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Carnage 30: Trifecta PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierce Fellers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Hughes!
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, Pierce Fellers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks for a takedown but Fellers sprawls well.
Fellers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hughes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fellers somewhat.
Fellers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hughes is trying to defend but Fellers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fellers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Fellers eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fellers pulls his head out easily.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fellers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fellers pulls his head out easily.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Fellers.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Fellers is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fellers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fellers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughes tries to get out of the position.
Fellers wants to stand but Hughes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fellers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fellers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fellers is aware though and is defending well.
Fellers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.
Fellers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fellers wanted to stand there but Hughes had control of the position.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fellers is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Fellers defends easily.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fellers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fellers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fellers is looking to stand up but Hughes won't let him.
Fellers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fellers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes has his foot on Fellers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fellers works his way back into a safe position though.
Fellers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fellers drops back looking for a leg! Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hughes manages to kick Fellers off! Fellers jumps back into Hughes's guard.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fellers stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hughes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fellers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Hughes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Fellers circles away easily
and Fellers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fellers seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Fellers is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fellers moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hughes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hughes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Fellers stands up.
Georges Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fellers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Fellers is looking to escape.
Fellers won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hughes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fellers has worked his arm free - good work by Fellers!
Fellers pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fellers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fellers looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Fellers defends it.
Pierce Fellers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fellers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes is looking to advance position but Fellers won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fellers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Hughes scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hughes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellers tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Fellers is in trouble!
Hughes throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Fellers has his hands clasped together but Hughes breaks the hold and Fellers is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Georges Hughes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Hutchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kustavilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe Hutchin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
171 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monroe Hutchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Kustavilainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchin wants to clinch up but Kustavilainen keeps it at a distance.
Hutchin slips a jab and a cross from Kustavilainen.
Keijo Kustavilainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kustavilainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hutchin's waist but Hutchin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kustavilainen off to one side.
Kustavilainen looks for a takedown but Hutchin sprawls well.
Kustavilainen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kustavilainen lands in his opponent's guard.
Hutchin pulls Kustavilainen in close to prevent any damage.
Kustavilainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kustavilainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kustavilainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kustavilainen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hutchin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kustavilainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hutchin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustavilainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hutchin wanted to stand there but Kustavilainen had control of the position.
Kustavilainen looking for a guillotine here but Hutchin defends easily.
That's two 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.
Hutchin wanted to stand there but Kustavilainen had control of the position.
Kustavilainen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hutchin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kustavilainen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kustavilainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kustavilainen actively working from the bottom here.
Kustavilainen looks gassed!
Hutchin wants to stand but Kustavilainen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustavilainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hutchin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kustavilainen throws a sloppy head kick and Hutchin moves out of range easily.
Hutchin tries to clinch up.
Hutchin moves away from the strike by Kustavilainen.
Kustavilainen closes the distance and clinches up with Hutchin, looking for a takedown. Kustavilainen pushes Hutchin against the cage but Hutchin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monroe Hutchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kustavilainen.
Kustavilainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hutchin is looking for a sweep.
Hutchin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchin trying to control but Kustavilainen postures up.
Kustavilainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hutchin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kustavilainen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kustavilainen is trying to work for a kimura but Hutchin is defending well.
Hutchin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kustavilainen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kustavilainen's back!
Kustavilainen can't escape the position.
Hutchin controlling the position well here. Kustavilainen rolled but Hutchin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hutchin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kustavilainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kustavilainen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kustavilainen has a takedown stuffed.
Monroe Hutchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kustavilainen misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Kustavilainen with that takedown attempt.
Kustavilainen fails with the takedown.
Monroe Hutchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kustavilainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kustavilainen circles away.
Kustavilainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kustavilainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kustavilainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kustavilainen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustavilainen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hutchin is on top in guard.
Hutchin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kustavilainen's guard.
Kustavilainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hutchin defends well.
Kustavilainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hutchin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hutchin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchin wants to stand but Kustavilainen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kustavilainen is working an open guard so Hutchin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hutchin tries to clinch but Kustavilainen is having none of it.
Hutchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kustavilainen circles away.
Kustavilainen dives in and grabs Hutchin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hutchin pushes down on Kustavilainen's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustavilainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kustavilainen throws a series of punches but Hutchin moves out of range.
Hutchin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kustavilainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hutchin is fending him off so far but Kustavilainen persists. Nope, Hutchin circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kustavilainen swings for the body but Hutchin moves out of range.
Kustavilainen tries a low kick but Hutchin avoids it.
Kustavilainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kustavilainen shoots in for a double leg but Hutchin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kustavilainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kustavilainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hutchin.
Kustavilainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Kustavilainen misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hutchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kustavilainen circles away.
Kustavilainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hutchin!
Hutchin wants to hold on but Kustavilainen pushes him away.
Hutchin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keijo Kustavilainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kustavilainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kustavilainen misses with a takedown attempt - Hutchin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kustavilainen scores with a takedown into Hutchin's guard.
Hutchin wants to stand up but Kustavilainen is controlling him.
Hutchin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hutchin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kustavilainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hutchin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kustavilainen is controlling him.
Hutchin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustavilainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kustavilainen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hutchin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hutchin has escaped and now he's on top!
Hutchin wants to stand but Kustavilainen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hutchin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hutchin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kustavilainen on the ground.
Kustavilainen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kustavilainen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hutchin has his hands clasped together but Kustavilainen extends an breaks Hutchin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kustavilainen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keijo Kustavilainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crown Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Darwin's choice of entrance music: Rough Gem. Charles Darwin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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223 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Royal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royal misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Royal defends it nicely.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Royal misses with a series of wild punches.
Royal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darwin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Darwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Royal is retaining full guard.
Darwin throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royal working a defensive guard here.
Darwin wants to pass the guard but Royal is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin postures up.
Royal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Royal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there.
Darwin passes into half guard.
Darwin prevents Royal from improving his position.
Darwin works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Royal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darwin thowing shots but they're missing.
Darwin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Royal can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darwin throwing strikes here but Royal is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Darwin landing shots from mount.
Royal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Darwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Royal is rocked!
Darwin softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Royal is out cold! Darwin jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Darwin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason High was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason High!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bagwell is defended easily by High.
Bagwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but High circles away.
High throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
High misses with a two punch combination.
High lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by High.
It looks like Buff Bagwell has been cut.
Bagwell blocks a head kick by High.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bagwell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buff Bagwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bagwell's calf.
High tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows High to score an easy takedown into full guard.
High looking to sit in guard and control but Bagwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bagwell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
High tries to land a sweep but no joy.
High is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bagwell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! High is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! High has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell being controlled here, momentarily.
Bagwell looking to control.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bagwell looking for a guillotine here but High defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason High dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buff Bagwell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - High looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
High throws the kick towards the body but Bagwell avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
High fails with an attempt to clinch.
High gets caught flat footed, as Bagwell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell looking to pass the guard.
Bagwell has gone for a leg lock! High slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bagwell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
High wants to stand but Bagwell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
High wants to control from the top but Bagwell keeps moving.
Bagwell has a closed guard, preventing High from standing up.
High really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bagwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell working for a triangle but High defends it easily.
Bagwell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. High manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
High looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bagwell is one step ahead there.
Bagwell wants to pass the guard but High is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagwell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but High manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bagwell has High in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Bagwell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buff Bagwell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
High throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
High instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
High is looking to break free of the clinch but Bagwell has double underhooks.
Bagwell working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell tries to score a body lock takedown but High shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
High breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
High moves in looking to clinch but Bagwell pushes him off.
High misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bagwell with a poor takedown
and High counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagwell avoids a kick to the body.
High moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buff Bagwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagwell has High pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. High manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
High pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagwell with a poor takedown
and High counters with a three punch combo that has Bagwell backing up. Bagwell nods at High to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - High looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High decides to stand back up. High steps back and let's Bagwell get back to his feet.
High throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bagwell's head.
Bagwell has his takedown stuffed
and High decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bagwell's guard.
High wanted to stand there but Bagwell had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High looking to sit in guard and control but Bagwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bagwell drops back looking for a leg! High is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and High manages to kick Bagwell off! Bagwell jumps back into High's guard.
Bagwell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! High is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! High has escaped and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason High comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well High has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason High!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Born in the U.S.A.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Perry's choice of entrance music: Lützenkirchen - Leer aber Techno. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Perry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry tries for a takedown but Striker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Striker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perry.
Striker wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry is working for a kimura but Striker is defending it quite comfortably.
Perry wants to work for an arm triangle but Striker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Striker wants to control the action here but instead Perry manages to pass to full mount!
Striker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Striker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Perry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Striker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perry.
Perry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Striker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Striker wants to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry goes for an armbar but Striker turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Striker.
Striker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Striker landing some decent shots from guard.
Striker throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Striker defends it easily.
Perry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Striker defends well.
Striker cracks Perry with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry working for a triangle but Striker defends it easily.
Striker throws a big right hand that misses.
Striker lands a couple of digs.
Perry wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Striker distracts Perry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perry wants to stand but Striker is controlling the position.
Perry wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perry looks gassed!
Striker wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Striker manages to get himself to full guard.
Striker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry throws and elbow that misses. Striker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Striker!
Perry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Striker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Striker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Striker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Perry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Perry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Striker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perry with the ground and pound but Striker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Striker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Striker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Striker blocks nicely.
Perry drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Striker dives on top into guard.
Striker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perry's head.
Striker lands a couple of digs.
Perry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Perry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Striker is aware though and is defending well.
Perry is looking for a triangle but Striker pushes his legs off easily.
Striker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry working for a triangle but Striker defends it easily.
Striker lands a couple of digs.
Striker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Striker landing some decent shots from guard.
Striker trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Striker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Striker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perry wants to sweep here but Striker controlling him for the moment.
Striker distracts Perry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Striker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Striker landing with the ground and pound.
Striker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Striker chips away with some ground and pound.
Perry has his foot on Striker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Striker works his way back into a safe position though.
Striker landing with the ground and pound.
Striker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Striker throws and elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Striker's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Perry throws a strike but Striker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Striker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry wants to get back to his feet but Striker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Striker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perry shoots for a takedown but Striker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Striker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Striker shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Striker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perry won't be happy with that.
Christian Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Perry.
Striker working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Striker landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Striker drops an elbow to the side of Perry's head.
Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perry trying to get back to full guard but Striker takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Perry working to try and regain half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Striker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee warns Perry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Perry can't escape the position.
Striker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perry regains half guard.
Perry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to improve his position but Striker is controlling well.
Perry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perry tries to roll over but Striker keeps him under control.
Perry wants to sweep but Striker has passed to side control!
Striker lands an elbow.
Striker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Perry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Perry punching from the bottom.
Perry actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perry tries to roll over but Striker keeps him under control.
Perry with the active half guard here but Striker passes nicely into side control.
Striker scoring with punches and elbows.
Perry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Striker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Striker landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Striker off and has taken his back!
Striker showing good submission defense here.
Perry is looking for the choke from the back position but Striker is controlling his hands well.
Striker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Perry's guard. Nice work there by Striker.
Striker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perry wants to sweep here but Striker controlling him for the moment.
Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Striker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Striker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Striker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Striker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince has chosen The Fresh Prince as his entrance music. Richard Kuklinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Prince!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
A leg kick checked by Kuklinski.
Kuklinski pushes Prince up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kuklinski.
Prince is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kuklinski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Prince to the mat. Prince regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Prince trying to control the position.
Kuklinski trying to control but Prince is working from the bottom.
Kuklinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prince looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kuklinski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuklinski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Prince is pulling down on Kuklinski's head to control his posture.
Prince tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Prince is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kuklinski moves into full mount!
Kuklinski is working for a guillotine from mount but Prince frees his head quite easily.
Kuklinski looking to finish Prince with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prince!
Kuklinski content just to control the position here.
Kuklinski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is landing with some decent strikes but Prince is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Prince tries to hold on but Kuklinski postures up.
Kuklinski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuklinski mounts Prince! Really nice guard pass there!
Kuklinski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuklinski working for a guillotine from mount but Prince is in no mood to give up.
Kuklinski has control of Prince's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Prince regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kuklinski trying to control but Prince is having none of it.
Prince really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuklinski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski goes for an armbar but Prince turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Prince.
Prince pushing down on Kuklinski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Prince is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuklinski looking for subs from the bottom but Prince mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuklinski wants to control but Prince is having none of it.
Kuklinski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Prince wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuklinski keeps working.
Kuklinski moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince wants to stand but Kuklinski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kuklinski is looking for a triangle but Prince pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Kuklinski dominated that round.
That's time! Kuklinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prince throws and low kick but Kuklinski moves out of range easily.
Prince lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuklinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Prince both land. Nice combination.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuklinski.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Kuklinski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski wants to pass the guard but Prince is keeping the position.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuklinski is controlling him.
Kuklinski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Prince is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Prince has escaped and now he's on top!
Prince wants to control from the top but Kuklinski keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuklinski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prince is aware though and is defending well.
Kuklinski controls Prince momentarily but Prince frees himself.
Kuklinski keeping moving, preventing Prince from controlling successfully.
Kuklinski has his foot on Prince's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Prince works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuklinski is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prince can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prince looking for a sweep. Not yet Prince, not yet.
Prince controls Kuklinski momentarily but Kuklinski frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski stands and steps away. Prince gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown but Prince shows good takedown defense.
Prince misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuklinski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prince tries to avoid it but Kuklinski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prince to the ground. Prince escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuklinski defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Kuklinski fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuklinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prince connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuklinski momentarily.
Prince throws a leg kick but Kuklinski checks it.
Kuklinski blocks a head kick by Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Prince connects with a solid leg kick.
Prince misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuklinski blocks a jab.
Prince thows a body shot but no joy.
Prince throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuklinski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prince's guard.
Kuklinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prince wants to sweep but no luck.
Prince keeping full guard, as Kuklinski tries to pass.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Kuklinski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Prince connects with a solid leg kick.
Prince leaves Kuklinski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuklinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuklinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuklinski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prince, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuklinski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prince pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prince misses with a head kick.
Kuklinski slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuklinski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuklinski keeps control of Prince as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Prince's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prince can't break the clinch.
Prince is trying to break free.
Kuklinski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Prince is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kuklinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince looks for the body kick but Kuklinski saw that one coming.
Kuklinski moves out of range of the body kick from Prince.
Kuklinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prince can pounce on him.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Prince as he jumps to the side.
Kuklinski moves out of range as Prince throws a body kick.
Kuklinski staying out of range there.
Prince lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prince sprawls well. Prince wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuklinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Prince misses with a low kick as Kuklinski jumps back.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Kuklinski sees coming a mile off.
Kuklinski wants to clinch.
Prince walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuklinski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuklinski shoots for a double leg takedown but Prince sprawls well. He's pushed Kuklinski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Prince avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Kuklinski slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Kuklinski blocks a head kick by Prince.
Kuklinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince clobbers Kuklinski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prince scores with a head kick.
Kuklinski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prince seems keen to control Kuklinski's posture.
Kuklinski works over Prince with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Prince is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Prince has escaped and now he's on top!
Kuklinski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kuklinski trying to keep a closed guard but Prince is proving a slippery customer.
Richard Kuklinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard Kuklinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuklinski keeping moving, preventing Prince from controlling successfully.
Kuklinski has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Prince doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuklinski has managed to lock this one up! Can Prince escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuklinski on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Kuklinski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hammer misses.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hammer takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Hammer throws the left hand but Salazar avoids the punch easily.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salazar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hammer's guard.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Salazar controlling him for the moment.
Salazar looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar wants to stand up but Hammer is controlling him.
Salazar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Salazar.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salazar.
Hammer misses with a hook. Salazar ducked under it nicely.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Salazar moved out of range nicely.
Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Salazar feints and as Hammer raises his hands in defense, Salazar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Salazar is proving a slippery customer.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammer's guard.
Hammer pulls Salazar in close to his closed guard and prevents Salazar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Salazar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salazar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Salazar defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hammer, as that shot connected.
Hammer throws a jab when Salazar was well out of range.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
Salazar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer lands with a big right hook that stumbles Salazar - he's out on his feet here! Hammer follows up with another monster hook that separates Salazar from consciousness! Salazar falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Hammer stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Hammer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dance Hall Days. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Allen Poe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Poe stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Poe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poe.
Poe thuds his shin into the meat of Watson's side.
Watson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Poe moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Poe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poe is pushing Watson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Poe blocks it.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Poe won't allow it.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poe.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Poe crunches a lovely knee into Watson's ribcage.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson jumps guard but Poe stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watson is trying to drag Poe to the mat but Poe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Poe won't allow it.
Poe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watson tries to pull guard but Poe holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Poe lands a knee to the head.
Poe avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poe pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poe avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson tries to land knees in the clinch but Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Watson fails to pull guard.
Poe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poe tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Poe gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Poe gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poe.
Poe slowing the pace effectively.
Poe stalling in the clinch but Watson improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poe keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Poe, against the cage.
Watson looking for a takedown.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Poe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Watson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Poe, against the cage.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Poe avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
Poe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it.
Poe lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Poe misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poe.
Poe pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poe gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poe gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watson decides to pull guard.
Poe trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson pulls Poe in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poe wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Poe looking to pass the guard.
Poe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Poe looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poe being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Allen Poe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watson throws a body punch but Poe moves out of range.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Poe avoids it.
Poe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poe scores with a leg kick.
Poe stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Poe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poe circles away.
Poe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Poe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Poe prevents Watson from improving position.
Watson landing a few strikes.
Watson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Poe is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe is looking for a sweep.
Watson throws a strike aimed at the side of Poe's head but Poe avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poe throws out a leg kick but Watson moves out of range and Poe only half commits.
Poe tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe throws out a leg kick but Watson moves out of range and Poe only half commits.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poe but Poe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson gets the takedown into side control.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Poe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watson tries to move to mount but Poe blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watson misses with the ground and pound.
Poe wants to control but Watson postures up.
Poe is looking to reverse the position.
Watson cracks Poe with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Watson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Watson working the ground and pound but Poe is defending the strikes.
Watson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Poe is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Watson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Poe is trying to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poe misses with a wild body shot.
Poe closes the distance and clinches.
Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson fails to pull guard.
Poe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Watson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poe is defending well for now.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it.
Poe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson is trying to drag Poe to the mat but Poe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Poe.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poe throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Poe looking to slow down the pace here.
Poe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poe walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Poe is looking to clinch.
Poe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Poe.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poe tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poe is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson dominated that second round.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poe pinned against the cage. Poe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poe throws and low kick but Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poe to the mat! Poe manages to get full guard.
Poe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Poe is retaining full guard.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Poe.
Poe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poe controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Poe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poe is looking to reverse the position.
Watson tries to advance to mount but Poe denies him.
Poe can't do much from the bottom here.
Poe regains half guard.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson is thwarting Poe's attempts to control the position.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poe's head.
Watson wants to take a breather but Poe is having none of it.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poe wants to get back to full guard.
Watson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poe keeping hold of Watson's head, controlling as best he can.
Poe wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Poe.
Poe keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Poe keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Poe trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Poe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
Poe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Poe from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poe is fighting to break Watson's control of his arms but Watson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Poe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poeis looking to pass into half guard but Watson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Watson is in guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Poe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poe is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Watson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javis has chosen Highwayman as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Suarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Javis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dace Javis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Javis.
Nice sprawl there from Suarez as Javis shoots in.
Javis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Javis misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez misses the shot to the body.
Javis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suarez.
Suarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Javis moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Suarez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Javis. That one must have hurt.
Javis fails with the takedown.
Javis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suarez circles away.
Alejandro Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dace Javis.
Suarez tries to bum rush Javis with a series of wild strikes but Javis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Javis throws out a loose jab but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Javis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Javis tries to clinch but Suarez moves out of range.
Javis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Javis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suarez but Suarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice combination there by Suarez.
It looks like Dace Javis has been cut.
Suarez swinging wildly here.
Javis has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Alejandro Suarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Javis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Suarez as Javis shoots in.
Javis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suarez swivels and escapes.
Javis slips a jab and a cross from Suarez.
Javis blocks a jab.
Javis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Javis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Javis looks gassed!
Javis tries to clinch but Suarez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Some wild striking there from Javis.
Javis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suarez lands with a nice body punch.
Javis misses with a head kick.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Javis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez stuffs the takedown.
Javis slips a jab and a cross from Suarez.
Javis lands a right hook to the body.
Suarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Javis is fighting to break Suarez's control of his arms but Suarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Javis stops Suarez from standing up.
Javis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Suarez seems keen to control Javis's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Javis tries to pass.
Javis trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Javis isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
and Javis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Suarez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet but Javis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Javis trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Javis on the ground.
Javis pushes down on Suarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Javis seems to be looking for submissions.
Javis prevents Suarez from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dace Javis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dace Javis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Javis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Some wild striking there from Suarez.
Javis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Javis tries to clinch but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Suarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suarez cracks Javis with an open hand slap.
Suarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Javis misses.
Suarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Javis throws a right hand that Suarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Suarez also avoids with ease.
Suarez looks to land a combination. Javis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Javis swings for the body but Suarez moves out of range.
Jab by Suarez.
Javis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Javis is breathing heavily.
Suarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Javis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alejandro Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dace Javis.
Suarez lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Javis needs to keep his hands up - Suarez had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Javis.
Javis moves out of range of the body kick from Suarez.
Suarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Suarez. That snapped Javis's head back.
Javis is rocked!
Javis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suarez defends it nicely.
Javis is still on wobbly legs! Can Suarez finish him?
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Javis seems to have recovered his senses.
Javis walks into a left hand.
Javis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suarez throws a right hand that Javis ducks under and follows up with a left that Javis also avoids with ease.
Suarez misses with a few strikes there.
Suarez throws the left hand but Javis avoids the punch easily.
Suarez cracks a nice hook into Javis's ribs.
Javis thows a body shot but no joy.
Suarez tests Javis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Javis momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Javis.
Suarez swinging wildly here.
Suarez lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Javis or perhaps it was just good defense by Suarez which made him look bad.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Javis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Javis thows a huge punch but Suarez dodges it nicely.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Javis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Javis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is defending against the submission attempts here by Javis.
Javis prevents Suarez from standing back up.
Javis wants to pass the guard but Suarez is defending well.
Javis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Javis.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Javis circles away quickly and effectively.
Javis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Javis avoids it well.
Javis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suarez as he jumps to the side.
Suarez lunges at Javis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Javis's hand.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Javis moves away.
Javis throws a sloppy body shot
and Suarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alejandro Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Suarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Javis is just out of range.
Javis fails to land the takedown.
Javis is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Suarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dace Javis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Javis.
Javis ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
A right-left combo lands from Suarez.
Suarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Javis throws out the jab.
Suarez slips a jab from Javis.
Javis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Javis.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Suarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javis ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Javis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Javis trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Javis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Javis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suarez is trying to control the position but Javis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants to sweep here but Javis controlling him for the moment.
Javis advances to half guard.
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Javis trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Javis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suarez wants to stand but Javis is controlling the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suarez holds on and takes a little breather.
Javis wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Javis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Javis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Javis trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Javis shoots in for a takedown but Suarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Javis circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Javis misses.
A left and a right from Suarez both land. Nice combination.
Javis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Suarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suarez.
Javis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Javis's head.
Suarez needs to keep his hands up - Javis had a free shot at his head there.
Javis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Javis moves away.
Suarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Suarez blocks the leg kick.
Javis throws a hook but Suarez blocks it.
Javis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suarez's head backwards.
A cross from Suarez lands.
Suarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Javis is looking to clinch.
Suarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alejandro Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dace Javis.
Suarez sizes up Javis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suarez takes a swing at Javis's ribcage but misses.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Javis loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.
Javis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Javis avoids nicely.
Suarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Javis's hands.
Javis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Javis avoids it well.
Alejandro Suarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Javis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Javis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Suarez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dace Javis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Javis clobbers Suarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Javis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suarez moves away.
Suarez scores with a jab to the body.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Javis.
Good exchange - Suarez coming out on top.
Javis dives in and grabs Suarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes down on Javis's head and hops out.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Javis avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Javis walks into a left hand.
Javis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Javis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suarez slips under a jab from Javis.
Javis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right-left combo lands from Suarez.
Suarez tests Javis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Javis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Javis moves out of range.
Javis clinches up with Suarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Suarez takes a shot to the head.
Suarez cracks Javis with a nice body shot.
Suarez breaks the clinch.
Suarez lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Suarez lands.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Javis.
Javis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suarez pinned against the cage. Suarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suarez throws a right hand that Javis ducks under and follows up with a left that Javis also avoids with ease.
Suarez throws a right hand that Javis ducks under and follows up with a left that Javis also avoids with ease.
Javis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Javis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Javis dives in and grabs Suarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes down on Javis's head and hops out.
Alejandro Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dace Javis.
Suarez tests Javis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suarez lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Javis looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Javis takes one to the chin there.
Suarez catches Javis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice sprawl there from Suarez as Javis shoots in.
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Javis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suarez tries to bum rush Javis with a series of wild strikes but Javis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suarez scores with a hook.
Suarez works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Javis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suarez throws a shot from downtown. Javis moves away and avoids it.
Suarez lands a jab to Javis's midsection.
Suarez lands with a straight right. Javis didn't see that one coming.
Javis defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez leaves Javis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Javis avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez punishes Javis's body with a nice straight punch.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Javis can do to turn this around?
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Javis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suarez tries to avoid it but Javis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suarez to the ground. Suarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suarez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suarez misses with a few strikes there.
Javis fails with a takedown attempt.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Javis avoids nicely.
Javis slips a jab from Suarez.
Javis avoids the body shot from Suarez.
Javis moves out of range of the strikes.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Javis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suarez dips to his left and cracks Javis with an uppercut!
Suarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Javis looks to land a right hand but Suarez moved out of range.
Javis tries to close the distance and clinch but Suarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Javis shoots in but Suarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suarez throws a predictable looking body shot
so Javis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Javis tries to pass.
Javis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Javis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Suarez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Javis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suarez defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Suarez had his way with Dace Javis in that round.
The cut man is working on Dace Javis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Javis is looking to chop away at Suarez's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Javis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Javis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suarez swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Suarez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Javis.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez 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.
Javis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Javis manages to avoid it.
Javis thuds his right hand into Suarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Javis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Suarez throws a series of punches but Javis avoids them all with ease.
Javis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Javis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
Suarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Javis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Javis misses.
Javis has closed the distance and engaged Suarez in a clinch.
Javis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Javis shoots in looking for a takedown. Suarez tries to sprawl out of it but Javis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Suarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alejandro Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dace Javis.
Javis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suarez pinned against the cage. Suarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suarez swinging wildly here.
Dace Javis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alejandro Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis shoots for a double leg takedown but Suarez sprawls well. He's pushed Javis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Javis walks into a left hand.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Javis avoids nicely.
Suarez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Suarez duly obliges.
Javis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suarez scores with a three punch combo!
Suarez digs a good body shot into Javis's ribs.
Suarez with a jab.
Javis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suarez defends it nicely.
Suarez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Suarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Javis.
Javis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suarez tries to avoid it but Javis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suarez to the ground. Suarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Suarez!
Javis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Javis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Suarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Javis.
Javis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Javis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Suarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Javis is just out of range.
Suarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Javis backs up against the cage.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Javis.
Nice uppercut lands for Suarez. That snapped Javis's head back.
Javis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suarez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Suarez duly obliges.
Javis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Suarez does no damage.
Javis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Javis off the cage and back into rage.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Suarez does no damage.
Suarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Javis.
A jab from Suarez does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suarez, as that shot connected.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez throws a jab when Javis was well out of range.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Javis avoids nicely.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Javis moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Javis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suarez blocks an elbow strike from Javis.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch but Javis keeps him there for the moment.
Javis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Suarez!
Alejandro Suarez is the new light heavyweight champion!
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