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PFC 5: Newell vs Dillafoshaw PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kruk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a jab to Kruk's midsection.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Kruk.
Kruk darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruk throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Kruk throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruk throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Kruk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Kruk looks winded!
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruk is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Jackson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
A less than humble Quinton Jackson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viva Revolution (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viva Revolution!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revolution closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Revolution lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Paul Thompson has been cut.
Revolution lands an elbow inside.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Revolution.
Revolution tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Revolution trying to land knees to the body.
Revolution misses with a knee strike.
Revolution definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Revolution has him pressed against the cage.
Revolution tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
A knee to the head by Revolution.
That has opened up Paul Thompson's cut even more.
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!
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Revolution.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Revolution gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Revolution lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
Revolution tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Revolution landing knees to the head.
The cut above Paul Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revolution connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Revolution finish him?
Revolution landing knees to the head.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Revolution.
Paul Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Revolution lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson looks winded!
Revolution looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Revolution with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Revolution lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viva Revolution!
Viva Revolution was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugly Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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209 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugly Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales slaps away a takedown attempt from Kid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzales is defended easily by Kid.
Kid is looking for a counter combo.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gonzales enables Kid to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gonzales manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gonzales has eaten all the pies!
Gonzales escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzales is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales has his foot on Kid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kid works his way back into a safe position though.
Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kid throwing strikes from guard but Gonzales blocks nicely.
Kid wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Kid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gonzales is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kid frees his head nicely. Oh but Gonzales has switched to an armbar! Kid is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Raul Gonzales!
A very excited looking Raul Gonzales made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caio Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Chris Brown - See You Again Feat. Tyga & Wiz Khalifa. Caio Preuss has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Preuss misses with the combination.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Magomedov with the counter takedown but Preuss avoids it easily.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Preuss.
Magomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Caio Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Preuss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Magomedov got wobbled bad by a big combination! Preuss presses forward with punches and knees until Magomedov stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Magomedov closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caio Preuss!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bernelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 London, Jack White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bernelli!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bernelli looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White lands a front kick.
White lands a left and a right that send Bernelli crashing to the mat, dazed. White thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
White connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Bernelli covering up! White comes in with a big uppercut and Bernelli goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack White!
A less than humble Jack White misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ike The Genius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Mangreg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Mangreg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike The Genius !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Mangreg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Genius forces Mangreg back against the cage and clinches.
The Genius lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Genius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mangregs head.
The Genius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangreg backwards.
The Genius lands with a right to the head.
The Genius is leaning against Mangreg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Genius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mangreg trying to stall but The Genius improves his position.
A short right from The Genius on the inside.
The Genius pushes Mangreg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mangreg looks winded!
The Genius pushes Mangreg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from The Genius .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from The Genius .
The Genius lands a big right hand that drops Mangreg! The killer instinct kicks in and The Genius finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by The Genius !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ike The Genius !
Harry Mangreg spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Be Back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cubert Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodenbucher comes into the arena with Aenima blaring out of the sound system. Cubert Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
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, Cubert Rua !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua scores with a jab to the head.
Rodenbucher throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rodenbucher moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
Rodenbucher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodenbucher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodenbucher pulls guard.
Rua sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodenbucher wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodenbucher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodenbucher keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua stops Rodenbucher from standing up.
Rodenbucher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been informed that Rua 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.
Rodenbucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua jabs Rodenbucher right on the nose. Rodenbucher blinks but takes it well.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Rua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodenbucher doesn't seem phased though.
Rodenbucher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodenbucher.
Rua lands a really nice looking cross but Rodenbucher seems unphased.
Rodenbucher moves into the clinch.
A short right from Rodenbucher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodenbucher lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua is trying to pull guard but Rodenbucher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodenbucher.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodenbucher walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Rodenbucher moves away and avoids it.
Rodenbucher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rua .
Rodenbucher staying out of range there.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodenbucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Rua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rua 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
Cubert Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws the left hand but Rodenbucher avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Rodenbucher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodenbucher has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rua 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodenbucher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodenbucher looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rodenbucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodenbucher. Rodenbucher gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rodenbucher moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodenbucher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua throws a series of strikes that have Rodenbucher backpedaling.
Rodenbucher throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rodenbucher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodenbucher misses with a wild combination.
Rodenbucher slips a jab from Rua .
Rodenbucher throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rodenbucher closes the distance and clinches.
Rodenbucher manages to pull guard.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodenbucher has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Rua works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rodenbucher is trying to stand.
Rodenbucher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodenbucher tries to get out of the position.
Rua is keen to just control but Rodenbucher is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cubert Rua will probably get the nod.
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.
Rodenbucher misses with a body kick.
Rodenbucher misses the jab.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodenbucher is just out of range.
Rodenbucher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodenbucher clinches up against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage.
Rodenbucher manages to pull guard.
Rodenbucher wriggles free and stands up.
Rodenbucher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua . That snapped Rodenbucher's head back.
Rua tries to bum rush Rodenbucher with a series of wild strikes but Rodenbucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodenbucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua cracks Rodenbucher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua tries to bum rush Rodenbucher with a series of wild strikes but Rodenbucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodenbucher throwing a counter right hand but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rodenbucher rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodenbucher breaks the clinch.
Rua thuds his right hand into Rodenbucher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cubert Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodenbucher with a nice cross.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rodenbucher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rua finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodenbucher's head.
Rua scores with a nice strike.
Rua connects with a jab.
Rua works the jab nicely.
Rua 's corner calls for a 1-2. Rua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodenbucher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua .
As Rua looks to move away, Rodenbucher throws a big counter combo bu Rua just gets out of the way.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodenbucher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua scores with a hook.
Rua 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.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rua .
Rodenbucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodenbucher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rua moves away from the strike by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher lands with a nice body punch.
Rua works over Rodenbucher's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodenbucher clinches with his opponent.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Rodenbucher has the dominant position.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Rodenbucher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodenbucher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage.
Rodenbucher tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodenbucher blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Rodenbucher is controlling the position.
Rodenbucher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodenbucher blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Rodenbucher misses its intended target.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodenbucher takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodenbucher stalls.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodenbucher wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rodenbucher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher manages to pull guard.
Rua prevents Rodenbucher from getting back to his feet.
Rua advances to half guard.
Rua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodenbucher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet.
Rodenbucher kicks off Rua and gets to his feet.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodenbucher.
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!
Rodenbucher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodenbucher scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Rua . Beautiful body shot.
Rodenbucher has managed to clinch.
Tony Rodenbucher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cubert Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rua gets tackled into the cage by Rodenbucher. Rodenbucher maintains the clinch.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Rodenbucher is controlling the position.
Rodenbucher lands an uppercut.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
Rodenbucher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Rodenbucher has the dominant position.
Rodenbucher lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua tries to break free but Rodenbucher pushes him back against the cage.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Rua tries to circle away but Rodenbucher has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rodenbucher.
Rua is trying to push Rodenbucher away but Rodenbucher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Rua 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodenbucher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodenbucher pulls guard effortlessly.
Rua prevents Rodenbucher from getting back to his feet.
Rua passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodenbucher is trying to buck Rua off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rodenbucher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Rodenbucher backing up. Rodenbucher nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua slips a straight right by Rodenbucher.
Rua misses the jab.
Rodenbucher takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Rua jumps guard but Rodenbucher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher pulls guard.
Rua wants to control from the top but Rodenbucher keeps moving.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodenbucher is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stops Rodenbucher from standing up.
Rodenbucher keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua slips a jab from Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
Rua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodenbucher in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Rodenbucher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua .
Rodenbucher looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Cubert Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodenbucher throws a one two combo.
It looks like Cubert Rua has been cut.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodenbucher throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodenbucher manages to avoid it.
Rodenbucher jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodenbucher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua .
Rodenbucher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony Rodenbucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony Rodenbucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodenbucher throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rodenbucher throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Rodenbucher.
I think Rua 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cubert Rua !
A relieved looking Cubert Rua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wacka Flocka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wacka Flocka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Thane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacka Flocka!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thane gets tackled into the cage by Flocka. Flocka maintains the clinch.
Flocka lands an uppercut.
Flocka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thane working aggressively here.
Flocka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flocka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thane misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Flocka.
Flocka scores with a shoulder strike.
Flocka can't find room to land a body shot as Thane controls the action.
Thane throws a punch but it's blocked by Flocka.
Thane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Flocka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flocka swings wildly with an uppercut but Thane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thane struggles to land a body shot inside as Flocka controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flocka.
Thane tries to work over Flocka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thane lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flocka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thane backwards.
Thane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Flocka.
Thane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flocka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Flocka.
A head punch on the inside from Flocka fails to land.
Flocka misses with a punch on the inside.
Flocka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thanes head.
Flocka lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Flocka on the inside.
Flocka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thane blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thane takes a shot to the head.
Flocka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flocka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flocka lands a really nice looking cross but Thane seems unphased.
Flocka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flocka clinches up against the cage.
Flocka throws a head punch that misses.
Thane blocks an uppercut.
Thane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flocka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flocka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thanes head.
Thane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flocka swings wildly with an uppercut but Thane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flocka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flocka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flocka clinches up against the cage.
Flocka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flocka swings wildly with an uppercut but Thane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flocka misses with a punch on the inside.
Flocka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flocka.
Flocka misses with a punch to the body.
Thane has had enough of the clinch but Flocka keeps him there for the moment.
Flocka throws a head punch that misses.
Thane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flocka backwards.
Flocka digs a right hand underneath Thane's ribcage. Thane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flocka throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flocka misses with the head strike.
Flocka misses with a punch to the body.
Flocka lands with a right to the head.
Flocka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Flocka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flocka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flocka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flocka.
Thane blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thane stalling.
A body shot lands from Flocka.
Flocka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thane.
Thane swings wildly with an uppercut but Flocka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thane.
Flocka lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Flocka.
Flocka can't find room to land a body shot as Thane controls the action.
Flocka tries to throw a body punch but Thane avoids it by throwing Flocka back against the cage.
Flocka misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacka Flocka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thane walks into a stiff left hand from Flocka.
Thane keeps the fight on the outside.
Flocka clinches up with Thane and pushes him back against the cage.
Thane tries a body shot but Flocka blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Flocka fails to land.
Flocka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flocka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thane's elbow.
Wacka Flocka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flocka throws a head punch that misses.
Thane leaning against his opponent.
Thane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Flocka.
Flocka blocks an uppercut.
Flocka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thane 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flocka.
Thane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flocka prevents a body shot from Thane.
Thane manages to break the clinch.
Flocka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thane.
Flocka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flocka moves in looking to clinch but Thane pushes him off.
Flocka is looking to clinch but Thane is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thane keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Thane misses.
Flocka wants to clinch.
Thane connects with a crisp jab.
Thane misses with the combination.
Flocka lands the left hand.
Flocka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flocka is looking to clinch but Thane is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Flocka - just one landing.
Thane throws a jab but it's blocked by Flocka.
A little jabbing left from Flocka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thane takes a swing at Flocka's ribcage but misses.
Flocka tries to clinch up.
Michael Thane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thane misses with a looping right.
Flocka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thane under the eye.
Flocka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thane misses with a body shot.
Thane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flocka.
Thane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flocka was well out of range. Poor timing from Thane.
Thane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flocka to score with a decent uppercut.
Thane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flocka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flocka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thane blocks a body shot from Flocka.
A short right from Flocka on the inside.
Thane blocking some punches.
Flocka lands a hook that snaps the head of Thane backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flocka gets through Thane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flocka.
Flocka pushes Thane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flocka.
Flocka lands with a right to the head.
Flocka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flocka keeps control of Thane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flocka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flocka lands a right hand.
Thane is rocked!
Flocka working aggressively here.
Oh Thane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thane blocking some punches.
Thane seems to have got his legs back now.
Flocka scores with a shot to the side of Thane's head.
A short left from Flocka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flocka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flocka misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thane.
Flocka avoids the elbow strike from Thane, against the cage.
Flocka misses with some punches.
Flocka lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Flocka fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flocka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flocka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flocka misses with a punch on the inside.
Thane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flocka blocks a body shot from Thane.
Thane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flocka's elbow.
Flocka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thane misses with an elbow over the top.
Thane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flocka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thane wants to stall.
Thane swings wildly with an uppercut but Flocka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacka Flocka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thane misses the jab.
Thane misses with a head kick.
Flocka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flocka lands with a shot to the body.
Thane circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Thane misses the target.
Flocka looks to clinch
and Thane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flocka dips to his left and cracks Thane with an uppercut!
Flocka connects with the punch.
Flocka scores with a push kick.
Flocka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thane with a nice cross.
Thane tries a head kick but it misses.
Thane throws a jab when Flocka was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flocka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thane on the side of the head.
Wacka Flocka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flocka digs a good body shot into Thane's ribs.
Flocka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flocka keeps Thane at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flocka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flocka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flocka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flocka has a couple of punches blocked by Thane.
Thane tries to stall but Flocka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flocka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Flocka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flocka misses with the head strike.
Flocka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flocka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flocka digs a right hand into Thane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thane's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Flocka.
Flocka lands with a short shot to the head.
Flocka lands a hook that snaps the head of Thane backwards.
Flocka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flocka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flocka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flocka avoids it.
Thane tries to break free but Flocka pushes him back against the cage.
Flocka lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flocka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thane backwards.
A short left from Flocka.
Flocka misses with a body punch.
Flocka unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thane! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Flocka is unloading with more strikes now! Thane drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wacka Flocka!
A victorious Wacka Flocka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Swaggy P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - Stronger. Carl Carlson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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Granite 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Swaggy P!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swaggy P connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swaggy P darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlson forces Swaggy P back against the cage and clinches.
Swaggy P breaks the clinch.
A big right from Swaggy P misses.
Carlson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swaggy P.
Carlson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swaggy P throws out the jab.
Carlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson dodges the punch combination from Swaggy P.
Carlson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carlson clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swaggy P slows down the pace here.
Swaggy P tries to work over Carlson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swaggy P is trying to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlson.
Swaggy P is trying to maintain a safe position but Carlson gets an underhook and turns Swaggy P into the cage.
Swaggy P blocks an uppercut.
Swaggy P has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Swaggy P breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Swaggy P.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Swaggy P swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swaggy P misses the jab.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swaggy P swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swaggy P gets tackled into the cage by Carlson. Carlson maintains the clinch.
Carlson gets through Swaggy P's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Swaggy P is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carlson is keeping busy.
Carlson has a couple of punches blocked by Swaggy P.
A short body shot lands from Carlson as the two fighters clinch.
Swaggy P is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swaggy P lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlson blocks a body shot from Swaggy P.
Carlson scores with a shot to the side of Swaggy P's head.
Carlson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swaggy P has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swaggy P.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swaggy P is trying to push Carlson away but Carlson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swaggy P working hard to break the clinch.
Carlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson lands a hook that snaps the head of Swaggy P backwards.
It looks like Nick Swaggy P has been cut.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Carlson lands an elbow inside.
Carlson lands with a light punch inside.
Swaggy P is rocked!
Swaggy P is trying to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling him.
Swaggy P is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws an elbow but it misses.
Swaggy P seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlson.
Carlson scores with a shoulder strike.
Carlson throws a head punch that misses.
Carlson swings wildly with an uppercut but Swaggy P uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swaggy P tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Carlson.
A head punch on the inside from Carlson fails to land.
Carlson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swaggy P blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swaggy P is looking to control Carlson's arms but Carlson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Swaggy P has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Swaggy P's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swaggy P blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a punch but it's blocked by Swaggy P.
Carlson keeps control of Swaggy P as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Carlson.
Carlson gets through Swaggy P's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson lands a nice shot to the body.
Swaggy P is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlson has double underhooks.
Carlson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swaggy P backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carlson drops Swaggy P onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Swaggy P is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlson.
Carlson lands a shoulder strike.
Carlson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlson pushes Swaggy P back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Swaggy P takes a shot to the head.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Carlson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Swaggy P's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson wants to clinch
and Swaggy P counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlson tries to clinch up.
A jab from Swaggy P does it's job there.
Swaggy P scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swaggy P can do to turn this around?
Swaggy P misses with an uppercut. Carlson saw that one coming.
Swaggy P fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlson wants to clinch up but Swaggy P keeps it at a distance.
Swaggy P avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swaggy P misses with a wild combination.
As Swaggy P tries to get set, Carlson tries to push him back and clinch up but Swaggy P manages to avoid the attempt.
Nick Swaggy P seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlson darts in trying to clinch
and Carlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swaggy P.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swaggy P paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swaggy P lands a jab.
Carlson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlson gets through Swaggy P's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swaggy P is looking to control Carlson's arms but Carlson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Swaggy P has his back to the cage.
Carlson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carlson lands with a left to the head.
Carlson has Swaggy P pressed against the cage, preventing Swaggy P from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swaggy P tries to circle away but Carlson has him pinned against the cage.
Carlson blocks an uppercut.
Carlson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swaggy P is defending well for now.
Swaggy P is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swaggy P wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swaggy P working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carlson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swaggy P backwards.
Swaggy P wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Swaggy P is trying to stall.
Swaggy P is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlson lands a good knee to the midsection. Swaggy P won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swaggy P backwards.
Swaggy P working hard to break the clinch.
Swaggy P is trying to break the clinch but Carlson has him pressed against the cage.
Swaggy P is trying to force a seperation but Carlson has the dominant position.
Carlson lands a knee to the head.
Carlson has Swaggy P pressed against the cage, preventing Swaggy P from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carlson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swaggy P backwards.
Carlson tries to throw a body punch but Swaggy P avoids it by throwing Carlson back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Carlson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swaggy P takes a shot to the head.
Carlson prevents Swaggy P from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carlson fails to land.
Carlson lands a big knee to the head and Swaggy P goes down! Carlson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Carlson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carl Carlson thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Dillafoshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Newell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Dillafoshaw!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillafoshaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newell.
Dillafoshaw tries to clinch but Newell moves out of range.
Dillafoshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dillafoshaw tries to clinch there but Newell circles away.
Newell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dillafoshaw under the eye.
Newell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillafoshaw. Dillafoshaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like DJ Dillafoshaw has been cut.
Newell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newell connects with a solid leg kick.
Dillafoshaw moves in looking to clinch but Newell pushes him off.
Newell lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillafoshaw's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillafoshaw tries to clinch up but Newell circles away and keeps his distance.
Newell connects with a solid leg kick.
Newell lands a leg kick that knocks Dillafoshaw off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Dillafoshaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newell scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillafoshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Newell thuds his right hand into Dillafoshaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Newell.
Newell lands a slapping body shot.
Newell has a takedown stuffed.
Newell connects with the punch.
Dillafoshaw tries to clinch up but Newell circles away and keeps his distance.
Newell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newell scores with a punch to the head.
Jab by Newell.
Dillafoshaw takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Newell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newell avoids a wild elbow strike from Dillafoshaw.
Dillafoshaw pushes off an throws an elbow but Newell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillafoshaw is trying to stall.
Newell lands with a left to the head.
Dillafoshaw misses with an elbow over the top.
Dillafoshaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
I was talking to Newell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Newell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newell blocks an elbow strike.
Newell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillafoshaw's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillafoshaw throws a looping overhand right but Newell ducks down to avoid it.
Dillafoshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newell tests Dillafoshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dillafoshaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newell cracks Dillafoshaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up DJ Dillafoshaw's cut even more.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillafoshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Newell. Those never looked like landing.
Newell lands a left and a right that sends Dillafoshaw crashing to the canvas! Newell dives into mount looking to finish!
Dillafoshaw is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillafoshaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Newell has a good base and remains in mount.
Dillafoshaw taking shots to the head.
Newell lands a big shot to the head and Dillafoshaw winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Myles Newell!
Myles Newell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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