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GAMMA#173 Matazz v Sinatra PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Buck Richell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Richell.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richell as he jumps to the side.
Visa fails to land the takedown.
Visa dives in and grabs Richell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richell pushes down on Visa's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visa defending well as Richell loads up on a big left hand.
Buck Richell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richell sprawls well. Richell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Visa gets slowly back to his feet.
Visa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richell is fending him off so far but Visa persists. Nope, Richell circles away and we're back to standing.
Richell misses with a double jab.
Richell cracks a nice hook into Visa's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Visa blocks the low kick.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Richell lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Richell.
A big right from Richell misses.
Richell lands a nice shot to the body.
Richell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richell wants it to stay on the feet.
Richell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Richell.
Richell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Visa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Richell coming out on top.
Richell throws a body punch but Visa moves out of range.
Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visa.
Visa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Visa tries for a takedown but Richell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Richell. Beautiful body shot.
Buck Richell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visa is breathing heavily.
Visa blocks a head kick by Richell.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richell as he jumps to the side.
Richell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richell swings for the body but Visa moves out of range.
Visa closes the distance and clinches up with Richell, looking for a takedown. Visa pushes Richell against the cage but Richell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Visa shoots for a double leg takedown but Richell sprawls well. He's pushed Visa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oooooh!!! Richell has knocked Visa down with a huge combo! Richell steps away and waves a wobbly Visa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Billy Visa has been cut.
Visa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Visa is rocked!
Visa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Visa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richell works Visa's body with a nice hook.
Visa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richell misses with a kick to the body.
Richell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richell misses with a few strikes there.
Richell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Visa eats them both and turns towards Richell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richell thuds a left hand into Visa's body.
Richell throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
Richell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richell scores with a hook to the body. Visa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richell lands with an overhand left.
Richell connects with a right hand. Visa shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell drops Visa with a beautiful combination! Visa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Richell is looking for the KO!
Oh Visa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Visa seems to have got his legs back now.
Richell misses with a hook.
Visa tries for a takedown but Richell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richell throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
Richell lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Richell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Richell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Visa'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.
Visa blocks a head kick by Richell.
Richell throws a lazy right hand but Visa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Visa. Visa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richell misses the shot to the body.
Visa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Visa moves out of range of the body kick.
Visa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richell pinned against the cage. Richell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richell jabs Visa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richell just misses with a punch to the body.
Visa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richell's half guard.
Visa stops Richell from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell is trying to get back to full guard.
Visa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Richell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Visa manages to move to mount!
Richell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Visa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richell is trying desperately to improve position.
Visa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Visa looking to ground and pound but Richell is blocking nicely.
Visa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Visa trying to control but Richell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell tries to hold on but Visa pushes him away.
Richell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Visa content just to control the position here.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.
Richell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Visa lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Visa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Richell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.
Richell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Visa working Richell over with strikes here.
Visa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Visa 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.
Visa controlling the pace for now.
Visa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Richell tries to reverse the position but Visa maintains control.
Visa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Visa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
Visa has hold of Richell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Richell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visa throwing strikes here but Richell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Visa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Visa lands a heavy elbow.
Visa with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visa working for a guillotine from mount but Richell is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Visa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Visa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richell throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
Richell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richell swinging wildly here.
Richell looks to land a right hand but Visa moved out of range.
Richell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visa manages to avoid it.
Richell misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richell just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Visa is defended easily by Richell.
Richell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buck Richell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa shoots for a double leg takedown but Richell sprawls well. He's pushed Visa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Visa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richell looks to land a combination but Visa avoids it well.
Richell misses with a wild body shot.
Richell throws the kick towards the body but Visa avoids it.
Richell lands a nice shot that snaps Visa's head back.
Visa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richell pinned against the cage. Richell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richell.
Richell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richell as he avoids it easily.
Richell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Richell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Visa. Visa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Visa was well out of range. Poor timing from Richell.
Richell tries to bum rush Visa with a series of wild strikes but Visa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richell misses the jab.
Visa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richell but Richell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richell is fending him off so far but Visa persists. Nope, Richell circles away and we're back to standing.
Richell thows a body shot but no joy.
Richell misses with a straight left.
Richell stuffs the takedown.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Richell lands an overhand right.
Richell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Richell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Visa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Visa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richell defends it nicely.
Richell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell throws a hook to the side of Visa's head but Visa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visa.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
Buck Richell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visa.
Visa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Visa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Richell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Richell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loka Shawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruiser Joncs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn comes to the cage accompanied by Argy Bargy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loka Shawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruiser Joncs!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joncs tries to close the distance and clinch but Shawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shawn tries to bum rush Joncs with a series of wild strikes but Joncs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joncs wants to clinch up but Shawn keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joncs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shawn tries to break free but Joncs pushes him back against the cage.
Joncs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shawn looks for a takedown but Joncs sprawls well.
Shawn scores with a jab. Joncs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loka Shawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shawn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joncs doesn't seem bothered though.
Shawn clinches with his opponent.
Shawn can't break the clinch.
Shawn working hard to break the clinch.
Joncs is trying to break the clinch but Shawn has him pressed against the cage.
Joncs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joncs ducks under a wild hook from Shawn.
Shawn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joncs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joncs is rocked!
Joncs looks gassed!
Shawn shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joncs slips under a jab from Shawn.
A telegraphed right hand from Shawn misses the target.
Shawn cracks Joncs with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shawn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Joncs to stand back up!
Joncs is still on wobbly legs! Can Shawn finish him?
Bruiser Joncs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shawn walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Joncs drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shawn swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Joncs's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loka Shawn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isotalo has chosen Battle Metal by Turisas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antti Isotalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Brutus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Isotalo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brutus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isotalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Isotalo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brutus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Isotalo thinking.
Oooooh!!! Brutus has knocked Isotalo down with a huge combo! Brutus steps away and waves a wobbly Isotalo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Isotalo is rocked!
It looks like Antti Isotalo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brutus connects with a nice cross there... Isotalo is looking wobbly and Brutus recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Isotalo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Brutus jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buster Brutus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unto CB Torture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Durant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unto CB Torture!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durant misses with the combination.
CB Torture avoids the body shot from Durant.
Durant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durant throws a leg kick but CB Torture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
CB Torture avoids the head kick by Durant.
CB Torture blocks a head kick by Durant.
CB Torture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
CB Torture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Durant finds it's target.
CB Torture dodges the punch combination from Durant.
CB Torture lands a nice shot to the body.
Durant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durant is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
CB Torture connects with a looping right hand.
CB Torture drops Durant with a naaaaasty hook - Durant is in real trouble here! CB Torture dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unto CB Torture!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Born of a Broken Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Houston!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston connects with a high kick.
It looks like Morse Hores has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Hores as Houston shoots in.
Hores throws a low kick but Houston moves out of range easily.
Houston misses the jab.
Houston looks for a takedown but Hores sprawls well.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Houston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Houston throws a combination that misses
and Hores counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Hores catches Houston right on the button with a cross.
Houston connects with a body shot that sends Hores's belly button to the back.
Hores checks a leg kick nicely.
Hores moves away from the strike by Houston.
Hores moves forwards but Houston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Houston tries to close the distance and clinch but Hores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houston drops his hands momentarily and Hores takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston misses with a straight right.
Hores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hores on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hores swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Houston tries a low kick but Hores avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston misses with a takedown
and Hores decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Houston's guard.
Morse Hores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Houston.
Houston wants to sweep here but Hores controlling him for the moment.
Houston has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hores has passed into side control.
Houston tries to bench press Hores off him but Hores keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hores misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hores stands up.
Hores takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hores, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hores connects with a single shot there.
Houston blocks a low kick nicely.
Hores turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hores goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Houston throws a right hand that Hores ducks under and follows up with a left that Hores also avoids with ease.
Houston blocks a leg kick.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Hores moves out of range easily.
Hores avoids the head kick by Houston.
Hores gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hores's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hores's back!
Houston lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores staying busy and making it hard for Houston to control.
Hores wants to get back to his feet.
Houston is landing with strikes from the back.
Hores has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Houston.
Houston has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hores is in real trouble here. Houston gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hores is tapping out! Houston wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Austin Houston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Stuff. Thompson has chosen The game as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ortiz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson slips nicely into half guard.
Ortiz looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control but Thompson passes into side control!
Ortiz regains half guard.
Thompson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortiz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Ortiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thompson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard but Thompson has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Ortiz rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Ortiz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ortiz lands a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Ortiz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Ortiz controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortiz as he connects with a hook.
Joe Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Ortiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ortiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson is rocked!
Ortiz lands a big right hook! Thompson looks hurt but is still standing! Ortiz lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Thompson falls down and Ortiz dives in with a huge hammer fist! Thompson's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Ortiz runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tito Ortiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French shoots in looking for a takedown but Dover manages to keep the fight standing, pushing French's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dover explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot by Dover.
French stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dover.
Dover misses with a low kick.
French avoids the head kick by Dover.
French ducks under a wild hook from Dover.
French closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover tries to bench press French off him but French keeps the position.
French wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dover, who protects the arm well.
French working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
French is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dover is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
French looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
French has an Americana. Dover didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! French is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if French hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Clay French!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Orlov's ribs.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor is keen to just control but Orlov is a slippery customer.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orlov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor working Orlov over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor scoring with strikes but Orlov is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orlov looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Orlov is rocked!
Taylor won't let Orlov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
Orlov is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Orlov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Orlov seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a big elbow - Orlov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Orlov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sid Taylor!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks scores with a nice body kick.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hicks as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Hicks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandela.
It looks like Jrock Mandela has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks is looking to land body kicks.
Hicks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandela is breathing heavily.
Hicks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Hicks.
Hicks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandela.
Hicks cracks Mandela with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hicks throws a powerful right kick. Mandela tried to block low but the kick was high! Mandela was taken right off of his feet! Hicks jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dwayne Hicks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. The key to victory for Raz Matazz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
20 - 0 - 0 |
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201 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Sinatra finds it's target.
Matazz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Sinatra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matazz tries to avoid it but Sinatra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matazz to the ground. Matazz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matazz slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Matazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinatra throws out a loose jab but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinatra keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinatra. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz pushes Sinatra up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz lands a nice elbow.
Matazz is looking to control Sinatra's arms but Sinatra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sinatra managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Sinatra avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
A short right from Matazz.
That has opened up Frank Sinatra's cut even more.
Sinatra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matazz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra is trying to force a seperation but Matazz has the dominant position.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sinatra.
Sinatra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matazz obliges.
Matazz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sinatra looks gassed!
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Frank Sinatra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matazz lands with a nice body kick.
Matazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Matazz finds it's way through Sinatra's defenses.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
Matazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Matazz as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frank Sinatra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Matazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matazz.
Matazz lands a really nice looking cross but Sinatra seems unphased.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Sinatra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz retains his middleweight title!
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