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TGC Crucible 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Craig (ranked 4708 p4p, 203 weight class) and Wally Backman (ranked 4778 p4p, 207 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Malcolm Craig has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Malcolm Craig seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wally Backman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig takes the fight into the clinch.
Craig prevents a takedown attempt there.
Craig lands a left hand.
Backman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Craig fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craig has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Craig pushes Backman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman letting Craig take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Craig.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
Backman is looking for a takedown.
Malcolm Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Backman.
Backman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Craig just leaning against Backman, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
Craig presses Backman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Backman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craig just stands there and leans against the cage.
Craig is pushing Backman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Craig controlling the action here for a moment.
Backman looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Craig.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Backman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Craig lands with a light punch inside.
Backman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craig prevents it.
Backman is trying to drag Craig to the mat but Craig just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Backman is looking for a takedown.
Craig lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Craig to work.
Craig lands with a left to the head.
Craig gets through Backman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Backman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Craig.
Backman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Craig is defending well.
Craig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Backman or not.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Craig lands a body punch in the clinch.
Backman jumps guard but Craig turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Backman looking for a takedown.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Backman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Backman letting Craig take a breather here.
Backman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Craig after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craig just stands there and leans against the cage.
Craig prevents a takedown attempt there.
Craig lands a good knee to the midsection. Backman won't want to take too many of those.
Backman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Craig avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Craig lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Craig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Craig - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Craig is stalling here.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that round.
That's time! Craig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Craig has Backman up against the cage in a clinch.
Backman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Backman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Craig pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Backman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malcolm Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Backman.
Nice body punch from Craig.
Nice body punch from Craig.
Craig lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
Backman is looking for a takedown.
Backman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
Craig lands a nice knee to the body.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of Backman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Backman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig lands a body punch.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig trying to land knees to the body.
Backman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Craig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Craig moves into the clinch successfully.
Craig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Backman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Craig lands a nice uppercut.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman jumps guard but Craig stands there with Backman around his waist. Backman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Backman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Craig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Backman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Backman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Craig gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Backman is trying to drag Craig to the mat but Craig just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Backman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Backman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craig prevents it.
Craig stops a takedown attempt from Backman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig with a knee to the head.
Backman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Craig gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Backman wants a takedown.
Nice body punch from Craig.
Backman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craig prevents it.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Backman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Craig fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craig moves into range and clinches up with Backman.
Backman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Craig gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
Craig lands with a left to the head.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Craig to work.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Backman can do to turn this around?
Backman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Craig is defending well.
Craig lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig digs a right hand underneath Backman's ribcage. Backman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Craig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Backman.
Backman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Craig gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Craig effectively controlling the action here.
Craig pushes Backman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Craig clinches up with Backman and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Craig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Backman is trying to drag Craig to the mat but Craig just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Backman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Craig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Craig moves into the clinch.
Craig is working Backman over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig pressing his opponent against the cage.
Backman tries to pull guard but Craig holds him up against the cage and eventually Backman drops back down to his feet.
Malcolm Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Backman.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Backman takes a shot to the head.
Craig cracks Backman with a nice body shot.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Backman tries to score a body lock takedown but Craig shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Backman tries to pull guard but Craig holds him up against the cage and eventually Backman drops back down to his feet.
Backman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malcolm Craig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Backman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig displaying some good clinch control by pressing Backman up against the cage.
Backman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wally Backman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malcolm Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Backman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Backman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Backman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craig prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Backman tries to pull guard but Craig holds him up against the cage and eventually Backman drops back down to his feet.
Backman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craig prevents it.
Backman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Craig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Backman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Craig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Craig scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Craig lands a jab to Backman's midsection.
Backman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Craig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Backman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Craig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Backman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craig clinches up with Backman and pushes him back against the cage.
Backman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Backman tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craig 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Craig!
A victorious Malcolm Craig thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuran Franco (ranked 4637 p4p, 517 weight class) and Timur Umarov (ranked 1509 p4p, 204 weight class). Umarov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - When We Ride On Our Enemies. Timur Umarov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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28
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuran Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Umarov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umarov throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umarov.
Umarov misses with a straight right.
Umarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Franco attempts a counter takedown but Umarov avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters circling - Umarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Umarov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov cracks a nice hook into Franco's ribs.
Umarov throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franco feinted with a counter takedown.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timur Umarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umarov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umarov.
Franco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Umarov as Franco shoots in.
A nice side step and Umarov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Umarov misses its intended target.
Franco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Umarov sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Umarov misses the target.
Umarov misses with an uppercut.
Umarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Umarov.
Franco is looking to counter the offense by Umarov and move into the clinch.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Umarov.
As Umarov looks to move away, Franco throws a big counter combo but Umarov just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umarov jabs Franco right on the nose. Franco blinks but takes it well.
Umarov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franco is defended easily by Umarov.
Umarov throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Franco dives in for a single leg takedown but Umarov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Umarov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuran Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Umarov finds it's way through Franco's defenses.
Franco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Umarov lands with a right hand.
Franco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Umarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Umarov lands with an uppercut that bounces Franco off the cage and back into range.
Umarov misses with a straight right.
Umarov misses with an uppercut
and Franco counters with a takedown into side 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umarov tries to bench press Franco off him but Franco keeps the position.
Franco is looking to take a break and control but Umarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umarov is looking to reverse the position.
Franco throws an elbow but Umarov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Franco lands some shots froms side control.
Franco throws a strike aimed at the side of Umarov's head but Umarov avoids it well.
Franco throws an elbow but Umarov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Franco tries to move to mount but Umarov blocks the move with his legs.
Franco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Umarov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Franco is looking to take a break and control but Umarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franco throws a strike aimed at the side of Umarov's head but Umarov avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Umarov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Umarov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umarov.
Franco misses with a takedown
and Umarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Timur Umarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umarov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Francos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Franco slips a straight right by Umarov.
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov scores with a nice right hand.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab from Umarov.
Umarov lands an overhand right.
Umarov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Umarov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Umarov as he connects with a hook.
Franco darts in looking for a takedown but Umarov gets double underhooks and turns Franco into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuran Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Franco attempts a counter takedown but Umarov avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umarov lands an overhand right.
Umarov throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Umarov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt.
Umarov lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Franco thows a huge punch but Umarov dodges it nicely.
Franco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umarov's head.
Franco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Franco is nestled in close to Umarov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Franco throwing shots but Umarov is blocking nicely.
Franco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umarov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Franco 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.
Franco stands and throws Umarov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Umarov dodges the ground and pound from Franco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Umarov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Umarov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Umarov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Franco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco working the ground and pound.
Franco is putting a hurting on Umarov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Franco fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Franco misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umarov prevents Franco from moving into mount.
The ground and pound from Franco seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Franco.
Umarov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yuran Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Umarov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Umarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Umarov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco moves away from the strike by Umarov.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umarov.
A telegraphed right hand from Umarov misses the target.
Franco feinted with a counter takedown.
Umarov scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco shoots in and drives through. Umarov sprawls well.
Umarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franco appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Umarov manages to circle out of the way.
Franco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Umarov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franco scrambles back to his feet.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
Umarov lands with a straight right. Franco didn't see that one coming.
Franco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Umarov.
Franco looking to score a takedown here. Umarov is defending well but Franco drives through and ends up in Umarov's guard.
Umarov working a defensive guard here.
Franco postures up in Umarov's guard and throws a big left but Umarov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umarov seems keen to control Franco's posture.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Franco postures up in Umarov's guard and throws a big left but Umarov blocks it.
Franco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umarov is adopting a defensive guard.
Franco trying to control but Umarov is working from the bottom.
Franco advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franco.
Umarov is trying is best to control the position here.
Let's hope that Umarov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Franco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Umarov is trying to control but can't.
Franco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Umarov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Franco.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Franco lands a nice short elbow.
Umarov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Umarov is looking for a sweep. Franco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umarov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Umarov pulls Franco in close to prevent any damage.
Yuran Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Franco throws an elbow that misses. Umarov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franco's guard. Nice move by Umarov!
Umarov wants to pass the guard but Franco is keeping the position.
Franco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Umarov defends well.
Umarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timur Umarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Umarov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Umarov is aware though and is defending well.
Umarov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Franco looking for a guillotine here but Umarov defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timur Umarov.
I've got Umarov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Umarov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timur Umarov thanked BuriedAlive// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Dayley (ranked 3709 p4p, 441 weight class) and Myles Grady (ranked 2759 p4p, 339 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grady's choice of entrance music: Post Malone - Rockstar. David Dayley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Dayley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Grady!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grady feints a jab promting Dayley to slip. Grady then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dayley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A left and a right from Grady both land. Nice combination.
Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dayley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dayley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grady throws a right hand that Dayley ducks under and follows up with a left that Dayley also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grady defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dayley.
Grady unleashes a big counter combination but Dayley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dayley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grady pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dayley back to the cage. Grady follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dayley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dayley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dayley closes the distance and clinches up with Grady, looking for a takedown. Dayley pushes Grady against the cage but Grady circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dayley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grady checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grady connects with a jab.
Grady goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot by Grady.
Grady lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dayley backs up against the cage.
Dayley is rocked!
Grady plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Dayley to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Dayley just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Myles Grady!
A very excited looking Myles Grady rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 1770 p4p, 230 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 2001 p4p, 258 weight class). Alvarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem–Phenomenal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George misses with the combination.
Alvarez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St George is out of range.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from St George misses.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St George. That did some damage!
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
St George throws a leg kick that misses.
St George checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by St George as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St George throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
St George throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by St George as he checks the leg kick.
St George misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Ricardo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St George checks a leg kick.
Alvarez connects with a good right hand that stumbles St George. St George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but St George seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by St George.
St George feints a counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarez backing away here, and St George unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
St George is rocked!
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that drops St George like a sack of potatoes! Alvarez dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Alvarez!
Ricardo Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Alviso (ranked 4173 p4p, 424 weight class) and Jeff Hudson (ranked 3688 p4p, 381 weight class). Alviso comes to the cage accompanied by Pooh Man-Oakland. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Alviso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alviso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hudson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alviso misses with a double jab.
Hudson throws a right hand that misses
and Alviso counters with a two punch combo.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Alviso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hudson is fending him off so far but Alviso persists. Nope, Hudson circles away and we're back to standing.
Alviso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hudson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hudson grinds an elbow into Alviso's temple.
Hudson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alviso's shoulder. That is not cool.
Alviso is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hudson not doing much here.
Hudson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alviso actively working from the bottom here.
Alviso actively working from the bottom here.
Alviso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hudson trying to control but Alviso is working from the bottom.
Hudson throws a big right hand that misses.
Alviso is looking for a triangle but Hudson pushes his legs off easily.
Hudson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Hudson postures up.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Alviso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson wants to pass the guard but Alviso is keeping the position.
Hudson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alviso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hudson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alviso dives on top into guard.
Alviso stops Hudson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alviso lands a couple of elbows.
Hudson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alviso content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Alviso from controlling successfully.
Alviso won't allow Hudson to sweep him here.
Hudson has control of Alviso's left arm, preventing Alviso from doing any damage.
Alviso postures up in Hudson's guard and throws a big left but Hudson blocks it.
Hudson is trying to keep Alviso in close.
Alviso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alviso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hudson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alviso stands up over Hudson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Alviso from controlling successfully.
Hudson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hudson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alviso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alviso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alviso chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alviso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alviso is in close to Hudson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alviso landing some decent shots from guard.
Alviso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hudson wants to sweep but no luck.
Alviso chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Alviso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alviso swinging wildly here.
Alviso connects with a nice looking jab.
Hudson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alviso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alviso lands a nice hook to Hudson's body. Hudson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hudson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hudson takes a swing at Alviso's ribcage but misses.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Alviso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hudson can do to turn this around?
Hudson avoids the head kick by Alviso.
Jerome Alviso is winning the standup battle so far.
Alviso throws a lazy head kick
and Hudson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alviso's guard.
Jerome Alviso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alviso looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hudson passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hudson lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alviso is not content to let Hudson control the position.
Alviso is looking to improve his position.
Alviso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alviso gets back to full guard.
Alviso throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hudson uses it to pass to side control.
Alviso is looking for a sweep.
Hudson works to advance to full mount. Alviso defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson prevents Alviso from getting the reversal.
Hudson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alviso hang on?
Hudson working the ground and pound effectively.
Hudson working Alviso over with strikes here.
Hudson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alviso is desperately trying to improve his position but Hudson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hudson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alviso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alviso tries to hold on but Hudson postures up.
Alviso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hudson fails to advance to Alviso's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alviso is working to get back to half guard.
Alviso is working hard here to advance position.
Hudson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alviso is looking to get to half guard.
Hudson working for a guillotine from mount but Alviso is in no mood to give up.
Alviso is trying desperately to improve position.
Hudson tries to control but Alviso wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alviso can't escape the position.
Alviso wants to control but Hudson is having none of it.
Alviso is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hudson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alviso is trying desperately to improve position.
Alviso is squirming around, avoiding Hudson's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hudson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hudson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alviso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alviso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hudson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alviso throws out the jab.
Alviso takes one to the side of the head.
Alviso digs a good body shot into Hudson's ribs.
Alviso lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Alviso misses.
Hudson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alviso on the side of the head.
Alviso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hudson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hudson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alviso is trying to defend but Hudson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alviso trying to get back to full guard but Hudson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Alviso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alviso regains half guard.
Alviso is trying to get back to full guard.
Alviso pushes Hudson off and gets back to his feet.
Alviso throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hudson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hudson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alviso pushes Hudson off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson avoids the head kick by Alviso.
Hudson feints the counter takedown.
Hudson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alviso 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Hudson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alviso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alviso prevents Hudson from improving his position.
Alviso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hudson wants to improve his position but Alviso is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hudson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alviso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alviso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hudson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hudson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hudson has control of Alviso's left arm, preventing Alviso from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Alviso has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson trying to keep a closed guard but Alviso is proving a slippery customer.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Hudson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alviso preventing the sweep.
Hudson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hudson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hudson controls Alviso momentarily but Alviso frees himself.
Alviso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hudson trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alviso throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Alviso throws a big right hand that misses.
Alviso preventing the sweep.
Hudson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alviso.
Alviso postures up in Hudson's guard and throws a big left but Hudson blocks it.
Hudson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hudson, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hudson ducks under a wild hook from Alviso.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Alviso avoids them all with ease.
Alviso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alviso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown. Alviso fights it but they end up in guard.
Hudson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hudson throwing strikes but missing.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Alviso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alviso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Alviso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alviso 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Alviso!
Jerome Alviso opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 4332 p4p, 440 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 4193 p4p, 426 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
164 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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21
171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Fagan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fagan sprawls well. Fagan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bianchi gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Bianchi misses.
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Fagan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fagan slips under a jab from Bianchi.
Fagan throws out a powerful jab.
Bianchi misses with a takedown attempt
and Fagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fagan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fagan lands with a shot to the body.
Fagan clobbers Bianchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fagan connects with a body shot that sends Bianchi's belly button to the back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bianchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Fagan, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi misses with a body shot.
Fagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bianchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Fagan.
Fagan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bianchi momentarily.
Bianchi misses with a hook. Fagan ducked under it nicely.
Fagan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bianchi is rocked!
Fagan drops Bianchi with a huge uppercut! Bianchi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fagan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Fagan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1582 p4p, 73 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 2294 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Believe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay thows a leg kick but Ruenroeng checks it
and Ruenroeng holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruenroeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clay misses with a knee strike.
Clay tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng crunches a lovely knee into Clay's ribcage.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Clay blocks it.
Clay looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Clay throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng crunches a lovely knee into Clay's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruenroeng has him pressed against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clay avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
Clay takes a shot to the head.
Clay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clay blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ruenroeng.
Clay takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruenroeng lands a good knee to the midsection. Clay won't want to take too many of those.
Clay tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
Clay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clay moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
Clay lands a jab to the head.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch up but Clay keeps it at a distance.
Clay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clay misses with a jab to the body
and Ruenroeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng has Clay up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Ruenroeng as he checks the leg kick.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng lands a glancing blow to the side of Clay's head.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Clay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clay blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
A left lands for Clay.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Clay scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruenroeng should have avoided that one.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a combination
and Ruenroeng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clay managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Ruenroeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clay wants to break free but Ruenroeng has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Clay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clay is trying to pull guard but Ruenroeng has him pressed against the cage.
Clay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ruenroeng to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruenroeng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clay's face.
Clay scores with a shot to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Clay is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clay managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Clay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clay's gas tank.
Ruenroeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Clay avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike.
Ruenroeng tries a body shot but Clay blocks it.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Clay is blocking nicely.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow strike.
Clay jumps guard but Ruenroeng stands there with Clay around his waist. Clay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clay dodges an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruenroeng lands a head kick. Clay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Clay 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.
Andre Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay is rocked!
Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruenroeng fakes the leg kick and cracks Clay in the body.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a high kick!
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick that sends Clay stumbling back into the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Clay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clay throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range.
Clay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruenroeng! But no joy.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruenroeng with a jab.
A head kick misses from Clay.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay is looking to counter punch.
Ruenroeng throws the kick towards the body but Clay avoids it.
Ruenroeng looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
Clay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruenroeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Clay. Those never looked like landing.
Ruenroeng rushes Clay and presses him up against the cage.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Clay is blocking nicely.
Ruenroeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruenroeng can turn it around.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Clay goes for a takedown attempt but Ruenroeng pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruenroeng walks into a jab.
Ruenroeng cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
Clay connects with a crisp jab.
Clay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruenroeng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clay misses the jab.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Clay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Clay misses.
Ruenroeng throws a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruenroeng wants to counter the offense by Clay and move into the clinch position.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Clay.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruenroeng - the referee stops the clock and Clay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruenroeng. Clay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruenroeng.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng with a jab.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng.
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruenroeng throws out the jab.
Clay tried to counter with a leg kick but Ruenroeng avoided it.
Ruenroeng misses with the body kick
and Clay counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Ruenroeng lands.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Clay. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Ruenroeng does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Clay moves out of range easily.
Clay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Clay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruenroeng is out of range and Clay settles back down.
Ruenroeng throws a big counter head kick but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruenroeng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Clay misses its target.
Ruenroeng with a jab.
Clay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ruenroeng thuds his shin into the meat of Clay's side.
Clay drops his hands momentarily and Ruenroeng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruenroeng checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Clay moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut. Clay saw that one coming.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Clay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruenroeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clay is trying to break free.
Ruenroeng prevents Clay from breaking the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a damaging elbow.
Ruenroeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow strike.
Ruenroeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clay working hard to break the clinch.
Clay pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruenroeng defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruenroeng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruenroeng is continuing to stall.
Clay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruenroeng controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ruenroeng sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crunch! Ruenroeng slams his shin into Clay's torso.
Ruenroeng lands a high kick!
Ruenroeng throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay.
Ruenroeng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng jabs Clay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruenroeng moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Clay.
Clay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Clay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruenroeng counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Clay's head.
Good body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
A right hand to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body.
Ruenroeng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clay's face.
Ruenroeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow just above Clay 's eye.
Ruenroeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruenroeng 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 1712 p4p, 79 weight class) and Testicular Cancer (ranked 1185 p4p, 55 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yung Hung Dong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yung Hung Dong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Testicular Cancer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Cancer misses
and Dong counters with a series of strikes. Cancer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cancer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cancer punishes Dong's body with a nice straight punch.
Cancer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong counters with a nice body kick.
Cancer misses with a lunging right hand
and Dong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cancer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cancer.
A little feinted left hand from Dong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cancer slips a jab from Dong.
Dong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong cracks the inside of Cancer's front leg.
Cancer lands a glancing blow to the side of Dong's head.
Cancer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cancer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Nice body kick there by Dong.
Cancer throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
And Dong counters with a quick kick to the body but Cancer blocks it.
Cancer missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Cancer avoided it.
Dong connects with an inside leg kick.
Cancer throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Cancer rushes Dong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cancer tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Cancer back against the cage.
Dong misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Dong.
Dong tries to pull guard but Cancer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong blocking some punches.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Cancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong is trying to pull guard but Cancer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cancer.
Cancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong blocking some punches.
Cancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Cancer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Cancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Cancer avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Cancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Dong as the two fighters clinch.
Cancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong pulls guard.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Cancer from controlling successfully.
Dong has his foot on Cancer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cancer works his way back into a safe position though.
Dong seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dong looking to control.
Cancer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cancer trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Cancer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cancer won't allow Dong to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong controls Cancer momentarily but Cancer frees himself.
Dong is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cancer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dong's body to avoid the submission. Dong has instead reached around Cancer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dong arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yung Hung Dong!
Yung Hung Dong took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'd like to thank my boys Young Pacifist Liberals, and my head coach Hillary Clinton, for teaching me how to beat up conservative scum everyday. One love, no guns and free immigration, y'all.'.
Testicular Cancer was interviewed post fight and said 'My jock strap got twisted up....'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karelin Pripyat (ranked 1163 p4p, 124 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 1351 p4p, 141 weight class). Doug Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karelin Pripyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pripyat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pripyat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Bell.
It looks like Karelin Pripyat has been cut.
Pripyat drives through with a takedown into Bell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pripyat throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Bell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pripyat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell seems keen to control Pripyat's posture.
Bell looking to control.
Pripyat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pripyat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pripyat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pripyat 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.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pripyat.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pripyat working some strikes from top position.
Pripyat throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pripyat drops back looking for a leg! Bell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bell manages to kick Pripyat off! Pripyat jumps back into Bell's guard.
Pripyat 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.
Pripyat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Pripyat is proving a slippery customer.
Bell 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.
Pripyat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bell trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pripyat drops back looking for a leg! Bell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bell manages to kick Pripyat off! Pripyat jumps back into Bell's guard.
Pripyat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bell is trying to keep Pripyat in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pripyat with a nice head shot there.
Pripyat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pripyat throws a big elbow that misses.
Pripyat scoring with some ground and pound.
Pripyat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pripyat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pripyat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pripyat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pripyat throws a big right hand that misses.
Bell is trying to control the position but Pripyat postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pripyat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pripyat.
Pripyat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pripyat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bell is on top in guard.
Bell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pripyat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pripyat to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bell is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pripyat pulls down on the head and he's put Bell to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karelin Pripyat!
Karelin Pripyat managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fanatic Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 752 p4p, 77 weight class) and Jon Umber (ranked 22625 p4p, 721 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Umber!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umber misses with a combination
and Grabber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grabber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Umber misses with a hook. Grabber ducked under it nicely.
Umber swings for the body but Grabber moves out of range.
Umber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Umber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabber slips under a jab from Umber.
Grabber cracks Umber with a good jab.
Umber misses with a looping left.
Grabber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Umber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grabber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Umber scrambles back to his feet.
Umber ducks into an uppercut from Grabber and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber very nearly forgot to thank WarHorse Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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