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UCF 3: Immortal Combat PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Baby (ranked 7348 p4p, 408 weight class) and Flexx Mitchell (ranked 7636 p4p, 413 weight class). Flexx Mitchell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Big Baby's chin.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flexx Mitchell !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baby throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell with the counter takedown but Baby avoids it easily.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baby tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Baby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baby.
Baby stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby drops an elbow to the side of Mitchell 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Baby wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baby is looking to advance position but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. Baby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baby throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Baby working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Baby there.
Baby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell 's head.
Baby tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.
Baby is working hard here to advance position.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mitchell has hold of Baby's hands but Baby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mitchell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell .
Mitchell motions for Baby to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell looks winded!
Baby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mitchell drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baby is on top in guard.
Mitchell 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.
Baby advances position into side control!
Mitchell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Baby working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell gets back to half guard.
Mitchell told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Baby trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Baby working Mitchell over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baby is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Baby is stalling here. Mitchell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Baby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mitchell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Baby managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Baby 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.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Baby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baby gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Baby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Baby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baby pushing down on Mitchell 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mitchell wants to control but Baby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Baby trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby is looking to advance position but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Baby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baby lands with a punch from half guard.
Baby is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Big Baby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baby looking to pass the guard.
Baby sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mitchell 's guard.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Baby is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Baby is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baby is really struggling to control Mitchell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Baby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitchell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitchell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baby working Mitchell over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baby passes the guard and advances to mount!
Baby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a big shot there that rocks Mitchell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baby with good strikes from the mount here!
Baby tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Baby 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.
Baby lands a couple of good shots and Mitchell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Baby working for a choke but Mitchell is defending well.
Baby connects with a big shot to the side of Mitchell 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Baby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baby throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Baby.
Baby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Baby.
Baby is looking to chop away at Mitchell 's legs.
Mitchell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baby to the mat! Baby manages to get full guard.
Baby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Baby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baby trying to pass the guard but Mitchell defending well.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Baby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell is in trouble now - Baby has advanced to mount!
Baby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Big Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby controlling the pace for now.
Baby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitchell is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby controlling from the full mount.
Mitchell is squirming around, avoiding Baby's attempts to control the action.
Mitchell is looking to get to half 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.
Baby tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Baby content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Flexx Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baby 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Baby!
Big Baby thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 4996 p4p, 559 weight class) and Nathan Gonzalez (ranked 7298 p4p, 636 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Watch Out Now by Fat Joe as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Burton scores with a shot to the body.
Burton lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Burton's head coaches at VEGAS Top Team [$799/week] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Burton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burton defends it well.
Burton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burton takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez with the counter takedown but Burton avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Burton.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Burton.
Burton lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burton scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Gonzalez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burton sends Gonzalez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burton is motioning to the referee to let Gonzalez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gonzalez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Burton engages and cracks Gonzalez with a massive lead left hook - Gonzalez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Burton is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Burton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aric Alacantara (ranked 4220 p4p, 422 weight class) and Justin Graham (ranked 5224 p4p, 485 weight class). Alacantara comes to the cage accompanied by Alpha Omega - MGK. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aric Alacantara!
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, Justin Graham!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alacantara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been told by Alacantara's head coaches at Fallen Angels that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alacantara.
Alacantara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Alacantara as Graham shoots in.
Alacantara jabs at Graham's body.
Graham throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Alacantara.
Alacantara avoids the body shot from Graham.
Graham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alacantara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Alacantara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alacantara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Alacantara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alacantara works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham walks into a straight right hand from Alacantara.
Alacantara throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Alacantara misses with a head kick.
Graham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alacantara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alacantara.
Alacantara scores with a head kick. Graham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alacantara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Graham appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alacantara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alacantara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graham manages to avoid it.
And Graham tries to counter it with a takedown but Alacantara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Graham cracks a nice hook into Alacantara's ribs.
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alacantara finds it's way round the side to connect with Graham's head.
Alacantara works Graham's body with a nice hook.
Alacantara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aric Alacantara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Alacantara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Graham walks into a straight right hand from Alacantara.
Alacantara misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
And Graham tries to counter it with a takedown but Alacantara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alacantara misses with a body shot.
Graham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alacantara misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alacantara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alacantara throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a hook. Alacantara ducked under it nicely.
Alacantara throws a shot to the body.
Alacantara misses with a body shot.
Alacantara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graham counters with a single leg into guard. Alacantara didn't expect that.
Graham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been informed that Graham has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Graham is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham chips away with some ground and pound.
Graham preventing the sweep.
Alacantara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alacantara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Graham gets full guard.
Alacantara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alacantara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graham 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.
Alacantara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Graham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Graham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alacantara content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aric Alacantara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alacantara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alacantara - that will leave a mark!
Alacantara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alacantara throws a hook to the side of Graham's head but Graham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alacantara looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alacantara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alacantara. That's going to slow Graham down.
Alacantara feints and then cracks Graham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graham down.
Alacantara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alacantara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alacantara.
Graham dodges the punch combination from Alacantara.
Graham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alacantara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alacantara.
Alacantara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graham's head.
Alacantara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alacantara.
Alacantara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alacantara throws out the jab.
Alacantara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alacantara misses with a hook.
Aric Alacantara is winning the standup battle so far.
Alacantara lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alacantara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alacantara.
Alacantara scores with a head kick.
Graham misses with a wild body shot.
Alacantara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Alacantara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Alacantara.
Graham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alacantara.
Alacantara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alacantara.
Alacantara misses with a body shot.
And Graham tries to counter it with a takedown but Alacantara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Graham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aric Alacantara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alacantara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aric Alacantara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Alacantara.
Alacantara thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alacantara throws a jab when Graham was well out of range.
Alacantara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Graham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alacantara can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alacantara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alacantara lands a nice looking body kick.
Alacantara misses with a body shot.
Graham throws a good cross that connects.
Graham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alacantara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alacantara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alacantara misses with a head kick.
Alacantara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alacantara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graham drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alacantara defends it well.
Alacantara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alacantara takes one to the chin there.
Alacantara scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aric Alacantara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alacantara's corner calls for a 1-2. Alacantara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alacantara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alacantara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Alacantara coming out on top.
Graham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alacantara.
Alacantara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alacantara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Alacantara tenderised Graham's leg. Graham is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alacantara was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Nice jab there from Alacantara.
Alacantara throws a wild body kick that Graham sees coming a mile off.
Graham feints the counter takedown.
Graham slips a jab and a cross from Alacantara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alacantara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alacantara. That's going to slow Graham down.
Alacantara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alacantara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alacantara. Graham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alacantara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alacantara blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Graham.
Alacantara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Alacantara, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alacantara misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alacantara.
Graham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alacantara.
And Graham tries to counter it with a takedown but Alacantara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alacantara sprawls well. Alacantara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Alacantara connects with a body shot.
Graham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alacantara throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham looks for a takedown but Alacantara sprawls well.
Aric Alacantara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Graham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham walks into a stiff left hand from Alacantara.
Alacantara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alacantara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alacantara tries a head kick but it misses.
Graham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from Alacantara misses.
Alacantara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graham feints the counter takedown.
Graham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alacantara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alacantara 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.
Alacantara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Graham takes a step back to recover.
Alacantara throws a nice head kick!
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alacantara throws out the jab.
Graham with the counter takedown but Alacantara avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alacantara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alacantara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Alacantara misses its intended target.
Graham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alacantara misses the body punch
and Graham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alacantara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graham with the counter takedown but Alacantara avoids it easily.
Justin Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aric Alacantara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alacantara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aric Alacantara!
An intense looking Aric Alacantara took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Respect to Justin and his team. Good luck to you in the future. I want a fight as soon as possible. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salem Al Qahtani (ranked 4089 p4p, 498 weight class) and Vladimir Trump (ranked 7279 p4p, 634 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salem Al Qahtani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Trump!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qahtani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Qahtani missing with a left hand there. Trump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Qahtani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trump lands an overhand right.
Al Qahtani misses with a hook. Trump ducked under it nicely.
Trump lets loose with a powerful body kick. Al Qahtani will feel that in the morning.
Trump staying out of range there.
Al Qahtani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Qahtani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trump moves away from the strike by Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani forces Trump back against the cage and clinches.
Al Qahtani takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qahtani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trump avoids it.
Al Qahtani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Al Qahtani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Qahtani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Al Qahtani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qahtani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trumps head.
A head punch on the inside from Al Qahtani fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani prevents Trump from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Al Qahtani as the two fighters clinch.
Trump taking a breather.
Al Qahtani throws a head punch that misses.
Al Qahtani cracks Trump with a nice body shot.
Trump looks winded!
Al Qahtani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Qahtani lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Qahtani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Qahtani.
A short uppercut from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Al Qahtani pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qahtani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Qahtani gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qahtani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Qahtani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Al Qahtani lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Qahtani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Al Qahtani lands a hook that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Al Qahtani drops Trump onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trump is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Trump is rocked!
Al Qahtani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Qahtani finish him?
Al Qahtani creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Trump's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Trump drops to his knees and Al Qahtani pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salem Al Qahtani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ej Pemberton (ranked 4495 p4p, 415 weight class) and Barry Wardrobe (ranked 4603 p4p, 423 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wardrobe's choice of entrance music: God Save The Queen. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barry Wardrobe enters the cage!
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ej Pemberton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Wardrobe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pemberton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wardrobe avoids it really well and circles away.
Pemberton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wardrobe, pushing him back against the cage.
Wardrobe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pemberton moves into full guard.
Pemberton looking for a guillotine here but Wardrobe defends easily.
Pemberton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pemberton tries to get out of the position.
Wardrobe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wardrobe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pemberton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wardrobe is one step ahead there.
Wardrobe throws a big right hand that misses.
Pemberton trying to control the position.
Wardrobe won't allow Pemberton to sweep him here.
Pemberton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wardrobe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pemberton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wardrobe trying to control but Pemberton is working from the bottom.
Wardrobe is pushing down on Pemberton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pemberton is fighting to maintain full guard but Wardrobe has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wardrobe wants to free his trapped foot but Pemberton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pemberton is looking to improve his position.
Pemberton wants to get back to his feet.
My spies in FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches inform me that Wardrobe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pemberton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wardrobe wants to control from the top but Pemberton keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wardrobe stands up over Pemberton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pemberton keeping moving, preventing Wardrobe from controlling successfully.
Pemberton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wardrobe is one step ahead there.
Wardrobe wants to pass the guard but Pemberton is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wardrobe has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pemberton to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wardrobe is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pemberton pulls down on the head and he's put Wardrobe to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ej Pemberton!
During a confident post fight interview, Ej Pemberton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Burns (ranked 2051 p4p, 299 weight class) and Myles Sandford (ranked 5239 p4p, 571 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Sandford!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sandford at a distance.
Sandford misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a crisp one two that drops Sandford! Burns thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sandford to his feet! Sandford is in big trouble!
Sandford is rocked!
Sandford misses with a takedown attempt
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sandford is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Sandford looks winded!
Burns ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sandford out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Burns!
Cornelius Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bravo (ranked 1038 p4p, 114 weight class) and Ej Rounder (ranked 3838 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ej Rounder!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravo throws a big elbow that misses.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Bravo won't allow Rounder to get back to his feet.
Rounder keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo landing some decent shots from guard.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Rounder keeps moving.
Rounder told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rounder is looking to stand up but Bravo isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounder is trying to control the position but Bravo postures up.
Rounder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bravo is one step ahead there.
Bravo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rounder's head.
Bravo 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bravo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bravo landing some decent shots from guard.
Bravo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bravo arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rounder's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Bravo!
John Bravo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 2046 p4p, 200 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 232 p4p, 29 weight class). Raper comes to the cage accompanied by Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants. Mark Lesnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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285 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper misses with a hook.
And Lesnar tries to counter it with a takedown but Raper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Raper throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Raper's head coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Lesnar tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Lesnar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Raper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar cracks Raper with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar prevents Raper from getting back to his feet.
Raper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lesnar manages to pass to side control.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Raper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Raper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lesnar manages to move to mount!
Raper trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Raper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raper is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
Lesnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Raper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Raper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar working Raper over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Raper's face.
Raper is rocked!
Raper trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar lands a couple of good shots and Raper has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lesnar is landing with strikes from the back.
Oh Raper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Raper!
Lesnar lands a series of strikes from the back and Raper goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar is the new heavyweight champion!
Mark Lesnar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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