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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uthred Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Bocceli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uthred Ragnarson!
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, Christian Bocceli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson scores with the left hand. Bocceli knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Christian Bocceli has been cut.
Bocceli throws out a leg kick but Ragnarson moves out of range and Bocceli only half commits.
Bocceli connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarson connects with a body shot.
Bocceli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ragnarson as he jumps to the side.
Bocceli moves in looking to clinch but Ragnarson pushes him off.
Ragnarson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnarson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ragnarson drops Bocceli with a beautiful combination! Bocceli stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ragnarson is looking for the KO!
Bocceli 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!
Ragnarson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bocceli right on the button. Bocceli goes down! Ragnarson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ragnarson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uthred Ragnarson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Kronwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McManis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niklas Kronwall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklas Kronwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward McManis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronwall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kronwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
McManis moves into range and clinches up with Kronwall.
Kronwall misses with a body punch.
Kronwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronwall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
McManis shoots in but Kronwall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kronwall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McManis.
McManis darts in and clinches Kronwall up against the cage.
McManis is looking for a takedown.
Kronwall lands a right hand.
Kronwall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronwall lands a body punch.
McManis dodges an elbow strike from Kronwall.
McManis misses with a knee to the head.
McManis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kronwall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Niklas Kronwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McManis.
Kronwall lands an elbow that stopped McManis in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronwall.
Kronwall lands a shoulder strike.
Kronwall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall scores with a nice hook to the head.
McManis misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronwall.
McManis missing with knees to the body.
Kronwall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kronwall.
Kronwall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McManis.
Kronwall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Kronwall.
McManis throws a head punch that misses.
McManis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kronwall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McManis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kronwall throws a punch but it's blocked by McManis.
Kronwall swings wildly with an uppercut but McManis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronwall lands an uppercut.
Kronwall is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronwall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McManis uses from the top position.
Kronwall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kronwall tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronwall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kronwall wants to stand and escape but McManis is having none of it.
Kronwall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McManis manages to get himself to full guard.
McManis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kronwall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kronwall prevents McManis from improving his position.
McManis trying to hold on to Kronwall's head to control him but Kronwall postures up.
McManis has his hands clasped together around Kronwall's back. He's all about the action.
McManis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kronwall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kronwall's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall is trying to stand back up.
McManis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kronwall wants to get back to his feet.
Kronwall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McManis throws strikes from the back but Kronwall rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Kronwall.
McManis throws a strike but Kronwall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McManis has a closed guard, preventing Kronwall from standing up.
McManis 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.
McManis trying to control the position.
Kronwall stopping the sweep attempt from McManis.
McManis managing to control the position.
Kronwall stands and steps away. McManis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Kronwall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kronwall clinches up with McManis and pushes him back against the cage.
Kronwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronwall closes the distance and clinches.
McManis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kronwall misses with a punch to the body.
Kronwall working aggressively here.
Kronwall has McManis pressed against the cage, preventing McManis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McManis misses with some punches.
McManis manages to break the clinch.
Kronwall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McManis can do to turn this around?
Kronwall keeps the fight on the outside.
McManis is looking to clinch.
Kronwall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kronwall instigates a clinch.
Kronwall gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McManis regains guard.
Kronwall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McManis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kronwall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManis is wriggling around but Kronwall manages to pass to half guard.
McManis is looking to escape.
Kronwall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McManis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kronwall is thwarting McManis's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McManis throws a one two combo.
Kronwall scores with a jab to the head.
McManis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronwall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kronwall closes the distance and clinches.
Kronwall misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronwall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Niklas Kronwall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kronwall misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronwall throws a head punch that misses.
McManis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kronwall backwards.
Nice body punch from Kronwall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kronwall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kronwall effectively controlling the action here.
McManis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McManis's elbow.
Kronwall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronwall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kronwall lands with a left to the head.
Kronwall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McManis is trying to stall.
Kronwall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall lands a right hand.
McManis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kronwall taking a breather.
McManis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kronwall prevents a takedown attempt there.
McManis prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
Good body shot from McManis.
McManis is trying to break the clinch but Kronwall is controlling him.
McManis blocking some punches.
McManis is working for takedown but Kronwall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niklas Kronwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McManis.
McManis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McManis misses with a body punch.
Kronwall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall is struggling to control the position.
Kronwall swings wildly with an uppercut but McManis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McManis is looking to break free of the clinch but Kronwall has double underhooks.
Kronwall lands an elbow inside that McManis shrugs off.
McManis wants a takedown but no success here.
Kronwall misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McManis.
McManis wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McManis.
Kronwall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronwall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McManis is trying to stall.
Kronwall lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Kronwall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kronwall throws a hook to the side of McManis's head but McManis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kronwall takes a swing at McManis's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronwall. McManis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronwall has managed to clinch.
McManis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McManis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronwall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McManis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronwall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McManis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kronwall's guard.
Kronwall has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. McManis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Kronwall lands a hook that snaps the head of McManis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kronwall fails to land.
Kronwall lands with a light punch inside.
McManis working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall prevents a body shot from McManis.
Kronwall lands a shot to the body.
Kronwall lands a body shot in the clinch.
McManis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McManis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kronwall's elbow.
McManis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McManis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kronwall misses with the head strike.
Kronwall is looking for a takedown.
Kronwall lands a hook that snaps the head of McManis backwards.
McManis dodges an elbow strike from Kronwall.
Kronwall trying to stall but McManis improves his position.
McManis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kronwall digs a right hand underneath McManis's ribcage. McManis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kronwall can't find room to land a body shot as McManis controls the action.
McManis lands with a left to the head.
McManis misses with a knee to the head.
Kronwall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Kronwall.
Kronwall lands a right hand that snaps the head of McManis backwards.
McManis looking to slow down the pace here.
Kronwall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronwall lands with a right to the head.
Kronwall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McManis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kronwall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McManis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kronwall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kronwall lands a nice elbow.
Kronwall gets through McManis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall lands a nice uppercut.
McManis is rocked!
Kronwall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McManis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kronwall finish him?
Kronwall lands with a short shot to the head.
Kronwall creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McManis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McManis drops to his knees and Kronwall pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niklas Kronwall!
Edward McManis spoke after the fight, saying 'You all seem it !it was a eye poke! I just could not see BUT ILL BE BACK'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Erokhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Contreiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erokhin's entrance music is Michael Jackson Billie Jean. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Erokhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Contreiras!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erokhin closes the distance and clinches.
Erokhin lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Diego Contreiras has been cut.
Contreiras blocks a body shot from Erokhin.
Contreiras tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Erokhin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erokhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Erokhin stalling the fight.
I was talking to Erokhin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Erokhin.
Erokhin is pushing Contreiras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Erokhin misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreiras tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Erokhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Erokhin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreiras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Erokhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Contreiras backwards.
A knee to the head by Erokhin.
Erokhin landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Diego Contreiras's cut even more.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Erokhin.
Erokhin looking to throw knees to the head but Contreiras is blocking nicely.
Erokhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Contreiras backwards.
A short right from Erokhin on the inside.
Erokhin misses with a knee strike.
Erokhin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Erokhin tries to land a knee to the head but Contreiras blocks with his arms.
Erokhin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Contreiras should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreiras tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Erokhin smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erokhin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Erokhin as Contreiras shoots in.
Konstantin Erokhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Contreiras.
Erokhin moves into the clinch successfully.
Erokhin lands an uppercut.
Erokhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreiras's face.
Erokhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Contreiras controls his hands.
Erokhin lands a left hand.
Contreiras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Contreiras is trying to pull guard but Erokhin has him pressed against the cage.
Contreiras tries to pull guard but Erokhin holds him up against the cage and eventually Contreiras drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreiras wants a takedown.
Contreiras swings wildly with an uppercut but Erokhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contreiras has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Erokhin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Erokhin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The cut above Diego Contreiras's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Erokhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erokhin taking a breather.
Contreiras is trying to break the clinch but Erokhin is controlling him.
Erokhin scores with a shot to the side of Contreiras's head.
Erokhin is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erokhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Erokhin lands a shoulder strike.
Erokhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreiras's face.
Diego Contreiras's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Erokhin just leaning against Contreiras, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erokhin throws an elbow but misses.
Erokhin connects with a knee to the head.
Erokhin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Erokhin on the inside.
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!
Contreiras blocking some punches.
Erokhin tries to land a knee to the head but Contreiras blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Erokhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Contreiras's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Erokhin clinches up with Contreiras and pushes him back against the cage.
Contreiras jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Erokhin walks away with a smile on his face. Contreiras gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Contreiras forces Erokhin back against the cage and clinches.
Erokhin is pushing Contreiras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Erokhin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contreiras backwards.
Erokhin with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diego Contreiras's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konstantin Erokhin!
Konstantin Erokhin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Roberts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
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, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mir.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Mir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts looking to stall.
Mir digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mir misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mir lands an uppercut.
Roberts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roberts throws a shot to the body.
Mir lands with an overhand left.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roberts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
As Mir backs off Roberts throws a huge counter combo but Mir manages to avoid it all.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts connects with a right that clearly hurt Mir. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Roberts proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mir collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Roberts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gotwalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gotwalt!
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, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotwalt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gotwalt fails with the takedown.
Kozlov 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.
Gotwalt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Kozlov.
Gotwalt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotwalt shoots in looking for a takedown but Kozlov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gotwalt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gotwalt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov lands with an overhand left.
Kozlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kozlov cracks Gotwalt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Kozlov catches Gotwalt right on the button with a cross.
Kozlov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gotwalt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gotwalt moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov stalling.
Good body shot from Kozlov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands an uppercut.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kozlov tries to work over Gotwalt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov stalling.
Kozlov has Gotwalt pressed against the cage.
Gotwalt jumps guard but Kozlov stands there with Gotwalt around his waist. Gotwalt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kozlov is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Kozlov.
Gotwalt gets a double leg takedown into Kozlov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotwalt stopping the sweep attempt from Kozlov.
Kozlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gotwalt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kozlov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kozlov managing to control the position.
Gotwalt wants to control from the top but Kozlov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotwalt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Gotwalt from controlling successfully.
Gotwalt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kozlov 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kozlov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kozlov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gotwalt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gotwalt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gotwalt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gotwalt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kozlov wants to stand and escape but Gotwalt is having none of it.
Gotwalt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gotwalt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kozlov defends it nicely.
Kozlov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kozlov duly obliges.
Gotwalt moves forwards but Kozlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlov dips to his left and cracks Gotwalt with an uppercut!
Kozlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kozlov connects with a looping right hand.
Gotwalt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jeff Gotwalt has been cut.
Kozlov connects with a right hand. Gotwalt shakes it off.
Gotwalt goes for a double leg but Kozlov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kozlov continues to drive forward.
Gotwalt shoots in but Kozlov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gotwalt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotwalt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kozlov.
Gotwalt fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kozlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotwalt has his takedown stuffed
and Gotwalt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gotwalt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gotwalt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kozlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kozlov lands a slapping body shot.
Kozlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gotwalt takes one to the chin there.
Kozlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jeff Gotwalt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gotwalt. Gotwalt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotwalt clinches up against the cage.
Kozlov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gotwalt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozlov lands an uppercut.
Gotwalt pulls guard effortlessly.
Kozlov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kozlov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kozlov trying to control but Gotwalt is working from the bottom.
Kozlov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kozlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kozlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kozlov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gotwalt has his foot on Kozlov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kozlov works his way back into a safe position though.
Gotwalt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gotwalt keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Kozlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotwalt is trying to control the position but Kozlov postures up.
Kozlov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kozlov lands a couple of elbows.
Gotwalt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov trying to control but Gotwalt is working from the bottom.
Kozlov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gotwalt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gotwalt looking for a triangle here. Kozlov is fighting it but it looks tight! Gotwalt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kozlov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jeff Gotwalt!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Schneeger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Schneeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentacost lands with a good body shot.
Schneeger moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Pentacost goes down! Can Schneeger finish him!?
It looks like Stacker Pentacost has been cut.
Pentacost controlling Schneeger's posture.
Pentacost should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pentacost kicks Schneeger off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schneeger throws an overhand right that lands on Pentacost's shoulder, as Pentacost tries to avoid the shot.
Pentacost cracks the inside of Schneeger's front leg.
Schneeger misses with an uppercut. Pentacost saw that one coming.
Pentacost blocks a head kick by Schneeger.
A jab from Schneeger misses.
Pentacost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schneeger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick Schneeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentacost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pentacost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schneeger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pentacost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schneeger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pentacost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentacost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schneeger throws a leg kick but Pentacost sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pentacost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schneeger throws a leg kick
and Pentacost counters with a good low kick that Schneeger was not able to check.
Schneeger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pentacost.
Schneeger looks to throw the jab but Pentacost is out of range.
Pentacost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentacost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schneeger.
Schneeger throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Pentacost.
Pentacost scores with the left hand. Schneeger knows he should have avoided that one.
Schneeger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentacost manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pentacost. That's going to slow Schneeger down.
Schneeger tries to move into range but Pentacost moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schneeger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schneeger throws a sloppy head kick and Pentacost moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentacost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schneeger.
Schneeger throws a body punch but Pentacost moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pentacost.
Schneeger tries to land a leg kick but Pentacost saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pentacost dodges an elbow strike from Schneeger.
Schneeger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schneeger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pentacost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pentacost thuds a left hand into Schneeger's body.
Schneeger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pentacost changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pentacost with a hook.
Pentacost lands with a straight right. Schneeger didn't see that one coming.
Schneeger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Pentacost.
Schneeger throws a sloppy head kick and Pentacost moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Pentacost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schneeger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schneeger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schneeger misses with an uppercut. Pentacost saw that one coming.
Pentacost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost slips under a jab from Schneeger.
Schneeger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses.
Pentacost lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Pentacost there.
Pentacost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pentacost scores with a jab to the head.
Schneeger tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentacost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pentacost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Pentacost lands.
Schneeger is rocked!
Pentacost drops Schneeger with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Schneeger! Pentacost dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stacker Pentacost!
After winning the bout, Stacker Pentacost thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Sabot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
259 lbs
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26
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Sabot!
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, Higgs Boson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boson looks to land a right hand but Sabot moved out of range.
Boson scores with a shot to the body.
Boson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabot is just out of range.
Sabot 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.
Sloppy strikes from Boson. Those never looked like landing.
Boson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabot is just out of range.
Boson scores with a nice head shot.
Boson catches Sabot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boson cracks Sabot with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sabot to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabot walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Boson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Higgs Boson!
Higgs Boson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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