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HWP119: Doe(2nd) vs Fauatea PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garruk Wildspeaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja Assassin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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211 lbs
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235 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garruk Wildspeaker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wildspeaker prevents Assassin from moving into mount.
Wildspeaker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Assassin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Assassin tries for a kimura but Wildspeaker is defending well.
Assassin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wildspeaker is avoiding damage well.
Assassin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wildspeaker, who protects the arm well.
Assassin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wildspeaker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Assassin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Assassin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Assassin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Assassin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assassin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Assassin is trying to get an arm triangle but Wildspeaker is defending well.
Wildspeaker tries to improve position but can't.
Assassin looks up at the clock and then as Wildspeaker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Assassin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Assassin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wildspeaker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Assassin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Assassin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wildspeaker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Assassin but great work by Wildspeaker.
Wildspeaker advances to full mount.
Assassin can't escape the position.
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.
Wildspeaker working the ground and pound effectively.
Assassin is desperately trying to improve his position but Wildspeaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Wildspeaker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assassin tries to reverse the position but Wildspeaker maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wildspeaker unloads with some shots from mount but Assassin bucks and avoids them well.
Assassin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wildspeaker lands a big shot there that rocks Assassin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wildspeaker prevents Assassin from getting the reversal.
Wildspeaker looking to control but Assassin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Assassin is looking to improve his position but Wildspeaker isn't that keen on the idea.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wildspeaker misses with a takedown attempt - Assassin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assassin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Assassin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Assassin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Assassin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wildspeaker is trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wildspeaker is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Assassin yanks on the arm and Wildspeaker is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Assassin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ninja Assassin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gahn Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gahn Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy successfully pulls guard.
Hardy 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.
Jah is fighting to break Hardy's control of his arms but Hardy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hardy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jah distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jah controls the pace.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jah is aware though and is defending well.
Jah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Jah throwing strikes but missing.
Jah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hardy controls Jah momentarily but Jah frees himself.
Jah scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jah is one step ahead there.
Jah being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy looking to control.
Jah pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy is not content to let Jah control the position.
Jah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jah preventing the sweep.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jah looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Jah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Jah 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy won't allow Jah to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy throws a body punch but Jah moves out of range.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Jah's head but Jah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
It looks like Gahn Jah has been cut.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy is leaning against Jah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jah is breathing heavily.
Hardy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hardy manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy trying to control the action but Jah is working from the bottom.
Hardy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Jah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jah down.
An elbow from Hardy crashes against the mat.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy throwing strikes but Jah manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hardy is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Jah working the body and head with strikes.
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy looks to move to half guard but instead Jah has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gahn Jah's cut.
That's time! Jah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Jah avoids a kick to the body.
Jah cracks Hardy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gahn Jah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jah tries to improve position but can't.
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Hardy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jah pushes Hardy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hardy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hardy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jah instigates a clinch.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from Jah.
Jah prevents the takedown attempt.
Jah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jah tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gahn Jah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hardy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jah defending well though.
Jah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Jah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Hardy stops Jah from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jah, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jah thows a body shot but no joy.
Jah needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Jah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Jah misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Hardy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jah uses from the top position.
Jah stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to strike off his back.
Jah wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hardy is trying to keep Jah in close.
Hardy 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Jah.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Jah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Jah didn't see that one coming.
Jah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jah momentarily.
Hardy tests Jah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Jah against the cage.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jah backwards.
Jah tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hardy postures up in Jah's guard and throws a big left but Jah blocks it.
Hardy stops Jah from standing up.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gahn Jah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy lands a takedown into guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Jah keeps moving.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shane Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy throws a sloppy strike and Jah has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Hardy is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Jah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gahn Jah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elspeth Tiriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elspeth Tiriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiriel misses with a takedown attempt - Hasselhoff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hasselhoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tiriel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hasselhoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiriel is keeping the position for now.
Tiriel being controlled here, momentarily.
Tiriel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hasselhoff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tiriel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tiriel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tiriel!
Tiriel working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiriel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiriel is chipping away with strikes.
Hasselhoff regains half guard.
Hasselhoff is in trouble now - Tiriel has advanced to mount!
Tiriel breaks from Hasselhoff's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hasselhoff is working to get back to half guard.
Hasselhoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like David Hasselhoff has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries to lock up and control but Tiriel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hasselhoff looks gassed!
Hasselhoff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tiriel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up David Hasselhoff's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiriel stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tiriel misses with a takedown
and Hasselhoff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff pulls guard successfully.
Tiriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiriel postures up.
Tiriel passes Hasselhoff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hasselhoff is in trouble now - Tiriel has advanced to mount!
Tiriel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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.
Hasselhoff trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tiriel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiriel working Hasselhoff over with strikes here.
Hasselhoff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hasselhoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hasselhoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tiriel with a couple of short strikes.
Tiriel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiriel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hasselhoff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiriel is trying to get an arm triangle but Hasselhoff is defending well.
Hasselhoff is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hasselhoff pushes Tiriel off looking to stand but Tiriel dives back in and keeps control.
Hasselhoff connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Hasselhoff is looking to improve his position.
Hasselhoff is in trouble now - Tiriel has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselhoff is working to get back to half guard.
Tiriel wants to finish this one by submission but Hasselhoff is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tiriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elspeth Tiriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Hasselhoff's cut.
That's time! Tiriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hasselhoff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiriel won't be happy with that.
Tiriel is not content to let Hasselhoff control the position.
Hasselhoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tiriel, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasselhoff cracks Tiriel with a big right hand but Tiriel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiriel wants to get back to his feet.
Hasselhoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tiriel, who protects the arm well.
Tiriel 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.
Hasselhoff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tiriel some visible discomfort.
Tiriel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hasselhoff.
You can see the frustration on Tiriel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Hasselhoff is looking to take a break and control but Tiriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hasselhoff tries to stand but Tiriel is controlling his head.
Hasselhoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Tiriel is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tiriel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hasselhoff's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tiriel is not content to let Hasselhoff control the position.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tiriel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiriel showed some decent athleticism there.
Tiriel wants to pass the guard but Hasselhoff is defending well.
Hasselhoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hasselhoff.
Tiriel postures up.
Tiriel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiriel forces his way into half guard.
Elspeth Tiriel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hasselhoff defending well though.
Hasselhoff is trying to maintain the position but Tiriel is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hasselhoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Hasselhoff's cut.
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.
Hasselhoff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiriel did well to prevent Hasselhoff getting side control.
Tiriel trying to hold on to Hasselhoff's head to control him but Hasselhoff postures up.
Tiriel is looking for a sweep. Hasselhoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hasselhoff decides to stand and escape the position.
Tiriel misses with a takedown
and Hasselhoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hasselhoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasselhoff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tiriel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tiriel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tiriel!
Tiriel advances to full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hasselhoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiriel is working away from the top position though.
Tiriel is working for a submission of some sort.
Hasselhoff trying to control but Tiriel postures up.
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.
Tiriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tiriel seems to be working for a kimura but Hasselhoff defends the submission attempt.
Tiriel is pressing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hasselhoff is holding on for now.
Tiriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hasselhoff scores with a few weak punches.
Tiriel is thwarting Hasselhoff's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab by Hasselhoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hasselhoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hasselhoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiriel controls Hasselhoff momentarily but Hasselhoff frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiriel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hasselhoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tiriel has momentary wrist control but Hasselhoff slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiriel is working an open guard so Hasselhoff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tiriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hasselhoff counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Hasselhoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hasselhoff 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hasselhoff!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Rising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
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25
242 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Rising!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rivero!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rivero. No joy for Rising on that attempt.
Rivero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Maximus Rising has been cut.
John Rivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rising circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rising drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Rivero does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivero throws a right and a left that Rising avoids nicely.
Rising scores with a takedown into Rivero's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivero wants to stand but Rising is controlling the position.
Rising drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rising jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rising drops back looking for a leg! Rivero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rivero manages to kick Rising off! Rising jumps back into Rivero's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rivero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rising shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivero tries to sprawl out of it but Rising keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Rivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rising throws a head kick but Rivero moves out of range.
Rivero throws a right hand that Rising ducks under and follows up with a left that Rising also avoids with ease.
Rising feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rising prevents Rivero from getting back to his feet.
Rising drops back looking for a leg! Rivero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rivero manages to kick Rising off! Rising jumps back into Rivero's guard.
Rising throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rising prevents Rivero from getting back to his feet.
Rivero looks gassed!
Rising with a nice head shot there.
Rising prevents Rivero from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rising drops back looking for a leg! Rivero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rivero manages to kick Rising off! Rising jumps back into Rivero's guard.
Rising wants to control from the top but Rivero keeps moving.
Rivero uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rivero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rising fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Rising. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rising feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rising with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rising wants to control from the top but Rivero keeps moving.
Rivero wants to get back to his feet but Rising is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rising drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rising jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rising trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rising drops back looking for a leg! Rivero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rivero manages to kick Rising off! Rising jumps back into Rivero's guard.
Rivero wants to stand and escape but Rising is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rising shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivero sprawls well. He's pushed Rising's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rising takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rising.
Rising fails with the takedown.
Rising will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
Rivero looks to land a combination but Rising avoids it well.
Rivero tries to bum rush Rising with a series of wild strikes but Rising uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rising shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivero pinned against the cage. Rivero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rising fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rivero sprawls well initially but Rising persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rising is pressing down on Rivero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rivero is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivero is looking to get back to is feet but Rising passes into side control.
Rivero pushes Rising away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rising gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rising is trying to get an arm triangle but Rivero is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rivero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Rising's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivero thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivero throws a right hand that Rising ducks under and follows up with a left that Rising also avoids with ease.
Rising scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rivero wants to get back to his feet but Rising drags him back down.
Rising is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rivero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rising is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rising moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rising looking to secure an arm triangle but Rivero defends it well.
Rivero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rising has hold of Rivero's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rivero manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rivero is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rising is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rivero is surviving well by controlling Rising's body position as best he can.
Rising looking to secure an arm triangle but Rivero defends it well.
Rising won't let Rivero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rivero is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Rising has hold of Rivero's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rivero manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rising fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rivero's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rising is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rivero is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Rising!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venser Soujourner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venser Soujourner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
221 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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26
235 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Cornelius Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Venser Soujourner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soujourner knocks Jacobs to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Soujourner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jacobs is rocked!
Soujourner is trying to get an arm triangle but Jacobs is defending well.
Jacobs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Soujourner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Soujourner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Soujourner cracks Jacobs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soujourner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Soujourner prevents Jacobs from getting the reversal.
Soujourner looking to control but Jacobs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soujourner avoids the attempt from Jacobs to control.
Jacobs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacobs prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Soujourner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jacobs is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs chips away with some ground and pound.
Jacobs postures up in Soujourner's guard and throws a big left but Soujourner blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacobs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jacobs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacobs is nestled in close to Soujourner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jacobs trying to control from Soujourner's half guard. Soujourner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jacobs lands a couple of digs.
Jacobs trying to control but Soujourner is working from the bottom.
Jacobs forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soujourner keeps working.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but Soujourner won't allow it.
Jacobs is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Jacobs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is pressing down on Soujourner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soujourner is holding on for now.
Jacobs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but Soujourner won't allow it.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura but Soujourner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jacobs to get the leverage.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but Soujourner won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jacobs trying to control from half guard but Soujourner is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cornelius Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soujourner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacobs circles away.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Soujourner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soujourner's head backwards.
Venser Soujourner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs throws a right hand that Soujourner ducks under and follows up with a left that Soujourner also avoids with ease.
A big left from Soujourner misses.
Soujourner throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Jacobs scores with a nice head shot.
Soujourner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soujourner's head.
Soujourner wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Soujourner is keeping the position.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Soujourner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacobs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacobs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jacobs trying to control from half guard but Soujourner is working away.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soujourner defends it well.
Jacobs trying to control from Soujourner's half guard. Soujourner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but Soujourner is working from the bottom.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Soujourner keeps moving.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soujourner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacobs 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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soujourner wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soujourner's guard.
Jacobs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacobs drops an elbow to the side of Soujourner's head.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Soujourner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jacobs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Jacobs dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Soujourner shoots and misses
and Jacobs counters with a left to the body.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jacobs counters by clinching up.
Jacobs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soujourner's defenses.
Soujourner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jacobs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jacobs pulls Soujourner into guard.
Soujourner trying to move into half guard but instead Jacobs has managed to sweep!
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacobs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Soujourner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soujourner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacobs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Soujourner dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs working a defensive guard here.
Soujourner wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soujourner!
Jacobs with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jacobs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jacobs looking to finish with strikes here!
Jacobs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soujourner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jacobs.
Jacobs landing punches.
Jacobs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jacobs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cornelius Jacobs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MissingLink GiantSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GiantSilva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, where da link be foo?. Jung has chosen Points of Authority by Linkin Park as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MissingLink GiantSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Jung!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GiantSilva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
GiantSilva avoids the body shot from Jung.
Jung misses with a two punch combination.
Jung misses with an uppercut. GiantSilva saw that one coming.
GiantSilva tries to clinch but Jung moves out of range.
Jung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jung throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
GiantSilva drives through and clinches with Jung against the cage.
GiantSilva has Jung pressed against the cage, preventing Jung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jung wants to get back to striking at distance but GiantSilva won't allow it.
GiantSilva trying to land knees to the body.
GiantSilva lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ricardo Jung has been cut.
GiantSilva lands an elbow that stopped Jung in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by GiantSilva.
Jung takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Ricardo Jung's cut even more.
Jung breaks from the clinch.
Jung lunges at GiantSilva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by GiantSilva's hand.
GiantSilva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
GiantSilva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ricardo Jung's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jung is looking to break free of the clinch but GiantSilva has double underhooks.
GiantSilva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Jung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). MissingLink GiantSilva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barsanti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bawitdaba. The key to victory for Josh Barsanti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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23
255 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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25
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Barsanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bob with the ground and pound from mount.
Bob punching from mount but Barsanti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Bob there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bob unloading with bombs!
Bob misses with a head shot.
Bob looking to ground and pound but Barsanti is blocking nicely.
Bob thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Bob connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob misses with a head shot.
Bob thowing shots but they're missing.
Bob looking to ground and pound but Barsanti is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barsanti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bob tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bob throwing strikes here but Barsanti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bob throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bob unloading with bombs!
Bob throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barsanti is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bob cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob raining down shots from the mount!
Bob postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barsanti looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob working Barsanti over with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bob there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bob misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barsanti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bob on the ground.
Bob throwing strikes here but Barsanti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bob sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bob has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barsanti's face.
Bob looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bob cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barsanti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bob lands a heavy elbow.
Bob unloads with some shots from mount but Barsanti bucks and avoids them well.
Barsanti is trying to stand.
Barsanti taking shots to the head.
Bob raining down shots from the mount!
Bob throws a sloppy strike and Barsanti uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Barsanti has ended up in Bob's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barsanti is looking to stand up but Bob won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob has his foot on Barsanti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barsanti works his way back into a safe position though.
Barsanti throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bob thows a body shot but no joy.
Barsanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barsanti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barsanti scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Billy Bob has been cut.
Bob scores a takedown into full mount!
Bob looking to finish Barsanti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barsanti!
Barsanti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barsanti taking shots to the head.
Bob throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barsanti avoids a strike by Bob and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Bob's guard! Fantastic escape!
Bob is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob striking off his back but it's not causing Barsanti any problems.
Barsanti looking to sit in guard and control but Bob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bob lands a couple of digs.
Barsanti working a defensive guard here.
Barsanti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bob throws a strike but Barsanti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barsanti wanted to stand there but Bob had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Barsanti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barsanti's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob postures up in Barsanti's guard and throws a big left but Barsanti blocks it.
Bob throws and elbow that misses. Barsanti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bob's guard. Nice move by Barsanti!
Bob has a closed guard, preventing Barsanti from standing up.
Bob trying to control the position here.
Barsanti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bob is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barsanti is trying to stand.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barsanti's head.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barsanti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bob's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Bob misses.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Barsanti misses with a double jab.
Bob gets the takedown into side control.
Bob working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Bob.
Barsanti tries to escape but Bob is in control.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Bob cracks Barsanti with a big right hand but Barsanti just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bob tries to score with some ground and pound. Barsanti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Bob's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to score with some ground and pound. Barsanti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barsanti prevents Bob from improving position.
Check out the look on Bob's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bob working the ground and pound.
Bob working the ground and pound.
Barsanti regains half guard, as Bob was trying to land strikes.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Josh Barsanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob with the ground and pound but Barsanti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bob is looking to work some ground and pound but Barsanti has wrist control.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob throws a strike but Barsanti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bob has a closed guard, preventing Barsanti from standing up.
Barsanti wants to stand and escape but instead Bob has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barsanti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barsanti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barsanti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barsanti tries to get out of the position.
Barsanti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barsanti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Billy Bob has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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.
Barsanti misses with a jab to the body
and Bob counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barsanti!
Bob throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bob punching from mount but Barsanti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bob misses with a head shot.
Barsanti bucks Bob off and manages to get back to his feet!
Barsanti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barsanti connects with a looping right hand.
Barsanti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Barsanti.
A shot to the body from Bob misses
and Barsanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billy Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bob 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between OneRound Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, bab sapp sucks after 10 seconds!. Oden has chosen Element Eighty-Pancake Land as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OneRound Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oden has a takedown stuffed.
Oden looks to score with a jab to the body but Sapp is just out of range.
Oden tries a head kick but it misses.
Sapp has closed the distance and engaged Oden in a clinch.
Oden jumps guard but Sapp stands there with Oden around his waist. Oden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sapp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sapp.
Sapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oden has had enough of the clinch but Sapp keeps him there for the moment.
Sapp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Thorfinn Oden has been cut.
Oden stalling in the clinch but Sapp improves position.
Oden looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Oden tries to score a body lock takedown but Sapp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
OneRound Sapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
Sapp avoiding damage as Oden throws knees to the body.
Sapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oden backwards.
Oden has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sapp is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oden takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp lands an elbow inside.
Sapp drops Oden onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Oden is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oden is rocked!
Sapp lands a left hand.
Oden is still on wobbly legs! Can Sapp finish him?
Sapp trying to land knees to the body.
Oden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oden is trying to break free.
Sapp unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Oden! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sapp is unloading with more strikes now! Oden drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OneRound Sapp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lux Aeterna. John Doe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Fauatea !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fauatea misses with a head kick.
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Doe misses
and Fauatea counters with a good, hard body kick but Doe shrugs it off.
A head kick by Doe misses
and Fauatea counters with a nice uppercut.
Fauatea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fauatea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe is looking to slow Fauatea down with leg kicks.
Fauatea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Fauatea 's front leg but catches the back leg as Fauatea tries to avoid it.
Doe misses with a combination
letting Fauatea counter with a right hand.
Fauatea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fauatea defending well as Doe loads up on a big left hand.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fauatea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Doe is predictable there
and Fauatea counters with a head kick that drops Doe to the mat! Doe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Doe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Doe misses with a body shot
enabling Fauatea to counter with a crisp jab.
Doe is rocked!
Doe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fauatea counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Fauatea !
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