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Paulsen to work.
Paulsen lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Dandy Swanson's cut even more.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paulsen.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Swanson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
Paulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulsen drops Swanson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Swanson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Swanson is rocked!
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!
Paulsen pushes Swanson against the cage. Paulsen is working some dirty boxing. Paulsen pushes off with a quick right hook! Swanson goes down! Swanson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Paulsen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Paulsen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Robert Paulsen made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Dandy Swanson had this to say: 'ERRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Vasilevskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilevskiy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky!. Lyle Fretwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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204 lbs
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212 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vyacheslav Vasilevskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Fretwell!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilevskiy missing with a left hand there. Fretwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasilevskiy wants to land a leg kick but Fretwell is out of range.
Fretwell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fretwell throws a nice looking combination but Vasilevskiy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasilevskiy misses with a shot to the body
and Fretwell counters with a nice body shot.
Vasilevskiy looks to throw the jab but Fretwell is out of range.
Vasilevskiy misses with a looping right.
Fretwell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fretwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Fretwell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fretwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fretwell defending well as Vasilevskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Fretwell darts in looking for a takedown but Vasilevskiy gets double underhooks and turns Fretwell into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilevskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fretwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fretwell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fretwell showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fretwell wants to pass the guard but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fretwell controlling the action here.
Fretwell is trying to work for a kimura but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
Fretwell in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vasilevskiy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fretwell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lyle Fretwell!
Our winner, Lyle Fretwell, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvin Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvin Mays has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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196 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 Las Vegas, Michael Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvin Mays!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays gets a clinch.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mays prevents Gabriel from breaking the clinch.
Mays has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Mays tries to pull guard but Gabriel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mays has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Mays jumps guard.
Gabriel wants to stand but Mays is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mays's guard.
Mays has Gabriel pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mays is on top in guard.
Mays won't allow Gabriel to get back to his feet.
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.
Mays postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet but Mays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mays loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mays content to stall in guard here.
Gabriel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mays scoring with some ground and pound.
Mays postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mays makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mays missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mays has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gabriel. Those never looked like landing.
Mays misses with a wild body shot.
Mays clinches.
Mays misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gabriel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gabriel wants to break free but Mays has control.
Mays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gabriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel feints a jab promting Mays to slip. Gabriel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mays slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mays takes one to the side of the head.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Gabriel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Mays misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel connects with a body shot that sends Mays's belly button to the back.
Mays throws an overhand right that lands on Gabriel's shoulder, as Gabriel tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel connects with a jab.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Mays moves out of range.
Mays misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabriel lands with a hook. Mays tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mays closes the distance and clinches.
Gabriel tries to break free but Mays pushes him back against the cage.
Mays slowing the pace effectively.
Mays misses with a punch on the inside.
Mays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvin Mays will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gabriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mays is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gabriel with a body shot.
Mays misses with a body shot
and Gabriel counters with a two punch combo.
Mays shoots in looking for a takedown but Gabriel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mays's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Mays throws a looping overhand right but Gabriel ducks down to avoid it.
Gabriel throws a series of strikes that have Mays backpedaling.
Mays cracks Gabriel with an open hand slap.
Gabriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel looks to land a combination. Mays sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elvin Mays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mays throws a lazy right hand but Gabriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mays takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Mays avoids them all with ease.
Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Mays showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gabriel.
Mays swings for the body but Gabriel moves out of range.
Mays has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Michael Gabriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabriel cracks Mays with an open hand slap.
Gabriel misses with a few strikes there.
Mays misses with a jab to the body
and Gabriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mays closes the distance and clinches.
Mays misses with a body punch.
Gabriel blocks an uppercut.
Mays slowing the pace effectively.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Mays.
Mays can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays is looking for a takedown.
Mays lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mays working aggressively here.
Mays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mays can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Mays.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Mays.
Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mays listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mays clinches up with Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel's elbow.
Mays swings wildly with an uppercut but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mays - that landed with a thud.
Mays is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gabriel to keep the fight standing.
Michael Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvin Mays.
Mays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mays looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabriel is looking for a counter combo.
Mays rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gabriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael Gabriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mays avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gabriel.
Gabriel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mays back to the cage. Gabriel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gabriel slips under a jab.
Gabriel misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Mays is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mays on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gabriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mays ducks right into an uppercut from Gabriel.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mays loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Mays misses with a straight left.
Gabriel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mays's head.
Gabriel slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gabriel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabriel cracks Mays with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Gabriel.
Gabriel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mays is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Gabriel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabriel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mays clinches with his opponent.
Mays working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gabriel tries to stand but Mays is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays looking for a guillotine here but Gabriel defends easily.
Gabriel tries to stand but Mays is controlling from the bottom.
Mays is controlling Gabriel's posture.
Mays manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gabriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Mays's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mays trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mays wants to pass the guard but Gabriel is keeping the position.
Mays postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
Mays trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabriel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mays on the ground.
Mays stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mays loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mays content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays is in close to Gabriel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gabriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mays swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gabriel counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that Mays avoids nicely.
Mays now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gabriel throws out a powerful jab.
Mays misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Gabriel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mays is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mays scores with a hook.
Mays darts in looking for a takedown but Gabriel gets double underhooks and turns Mays into the cage.
Mays gets a double leg takedown into Gabriel's guard.
Mays working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Mays throwing strikes from guard but Gabriel blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mays controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays chips away with some ground and pound.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Mays from controlling successfully.
Mays content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gabriel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gabriel tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mays throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gabriel.
Gabriel looks to land a combination. Mays sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Mays comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mays has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitbull Lovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marduk's entrance music is Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight. A fine choice. Pitbull Lovski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the 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 Las Vegas, Craig Marduk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pitbull Lovski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marduk moves out of range as Lovski strikes.
It looked like Marduk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marduk slips a jab and a cross from Lovski.
Marduk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lovski throws a right and a left that Marduk avoids nicely.
Marduk moves into the clinch.
Lovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marduk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marduk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovski backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Lovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marduk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovski wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Lovski manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Lovski misses
and Marduk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lovski is trying to force a seperation but Marduk has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lovski throws a combination that misses
and Marduk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marduk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marduk doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovski circles away.
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lovski misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Lovski.
Marduk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lovski misses with a two punch combination.
Marduk doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovski circles away.
Lovski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marduk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marduk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marduk rushes Lovski and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marduk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lovski blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marduk working aggressively here.
Lovski wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Marduk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marduk working aggressively here.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Marduk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marduk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marduk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovski's efforts to push away.
Lovski tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk has a couple of punches blocked by Lovski.
Lovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marduk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovski's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Lovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marduk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marduk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marduk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marduk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovski backwards.
Lovski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marduk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lovski can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
Lovski is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Lovski has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marduk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Lovski blocks the leg kick.
Marduk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovski misses the shot to the body.
Lovski throws a shot from downtown. Marduk moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Lovski.
Marduk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovski throws out the jab.
Marduk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lovski misses with a wild combination.
Marduk looks to clinch
and Lovski counters with a nice uppercut.
Marduk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marduk tries to clinch up but Lovski circles away and keeps his distance.
Lovski walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pitbull Lovski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marduk has Lovski up against the cage in a clinch.
It looks like Pitbull Lovski has been cut.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovski is trying to force a seperation but Marduk has the dominant position.
Lovski blocking some punches.
Marduk misses with some punches.
Lovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovski wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Lovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marduk scores with a shot to the side of Lovski's head.
Marduk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Marduk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovski up against the cage.
Marduk can't find room to land a body shot as Lovski controls the action.
Marduk has Lovski pressed against the cage, preventing Lovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Marduk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marduk misses with a punch to the body.
Craig Marduk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marduk misses with some punches.
Lovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marduk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovski controls his hands.
Marduk working aggressively here.
Lovski is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovski.
Marduk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lovski is trying to break free.
Lovski tries to circle away but Marduk has him pinned against the cage.
Lovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marduk trying to stall but Lovski improves his position.
Lovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lovski is trying to push Marduk away but Marduk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovski.
Lovski wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Marduk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovski can do to turn this around?
Lovski blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marduk stalling.
Lovski is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
Marduk keeps control of Lovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marduk has Lovski pressed against the cage, preventing Lovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lovski is trying to break free.
Lovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Marduk won't allow it.
Marduk trying to control the position but instead, Lovski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marduk into the cage.
Marduk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lovski manages to break the clinch.
Lovski misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lovski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovski throws a shot to the body.
Lovski misses with a straight right.
Marduk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marduk moves into the clinch successfully.
Lovski is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marduk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovski's efforts to push away.
Marduk lands with a left to the head.
Lovski tries to break free but Marduk pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lovski is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
Marduk misses with the head strike.
Lovski blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Marduk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pitbull Lovski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lovski lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Lovski.
It looks like Craig Marduk has been cut.
Lovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Marduk slips under a jab.
Lovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovski lands a two punch combo.
Lovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marduk has Lovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Marduk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovski is trying to break free.
Marduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovski.
Lovski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marduk has Lovski pressed against the cage, preventing Lovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marduk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lovski.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
Lovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lovski throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marduk to counter with a crisp jab.
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lovski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marduk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marduk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marduk tries to counter by clinching up but Lovski breaks away and moves out of range.
Lovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lovski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lovski misses with the combination.
Marduk tries to clinch up.
Marduk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovski slips a straight right by Marduk.
Lovski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marduk has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitbull Lovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovski slips a jab from Marduk.
Lovski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marduk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovski.
Marduk doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovski circles away.
Lovski throws a jab when Marduk was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Marduk to counter with a crisp jab.
Marduk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marduk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lovski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitbull Lovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovski throws a body punch but Marduk moves out of range.
Lovski misses with the combination.
Lovski throws a lazy right hand but Marduk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marduk misses the target.
Marduk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marduk sends Lovski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marduk is motioning to the referee to let Lovski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lovski is rocked!
Lovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marduk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lovski, pushing him back against the cage.
Lovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Marduk finish him?
Marduk working aggressively here.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovski.
Marduk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marduk misses with some punches.
Lovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marduk.
Marduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovski.
Marduk working aggressively here.
Marduk has a couple of punches blocked by Lovski.
Marduk throws a head punch that misses.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Marduk has a couple of punches blocked by Lovski.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Marduk has Lovski pressed against the cage, preventing Lovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lovski blocks an uppercut.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovski tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Lovski blocking some punches.
Lovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Lovski is trying to break free.
Marduk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marduk has Lovski pressed against the cage, preventing Lovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marduk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lovski with a big uppercut! Lovski tries to clinch up but Marduk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lovski to the mat! Lovski covers up and Marduk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Marduk!
Craig Marduk retains his heavyweight title!
Craig Marduk made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borhan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borhan Khan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Face, which made it look bad.
A jab from Face finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Face connects with the punch.
Khan is rocked!
Face measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Khan! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Angel Face!
Angel Face retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angel Face made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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