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SPARTA 2: Smith vs. Ribeiro PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glen Wild West (ranked 7236 p4p, 419 weight class) and Hayate Sakurai (ranked 7048 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glen Wild West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayate Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild West fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakurai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakurai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wild West shoots in for a takedown but Sakurai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakurai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wild West defends it well.
Wild West shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sakurai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wild West sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild West is thwarting Sakurai's attempts to control the position.
Wild West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakurai on the ground.
Wild West content to control rather than advance.
Wild West is looking to take a break and control but Sakurai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wild West slows the pace down in half guard.
Sakurai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakurai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sakurai has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wild West should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sakurai has tightened it up now! Wild West should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hayate Sakurai!
Hayate Sakurai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Brewer (ranked 6633 p4p, 628 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 5272 p4p, 587 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terrell Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romeo.
A little feinted left hand from Brewer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewer tries to clinch up.
Brewer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Romeo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Brewer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
Brewer misses with a few strikes there.
Romeo lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeo.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romeo as he jumps to the side.
Brewer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a combination that misses
enabling Romeo to counter with a crisp jab.
Brewer throws a combination that misses
and Romeo counters with a nice body shot.
Brewer is breathing heavily.
Romeo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Romeo looks to move away, Brewer throws a big counter combo but Romeo just gets out of the way.
Brewer swinging wildly here.
Romeo drops Brewer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Brewer looks back up at him and smiles so Romeo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer drops his hands for a split second and Romeo immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Brewer face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Romeo follows up with a right hand that knocks Brewer into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Romeo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braydon Patel (ranked 7359 p4p, 428 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 4180 p4p, 325 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braydon Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Patel tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patel. Patel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patel is defended easily by Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patel's hands.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Patel is rocked!
Penn batters Patel with a massive right followed by a huge left! Patel is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Penn lands a final crushing right hand to drop Patel to the mat with a gruesome thud! Penn is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
After the fight, BJ Penn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Garcia (ranked 4309 p4p, 480 weight class) and Max Hammerstein (ranked 5196 p4p, 530 weight class). Hammerstein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerstein.
Hammerstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammerstein throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Garcia has hold of Hammerstein's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hammerstein tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Hammerstein screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hammerstein, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A relieved looking Rafael Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Max Hammerstein had this to say: 'Always learning, but I don't like learning in this manner. I will be back you will see...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 4037 p4p, 432 weight class) and Ray Diaz (ranked 5601 p4p, 513 weight class). Diaz has chosen Represent - Nas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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161 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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.
Yamamoto 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.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Yamamoto passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yamamoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto works his way into side control.
Yamamoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yamamoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yamamoto has hold of Diaz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Diaz seems comfortable defending it but Yamamoto has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Diaz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Diaz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yamamoto couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Norifumi Yamamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Norifumi Yamamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ray Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'They can't have a motherfucker like me win. I'm too real for this shit. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Moss (ranked 4776 p4p, 354 weight class) and Shawn Arteezy (ranked 4526 p4p, 340 weight class). Moss's entrance music is Fire Flame. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Arteezy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a body punch but Arteezy moves out of range.
Arteezy gets tackled into the cage by Moss. Moss maintains the clinch.
Arteezy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arteezy has Moss pressed against the cage.
Arteezy is struggling to control the position.
Moss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arteezy's face.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Moss connects with a knee to the head.
Moss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteezy fails to pull guard.
Moss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arteezy takes an elbow to the temple.
Arteezy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteezy is stalling here.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Moss on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moss.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arteezy.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moss has a couple of punches blocked by Arteezy.
Stalling in the clinch from Arteezy.
Moss looking to throw knees to the head but Arteezy is blocking nicely.
Arteezy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moss up against the cage.
Moss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Moss.
Arteezy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arteezy tries to pull guard but Moss holds him up against the cage and eventually Arteezy drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Moss.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arteezy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arteezy decides to pull guard.
Arteezy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a strike but Arteezy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arteezy 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.
Arteezy wants to pass the guard but Moss is keeping the position.
Moss is looking to stand up but Arteezy isn't so interested in that idea.
Arteezy 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.
We've been informed that Arteezy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moss wants to stand up but Arteezy is controlling him.
Arteezy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moss's guard.
Arteezy is trying for a kimura here. Moss looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Arteezy wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Arteezy!
Shawn Arteezy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3488 p4p, 154 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 6786 p4p, 219 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGregor as he avoids it easily.
McGregor lands with a cross.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body. Nouveau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGregor slaps away a takedown attempt from Nouveau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGregor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nouveau will feel that in the morning.
McGregor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGregor.
McGregor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from McGregor finds it's target.
Nouveau is rocked!
Nouveau has his takedown stuffed
and McGregor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Nouveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor cracks Nouveau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGregor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGregor throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGregor scores with a nice strike.
McGregor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nouveau shoots for a takedown but McGregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nouveau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nouveau walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGregor.
Nouveau is breathing heavily.
Nouveau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nouveau looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGregor is positioning himself well to prevent Nouveau advancing to 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!
McGregor missing with punches from the bottom.
Nouveau seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McGregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGregor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nouveau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nouveau is one step ahead there.
Nouveau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nouveau working some strikes from top position.
Nouveau works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McGregor wants to control but Nouveau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nouveau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGregor sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau throwing shots but McGregor is blocking nicely.
McGregor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nouveau throwing strikes from guard but McGregor blocks nicely.
Nouveau chips away with some ground and pound.
Nouveau is working McGregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nouveau is looking to work some ground and pound but McGregor has wrist control.
Nouveau is in close to McGregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nouveau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nouveau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
Nouveau is in close to McGregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGregor, up you get!
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
Connor McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Nouveau moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nouveau.
Nouveau shoots in and drives through. McGregor sprawls well.
McGregor lands a body shot.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for McGregor.
McGregor keeps Nouveau at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McGregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGregor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nouveau's hands.
Nouveau fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGregor avoids it really well and circles away.
Nouveau throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGregor's waist but McGregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nouveau off to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGregor.
Nouveau shoots for a double leg takedown but McGregor sprawls well. He's pushed Nouveau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor jabs Nouveau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGregor lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Nouveau knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nouveau shoots in but no luck this time.
Connor McGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nouveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor scores with a head kick. Nouveau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Theodore Nouveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nouveau misses with a takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
McGregor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGregor lands with an overhand left.
McGregor fakes the leg kick and cracks Nouveau in the body.
Nouveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGregor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nouveau.
McGregor lands a front kick.
McGregor lands with a slapping head kick.
Nouveau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor checks a low kick from Nouveau.
A nice side step and McGregor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Theodore Nouveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a head kick that Nouveau semi-blocks.
Nouveau shoots in but no luck this time.
McGregor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nouveau takes a step back to recover.
Nouveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nouveau. Nouveau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for McGregor. That snapped Nouveau's head back.
Nouveau tries for a takedown but McGregor circles away easily
and McGregor counters with a leg kick.
Nouveau takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGregor.
McGregor cracks Nouveau with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a head kick. Nouveau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nouveau circles away quickly and effectively.
Nouveau attempts a counter takedown but McGregor avoids it well and moves away.
McGregor moves out of range of the leg kick from Nouveau.
Nouveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
Nouveau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nouveau.
McGregor throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McGregor enables Nouveau to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGregor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nouveau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nouveau 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McGregor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nouveau, into his guard.
McGregor wants to control from the top but Nouveau keeps moving.
McGregor throws a strike but Nouveau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nouveau trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor lands a jab to Nouveau's midsection.
McGregor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Nouveau off the cage and back into range.
Nouveau has a takedown stuffed.
McGregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nouveau throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor tries to sprawl but Nouveau drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nouveau stops McGregor from getting back to his feet.
Nouveau throwing shots but McGregor is blocking nicely.
McGregor trying to control but Nouveau postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau drops an elbow to the side of McGregor's head.
Nouveau with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nouveau there.
Nice strikes from Nouveau there.
McGregor is refusing to be controlled, as Nouveau sits in half guard.
McGregor tries to get to full guard but Nouveau has control of the leg.
McGregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nouveau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau slows the pace down in half guard.
McGregor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nouveau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nouveau wants to take a breather but McGregor is having none of it.
Nouveau controlling the pace.
Nouveau wants to take a breather but McGregor is having none of it.
Nouveau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGregor as he jumps to the side.
Nouveau shoots and misses
and McGregor counters with a left and a right that stings Nouveau.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown but McGregor shows good takedown defense.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGregor!
McGregor pushes Nouveau away with a front kick.
McGregor delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by McGregor.
Nouveau drops his hands momentarily and McGregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGregor lands with a kick to the temple. Nouveau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from McGregor.
Nouveau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGregor just stands there and leans against the cage.
McGregor lands a left hand.
McGregor lands with a left to the head.
Theodore Nouveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor tries to work over Nouveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connor McGregor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nouveau is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McGregor is defending well.
Nouveau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nouveau looks for a takedown but McGregor sprawls well.
McGregor tries a quick counter leg kick but Nouveau is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGregor 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor McGregor!
Connor McGregor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baker Smith (ranked 3277 p4p, 348 weight class) and Marcus Ribeiro (ranked 4514 p4p, 455 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baker Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribeiro sprawls well. Ribeiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribeiro to the ground. Ribeiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baker Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith is fighting to break Ribeiro's control of his arms but Ribeiro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
Ribeiro seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith looking to control but instead Ribeiro has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ribeiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Ribeiro is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Smith is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Ribeiro!
An out of breath Marcus Ribeiro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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