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HWP124: Blatt vs Fauatea PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mia Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Richards told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mia Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Richards pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards is pushing Lewis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Richards cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Richards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards decides to stand back up.
Richards shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Richards escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks to clinch
and Richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lewis's guard.
Richards pushes down on Lewis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Richards not doing much here.
Lewis is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Richards decides to stand and escape the position.
Richards tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Richards slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richards counters by clinching up.
Richards manages to pull guard.
Richards looking to control.
Richards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Richards working for a triangle but Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Richards manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis closes the distance but Richards moves to the side
and Richards counters with a left to the body.
Richards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Richards has Lewis pressed against the cage.
Richards pulls guard successfully.
Richards pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Richards pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards has his hands on Lewis's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Richards has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lewis wants to clinch
and Richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lewis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards slips nicely into half guard.
Richards decides to return to a standing position.
Mia Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lewis's guard.
Richards slips nicely into half guard.
Richards moves into full mount! Lewis won't be happy about that!
Richards landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richards looking for a guillotine from mount but Lewis is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewis tries to sprawl but Richards drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards escapes and gets back to his feet.
Richards shoots in and gets a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richards gets to his feet. Lewis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards has clasped his hands together around Lewis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
Lewis looking for a sweep but Richards has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Richards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lewis is looking to improve his position but Richards isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Richards.
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Richards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Richards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lewis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Richards's guard. Nice work there by Lewis.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards managing to control the position.
Richards throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Richards pushes Lewis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Richards leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Richards counters by clinching up.
Richards putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ben Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lewis!
Richards controlling from mount.
Richards looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lewis is surviving well by controlling Richards's body position as best he can.
Richards landing strikes from the mount and Lewis is in trouble!
Lewis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Lewis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richards lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lewis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ground and pound from Richards seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Richards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Richards controlling the position from side mount.
Lewis parries the strikes from Richards easily there. Richards is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lewis to escape.
Richards cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis being controlled for a moment.
Richards scores with punches from side control.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards is chipping away with strikes.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards happy to just control the position for now.
Richards working the ground and pound.
Richards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lewis is not content to let Richards control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis wants to control but Richards postures up.
Check out the look on Richards's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis tries to control but Richards manages to take his back.
Richards trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lewis doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is persistently looking for the submission but Lewis is defending it well.
Richards doesn't have the hooks in and Lewis manages to turn into his guard.
Mia Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.
Richards passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Richards looks to land a strike but Lewis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Richards wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Richards stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
Richards wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Richards manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerry Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward's entrance music is People are strange by The Doors . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rivero!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivero swinging wildly here.
Rivero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Rivero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivero works Ward's body with a nice hook.
Rivero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Rivero throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Rivero scores with a punch to the head.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Crunch! Ward slams his shin into Rivero's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward throws a body punch but Rivero moves out of range.
Ward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivero's waist but Rivero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ward off to one side.
Ward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ward throws the kick towards the body but Rivero avoids it.
Rivero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Rivero fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Rivero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivero scores with a jab. Ward acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Rivero catches Ward right on the button with a cross.
Ward misses with the combination.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivero lands with a nice combination. Ward backs away looking to recover.
Rivero throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Rivero misses with a shot to the body
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivero throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivero misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivero.
Ward throws a series of punches but Rivero avoids them all with ease.
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivero tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivero tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivero is just out of range.
Rivero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
John Rivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivero works over Ward's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Ward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivero tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward stalks Rivero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivero's face. Rivero staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Rivero.
Rivero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Rivero sprawls well.
Ward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
Rivero fails to land with a series of punches.
Ward slips a straight right by Rivero.
Rivero misses with the combination.
Rivero thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward is looking to wear down Rivero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward drops Rivero with a beautiful combination! Rivero stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ward is looking for the KO!
Rivero is rocked!
It looks like John Rivero has been cut.
Rivero loses concentration momentarily and Ward pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Rivero crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Ward finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kerry Ward!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumpel Stilzchen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumpel Stilzchen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta drives through and clinches with Stilzchen against the cage.
Huerta lands a right hand.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huerta with a knee to the head.
Stilzchen stalling in the clinch but Huerta improves position.
Huerta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stilzchen is rocked!
It looks like Rumpel Stilzchen has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Huerta.
Stilzchen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stilzchen goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huerta throws a nice head kick!
Oh Stilzchen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huerta rushes Stilzchen and presses him up against the cage.
Stilzchen seems to have got his legs back now.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta lands a damaging elbow.
Huerta lands with a short shot to the head.
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Stilzchen is rocked!
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Stilzchen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Huerta.
A knee to the head by Huerta.
Huerta working Stilzchen over with knees to the body.
Huerta working the clinch nicely. Stilzchen is working for position but Huerta cracks him with a big knee to the head! Stilzchen crumples up against the cage and Huerta lands two more shots before the ref can save Stilzchen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Max Huerta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock Me Sexy Jesus -Jesus Himself. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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240 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Sakes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drago swivels and escapes.
Sakes tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakes.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakes.
Sakes misses with a two punch combination.
Sakes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drago avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sakes.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakes. Sakes gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drago avoids it really well and circles away.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago leaves Sakes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakes circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sakes looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
Drago throws a jab when Sakes was well out of range.
Drago clinches with his opponent.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakes trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakes into the cage.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sakes up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
A hook to the body from Drago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Come on Drago - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Drago.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
A short right from Drago.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago gets through Sakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drago lands a right hand.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago lands a shot to the body.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Sakes's ribcage. Sakes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
Stalling in the clinch from Drago.
Drago lands a body punch.
Drago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakes.
Sakes takes a shot to the head.
Drago works on Sakes's body with a couple of short punches.
Drago slows down the pace here.
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drago presses Sakes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Drago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakes or not.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drago lands a right hand.
Drago lands with a left to the head.
Drago lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sakes blocking some punches.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakes tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Drago.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Sakes can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
Drago lands a left hand.
Sakes wants a takedown.
Drago lands a left hand.
Drago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sakes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Sakes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Sakes shoots in.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakes can do to turn this around?
Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Drago fails to land.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
Sakes is trying to drag Drago to the mat but Drago just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakess head.
Sakes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sakes can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago digs a right hand into Sakes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakes's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago lands a shot to the body.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drago lands a right hand.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago digs a right hand underneath Sakes's ribcage. Sakes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivan Drago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drago's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakess head.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Sakes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sakes.
Sakes manages to break the clinch.
Sakes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago struggling a bit here.
Drago is looking for a sweep.
Sakes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
Sakes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sakes is trying to get an arm triangle but Drago is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sakes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drago has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Drago is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakes is trying to get an arm triangle but Drago is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakes stands up and beckons Drago to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drago tries to clinch but Sakes moves out of range.
Sakes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakes tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago avoids the head kick by Sakes.
Sakes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago blocks a head kick by Sakes.
Nice takedown defense from Drago. No joy for Sakes on that attempt.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakes, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Sakes is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Sakes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakes or not.
Sakes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drago lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakes takes a shot to the head.
Drago pushes Sakes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drago lands with a right to the head.
Jesus Sakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago digs a right hand into Sakes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakes's gas tank.
Drago gets through Sakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
A body shot lands from Drago.
Drago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Sakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago wants to stall.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drago's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sakes works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
Drago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drago lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakes or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sakes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakes wants a takedown but no success here.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sakes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Sakes's ribcage. Sakes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Sakes is trying to stall.
Drago gets through Sakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago lands a shot to the body.
Drago lands a body punch.
A short right from Drago on the inside.
Sakes is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sakes has his back to the cage.
Sakes tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
Drago cracks Sakes with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is working Sakes over against the cage.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Drago.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakes's efforts to push away.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakes backwards.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago lands a body shot.
Sakes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drago smiles and moves away.
Sakes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Drago.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakes scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Grecosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti Grecosaurus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
225 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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23
255 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Grecosaurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacek Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grecosaurus but Grecosaurus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piotrowski fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Piotrowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Grecosaurus which made him look bad.
Pentti Grecosaurus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Piotrowski.
Grecosaurus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski fails to land the takedown.
Grecosaurus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grecosaurus throwing shots but Piotrowski is blocking nicely.
Piotrowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grecosaurus.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Piotrowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grecosaurus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piotrowski keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecosaurus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grecosaurus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grecosaurus looks to land a strike but Piotrowski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Piotrowski keeping full guard, as Grecosaurus tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecosaurus landing some decent shots from guard.
Grecosaurus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grecosaurus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grecosaurus throws a big right hand that misses.
Grecosaurus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus advances position into side control!
Grecosaurus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grecosaurus cracks Piotrowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grecosaurus lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Grecosaurus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Piotrowski dodges the ground and pound from Grecosaurus.
Grecosaurus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Piotrowski looks gassed!
Grecosaurus in side control, throwing shots but Piotrowski defends.
Grecosaurus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Piotrowski defending against the ground and pound.
Piotrowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grecosaurus is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus pushes Piotrowski off and gets back to his feet.
Piotrowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grecosaurus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Piotrowski's guard.
Piotrowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grecosaurus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grecosaurus 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.
Grecosaurus working some strikes from top position.
Grecosaurus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grecosaurus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piotrowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grecosaurus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grecosaurus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grecosaurus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piotrowski is keeping the position for now.
Grecosaurus advances position into side control!
Grecosaurus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grecosaurus advances 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!
Grecosaurus landing strikes from the mount and Piotrowski is in trouble!
Piotrowski is bucking up trying to escape but Grecosaurus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecosaurus working Piotrowski over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Grecosaurus.
Grecosaurus landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Grecosaurus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grecosaurus has closed the distance and engaged Piotrowski in a clinch.
Grecosaurus has hold of one of Piotrowski's legs. Piotrowski is fighting the takedown attempt but Grecosaurus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Grecosaurus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piotrowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grecosaurus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Piotrowski wants to control but Grecosaurus postures up.
Piotrowski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Grecosaurus crashes against the mat.
Piotrowski dodges the ground and pound from Grecosaurus.
Piotrowski is breathing heavily.
Grecosaurus misses with the ground and pound.
Grecosaurus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Piotrowski dodges the ground and pound from Grecosaurus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecosaurus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Piotrowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grecosaurus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grecosaurus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Grecosaurus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grecosaurus working the ground and pound but Piotrowski is defending the strikes.
Pentti Grecosaurus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piotrowski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grecosaurus.
Grecosaurus scoring with punches from side control.
Grecosaurus throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grecosaurus cracks Piotrowski with a big elbow.
Grecosaurus in side control, throwing shots but Piotrowski defends.
Grecosaurus cracks Piotrowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Piotrowski struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grecosaurus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Piotrowski some visible discomfort.
Grecosaurus in side control, throwing shots but Piotrowski defends.
Grecosaurus lands an elbow.
Grecosaurus scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Grecosaurus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Piotrowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grecosaurus throws a strike aimed at the side of Piotrowski's head but Piotrowski avoids it well.
Grecosaurus is chipping away with strikes.
Piotrowski parries the strikes from Grecosaurus easily there. Grecosaurus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Piotrowski to escape.
Piotrowski tries to bench press Grecosaurus off him but Grecosaurus keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grecosaurus landing strikes.
Grecosaurus misses with the ground and pound.
Grecosaurus working the head and body with strikes.
Grecosaurus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Piotrowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grecosaurus lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grecosaurus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grecosaurus tries to score with some ground and pound. Piotrowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grecosaurus landing strikes.
Grecosaurus landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Piotrowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grecosaurus tries to move into full mount but can't pass Piotrowski's legs.
Grecosaurus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piotrowski down.
Piotrowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grecosaurus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grecosaurus lands a nice forearm strike.
Grecosaurus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grecosaurus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Grecosaurus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Piotrowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grecosaurus is pushing down on Piotrowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piotrowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Grecosaurus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grecosaurus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grecosaurus throwing shots but Piotrowski is blocking nicely.
Grecosaurus trying to mount his opponent but Piotrowski defends it.
Grecosaurus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piotrowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piotrowski is looking for a sweep. Grecosaurus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grecosaurus lands strikes from half guard.
Piotrowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grecosaurus.
Grecosaurus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecosaurus uses his free foot to push down on Piotrowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Piotrowski.
Grecosaurus is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Grecosaurus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grecosaurus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grecosaurus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Piotrowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grecosaurus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piotrowski defending well though.
Piotrowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grecosaurus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus thows a huge punch but Piotrowski dodges it nicely.
Grecosaurus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grecosaurus lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Grecosaurus.
Grecosaurus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piotrowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Grecosaurus landing shots from mount.
Grecosaurus scoring with strikes but Piotrowski is staying in there.
Grecosaurus landing strikes from the mount.
Grecosaurus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Grecosaurus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus with good strikes from the mount here!
Grecosaurus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grecosaurus lands a big shot there that rocks Piotrowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grecosaurus with a couple of short strikes.
Grecosaurus landing shots from mount.
Grecosaurus avoids the attempt from Piotrowski to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grecosaurus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Grecosaurus is landing with some decent strikes but Piotrowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grecosaurus with good strikes from the mount here!
Grecosaurus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grecosaurus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Piotrowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grecosaurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piotrowski can do to turn this around?
Grecosaurus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grecosaurus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grecosaurus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grecosaurus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grecosaurus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Piotrowski?
Grecosaurus with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grecosaurus landing strikes from the mount.
Piotrowski is in a horrible position here. Grecosaurus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jacek Piotrowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grecosaurus with shots to the head and body - Piotrowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Grecosaurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grecosaurus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Grecosaurus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between stephen gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kernes has chosen Reign Supreme - Persevere And Overcome as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
275 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, stephen gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Kernes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernes wants to clinch.
gerrard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kernes tries to clinch up but gerrard circles away and keeps his distance.
Kernes tries to clinch but gerrard is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch but gerrard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kernes throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes tries to clinch up but gerrard circles away and keeps his distance.
gerrard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kernes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kernes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kernes lands with a kick to the temple. gerrard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like stephen gerrard has been cut.
Kernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kernes drops gerrard with a beautiful combination! gerrard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kernes is looking for the KO!
gerrard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kernes wants to clinch.
gerrard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerrard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kernes throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kernes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kernes fails to land with a series of punches.
Jay Kernes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kernes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
gerrard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kernes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kernes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kernes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gerrard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Kernes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on stephen gerrard's cut.
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.
Kernes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
gerrard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kernes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kernes tries to clinch but gerrard moves out of range.
Kernes tries to clinch up.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether gerrard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch up but gerrard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes tries to clinch there but gerrard circles away.
Kernes tries to clinch there but gerrard circles away.
stephen gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kernes moves in looking to clinch but gerrard pushes him off.
Kernes lands a big head kick that sends gerrard tumbling to the mat! Kernes takes a step backwards and waves gerrard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh gerrard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kernes lands a nice looking body kick.
gerrard seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Kernes lands a heavy head kick that drops gerrard. The ref tackles Kernes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because gerrard was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jay Kernes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Faint. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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224 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kong throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kong is looking to escape.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Kong is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kong is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Kong kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Kong prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kong tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Kong tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kong's half guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kong kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is keen to just control but Kong is a slippery customer.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Kong defending well.
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.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kong keeps working.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie trying to advance position but Kong counters by regaining guard.
Gracie pushes down on Kong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie 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.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Kong tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Kong tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
Kong pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is trying to control. Kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is pressing down on Kong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kong is holding on for now.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Kong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kong.
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.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Kong is squirming around nicely.
Gracie working for a submission but Kong is keeping him at bay.
Gracie working for a submission but Kong is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kong is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kong manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Kong denies him.
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.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Kong is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
Kong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kong is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
Gracie is pressing down on Kong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kong is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Royce Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
King Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Kong ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Kong wants to clinch.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Kong tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Kong is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kong was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie passes into half guard.
King Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Kong is defending well.
Kong wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Kong is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royce Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie advances to mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Kong is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar comes to the cage accompanied by "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden. Doe has chosen Lux Aeterna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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286 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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266 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudstar defending well as Doe loads up on a big left hand.
Doe slips a jab from Proudstar.
Proudstar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doe cracks Proudstar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Proudstar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doe throws a leg kick but Proudstar moved away.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
Doe cracks Proudstar with an open hand slap.
Doe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Proudstar looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Doe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Proudstar.
Doe lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proudstar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Proudstar checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doe!
Proudstar is breathing heavily.
Doe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Proudstar defending well as Doe loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudstar loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Doe misses with a kick to the body.
Proudstar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Proudstar's front leg but catches the back leg as Proudstar tries to avoid it.
Doe misses with the combination.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
Doe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doe tries to work over Proudstar's front leg with a kick but Proudstar checks it.
Doe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doe. Proudstar shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
Doe connects with a jab.
Proudstar blocks a head kick by Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doe throws a leg kick that misses.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proudstar.
Proudstar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doe can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Doe.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe throws out a leg kick but Proudstar moves out of range and Doe only half commits.
Doe lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
Doe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Proudstar backs up against the cage.
Proudstar is rocked!
Doe scores with a leg kick.
Oh Proudstar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Proudstar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doe - the referee stops the clock and Proudstar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doe. Proudstar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crack! A monster head kick from Doe and Proudstar falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Doe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Doe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt comes to the cage accompanied by you're going down- sick puppies. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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275 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Blatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Fauatea !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fauatea circles away quickly and effectively.
Fauatea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blatt.
Blatt wants to clinch up but Fauatea keeps it at a distance.
Jeff Blatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatt throws a right hand that Fauatea ducks under and follows up with a left that Fauatea also avoids with ease.
Fauatea catches Blatt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Fauatea is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Fauatea .
Blatt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fauatea ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Blatt is looking to clinch.
Blatt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fauatea avoids it really well and circles away.
Fauatea lands a big head kick that sends Blatt tumbling to the mat! Fauatea takes a step backwards and waves Blatt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jeff Blatt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fauatea slips under a jab.
Fauatea misses with a two punch combination.
Fauatea throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dominic Fauatea has been cut.
Dominic Fauatea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blatt tries to clinch up.
Blatt closes the distance and clinches.
Fauatea is trying to stall.
Fauatea blocking some punches.
Fauatea stalling in the clinch but Blatt improves position.
Fauatea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jeff Blatt's cut is getting worse.
Fauatea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fauatea up against the cage.
Blatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fauatea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blatts head.
Fauatea looking to stall.
Fauatea seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Blatt tries to score a body lock takedown but Fauatea shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fauatea has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Blatt - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fauatea , and another! Blatt is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dominic Fauatea !
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