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GAMMA: Contenders 45 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Winters!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters looks to land a right hand but Swagger moved out of range.
Swagger closes the distance and clinches up with Winters, looking for a takedown. Swagger pushes Winters against the cage but Winters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swagger gets a clinch.
Swagger manages to break the clinch.
Swagger blocks a jab.
Winters throws out a loose jab but Swagger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winters misses with a straight right.
Winters misses the jab.
Winters throws a shot from downtown. Swagger moves away and avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swagger.
Swagger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swagger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swagger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winters smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters misses with a hook. Swagger ducked under it nicely.
Swagger misses with a two punch combination.
Winters lands a lovely overhand right.
Swagger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters misses with a straight right.
Winters stuffs the takedown.
Swagger fails to land the takedown.
Swagger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winters lands a really nice looking cross but Swagger seems unphased.
Winters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swagger manages to avoid it.
Swagger shoots in looking for a takedown. Winters tries to sprawl out of it but Swagger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swagger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swagger tries to close the distance and clinch but Winters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swagger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winters.
Winters lands with an uppercut that bounces Swagger off the cage and back into rage.
Swagger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winters misses with a combination
and Swagger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger breaks the clinch.
Swagger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swagger moves forwards but Winters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winters lands with an uppercut that bounces Swagger off the cage and back into rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters stuffs the takedown.
Swagger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winters.
Winters avoids the head kick by Swagger.
Winters stuffs the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Swagger. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Swagger is breathing heavily.
Winters fails to land with a series of punches.
Swagger slips a straight right by Winters.
Winters throws a lazy right hand but Swagger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winters throws a combination that misses
and Swagger moves into the clinch.
Swagger decides to pull guard.
Swagger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swagger looking to control.
Winters tries to stand but Swagger is controlling from the bottom.
Swagger has control of Winters's left arm, preventing Winters from doing any damage.
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.
Swagger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swagger seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Winters is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Winters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swagger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Winters!
Swagger is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Winters to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Winters shrugs it off.
Swagger tries to control but Winters wriggling away.
Swagger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Winters manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger decides to stand back up. Swagger steps back and let's Winters get back to his feet.
Winters misses with a jab to the body
and Winters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Swagger does it's job there.
It looks like Ryan Winters has been cut.
Swagger looks to land a right hand but Winters moved out of range.
Swagger drives through and clinches with Winters against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swagger manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swagger.
Winters throws a good cross that connects.
Swagger tries for a takedown but Winters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swagger slips under a jab.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winters but Winters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swagger staying out of range there.
Winters lands with a nice body punch.
Winters lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Swagger moves away from the strike by Winters.
Swagger tries to bum rush Winters with a series of wild strikes but Winters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Winters.
Winters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swagger.
Winters lands with an uppercut that bounces Swagger off the cage and back into rage.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winters sprawls well. Winters wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swagger gets slowly back to his feet.
Swagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winters manages to avoid it.
Winters connects with a jab.
A combination from Winters does no damage.
Swagger pushes Winters up against the cage in a clinch.
Winters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winters tries to break free but Swagger pushes him back against the cage.
Swagger pulls guard successfully.
Swagger trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters preventing the sweep.
Swagger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Winters!
Winters is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
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 Sammy Swagger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Winters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swagger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swagger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winters's waist but Winters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swagger off to one side.
Swagger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winters avoids it really well and circles away.
Winters might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab from Winters.
Winters misses with a straight right.
Swagger clinches up against the cage.
Winters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swagger wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swagger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Swagger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winters smiles and moves away.
Swagger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winters swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winters, as that shot connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swagger.
Winters throws an overhand right that lands on Swagger's shoulder, as Swagger tries to avoid the shot.
Swagger misses with a takedown attempt - Winters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sammy Swagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winters misses with a straight left.
Winters loads up on a big right hand but Swagger slips the punch.
Winters misses with a straight right.
Winters clobbers Swagger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Swagger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swagger moves into the clinch.
Winters is trying to break the clinch but Swagger is controlling him.
Swagger breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Winters misses
and Swagger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swagger.
Swagger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winters just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Swagger fails to pull guard.
Winters wants to get back to striking at distance but Swagger won't allow it.
Winters is looking to break free of the clinch but Swagger has double underhooks.
Swagger breaks from the clinch.
Winters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winters wants it to stay on the feet.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winters cracks a nice hook into Swagger's ribs.
Swagger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winters doesn't seem bothered though.
Winters scores with a jab to the body.
Winters throws a combination that misses
and Swagger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swagger.
Swagger works on Winters's body with a couple of short punches.
Swagger gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Winters regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters wants to get back to his feet but Swagger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swagger wants to pass the guard but Winters is keeping the position.
Swagger wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
Swagger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winters throws a right and a left that Swagger avoids nicely.
Swagger closes the distance and clinches.
Swagger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Swagger tries to pull guard but Winters won't allow it.
Swagger jumps guard.
Winters won't allow Swagger to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swagger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winters defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Swagger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swagger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Swagger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrest Gump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Mann!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mann napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mann avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gump.
Gump trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
Gump has hold of Mann's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mann seems comfortable defending it but Gump has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mann is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mann is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gump couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Forrest Gump!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Hello Seattle by Owl City as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love lands a head shot.
Love throws the left hand but Tavarez avoids the punch easily.
Love scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tavarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love misses with a body punch
and Tavarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love tests Tavarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Tavarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tavarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tavarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavarez thinking.
Love throws a one two combo.
Tavarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love scores with a jab.
Love checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavarez closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Tavarez pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Tavarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love cracks Tavarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love moves away from the strike by Tavarez.
Love misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tavarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love lands a nice shot that snaps Tavarez's head back.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tavarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavarez throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Tavarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love tries to bum rush Tavarez with a series of wild strikes but Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tavarez on the side of the head.
Tavarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love thuds a left hand into Tavarez's body.
Love scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tavarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love lands with a straight right. Tavarez didn't see that one coming.
Love throws a jab when Tavarez was well out of range.
Tavarez takes one to the chin there.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Love lunges at Tavarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavarez's hand.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tavarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Tavarez moves away and avoids it.
Tavarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love throws a hook but Tavarez blocks it.
Love missing with a left hand there. Tavarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tavarez wants to clinch
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Tavarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love moves away from the strike by Tavarez.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tavarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tavarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavarez's head backwards.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Love slips a jab and a cross from Tavarez.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Tavarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love tries to bum rush Tavarez with a series of wild strikes but Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice combination there by Love.
Love lands a jab.
Love blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Love!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Tavarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love misses with a looping right.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut.
Tavarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavarez moves away.
Love cracks Tavarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavarez.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a looping right.
Tavarez staying out of range there.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavarez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Love checks it well.
Tavarez throws a big shot that misses.
Tavarez connects with the punch.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Tavarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tavarez pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Love is trying to force a seperation but Tavarez has the dominant position.
Love is trying to break free.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Tavarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Love dodges the punch combination from Tavarez.
Tavarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Love misses.
A swing and a miss from Love.
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Love might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tavarez has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Tavarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Love is trying to break free.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarez won't allow it.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarez has him pressed against the cage.
Love is trying to force a seperation but Tavarez has the dominant position.
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavarez.
Tavarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavarez tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Tavarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love can't break the clinch.
Love is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tavarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavarez has double underhooks.
Tavarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Love looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tavarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Love is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love is looking to stand up but Tavarez won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tavarez trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.
Love sitting in guard here, content to control.
Love wants to stand but Tavarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Love controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Love trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Puppy Love.
Tavarez throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Tavarez throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love lands a body shot.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavarez.
Tavarez clinches up with Love and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tavarez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Tavarez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Love throws a series of punches but Tavarez avoids them all with ease.
Love misses with a straight left.
A big right from Love misses.
Tavarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Tavarez misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sol Tavarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavarez clinches.
Tavarez tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavarez drags the fight down to the ground.
Tavarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tavarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Love controls the pace.
Tavarez has a closed guard, preventing Love from standing up.
Tavarez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tavarez, up you get!
Love looks to throw the jab but Tavarez is out of range.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Love punishes Tavarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavarez misses with a combination
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Tavarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Love lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Love.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Tavarez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Love.
Tavarez throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Love.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Tavarez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tavarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Love gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tavarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Love pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Tavarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavarez throws and low kick but Love moves out of range easily.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Love misses with a hook.
Tavarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Tavarez slips the punch.
Tavarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
A left and a right from Love both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tavarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Love displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tavarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarez is just out of range.
Tavarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavarez throws a chopping leg kick but Love manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Tavarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love connects with a jab.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavarez.
Love punishes Tavarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarez's shoulder, as Tavarez tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Tavarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Love connects with a single shot there.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love with a jab.
Love stuns Tavarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tavarez needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Puppy Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Love catches Tavarez right on the button with a cross.
Love lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tavarez at a distance.
Love cracks a nice hook into Tavarez's ribs.
Love with a jab.
Love scores with the left hand. Tavarez knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tavarez is rocked!
Love punishes Tavarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Love scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Tavarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavarez slips a jab from Love.
Tavarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puppy Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Love 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppy Love!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Scribner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Scribner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus misses with the combination.
Scribner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scribner moves out of range as Africanus strikes.
Scribner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scribner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Africanus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Africanus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Africanus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Africanus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scribner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Africanus misses with a looping right.
Scribner ducks under a wild hook from Africanus.
Scribner connects with a high kick.
Africanus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scribner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scribner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Africanus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scribner.
Africanus throws a jab but it's blocked by Scribner.
Scribner throws a head kick that misses.
Africanus throws a leg kick but Scribner moved away.
Scribner lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Africanus missing with a left hand there. Scribner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Africanus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Africanus misses the jab.
Africanus throws a hook but Scribner avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Africanus misses its intended target.
Scribner feints and then cracks Africanus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Africanus down.
Africanus is breathing heavily.
Scribner tries to close the distance and clinch but Africanus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scribner lands with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Africanus scores with a four punch combination!
Scribner is looking to slow Africanus down with leg kicks.
Africanus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scribner thumps Africanus with a low kick.
Good exchange - Scribner coming out on top.
Africanus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Scipio Africanus has been cut.
Scribner wants to clinch.
Scribner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scribner tries to clinch but Africanus is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scribner.
Africanus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scribner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scribner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scribner lands a big head kick that sends Africanus tumbling to the mat! Scribner takes a step backwards and waves Africanus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Africanus is rocked!
Scribner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Africanus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scribner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scribner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Africanus.
Scribner scores with a one two! Africanus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Africanus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scribner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Africanus seems to have got his legs back now.
Scribner misses with a double jab.
Scribner cracks Africanus with an open hand slap.
Africanus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scribner punishes Africanus's body with a nice straight punch.
Scribner connects with the punch.
Scribner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scribner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Scribner both land. Nice combination.
Scribner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scribner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Africanus misses with a looping left.
Scribner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Africanus.
Africanus throws a right hand that Scribner ducks under and follows up with a left that Scribner also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scribner. That's going to slow Africanus down.
A good leg kick by Scribner.
Africanus throws a looping overhand right but Scribner ducks down to avoid it.
Scribner throws a sloppy head kick and Africanus moves out of range easily.
Scribner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Africanus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scribner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Africanus misses with a double jab
and Scribner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scribner lands a head kick. Africanus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scipio Africanus's cut is getting worse.
Africanus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scribner scores with a jab to the head.
Scribner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Scribner.
Africanus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scribner manages to avoid it.
Scribner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Africanus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
No joy there for Scribner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scribner lands with a shot to the body.
Africanus misses with a hook. Scribner ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Scribner.
An inside leg kick lands from Scribner.
Scribner throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Scribner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scipio Africanus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Both fighters circling a little - Scribner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Africanus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scribner counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Africanus misses.
Scribner lands with a kick to the temple. Africanus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scribner lands a right hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Africanus, as that shot connected.
Scribner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Africanus rather than just go for the knockout.
Scribner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scribner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Scribner both land. Nice combination.
Scribner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Africanus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scribner lands a big head kick that sends Africanus tumbling to the mat! Scribner takes a step backwards and waves Africanus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scribner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Africanus's calf.
Scribner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scribner takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scribner is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scribner's efforts to push away.
Scribner manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Scribner lands.
Africanus misses with the combination.
Scribner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scribner drops Africanus with a beautiful combination! Africanus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Scribner is looking for the KO!
Scribner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Scribner.
Scribner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Africanus tries to pull guard but Scribner holds him up against the cage and eventually Africanus drops back down to his feet.
Africanus has Scribner pressed against the cage, preventing Scribner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scribner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Africanus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scribner. Scribner obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Scribner lands a nice shot to the body.
Scribner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scribner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scribner throws a series of strikes that have Africanus backpedaling.
Scipio Africanus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Scribner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scribner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scipio Africanus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scribner throws a one two combo.
Scribner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Scribner throws a front kick that sends Africanus stumbling back into the cage.
Africanus avoids the head kick by Scribner.
Africanus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scribner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scribner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scribner stalks Africanus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Africanus's face. Africanus staggers backwards, shaken.
Africanus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eric Scribner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scribner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scribner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scribner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Africanus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scribner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scribner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Africanus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scribner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scribner.
Africanus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scribner lands an overhand right.
Scribner moves out of range of the strikes.
Africanus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Scribner counter with a right hand.
Scribner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scribner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Scribner lands but Africanus takes it in his stride.
Scribner scores with a hook.
Africanus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Scribner to counter with a crisp jab.
Scribner throws a right and a left that Africanus avoids nicely.
Africanus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Africanus misses.
Africanus fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Scribner scores with a four punch combination!
Scribner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scribner lands a two punch combo.
Africanus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scribner.
Africanus throws a right hand that Scribner ducks under and follows up with a left that Scribner also avoids with ease.
Scribner slips a jab from Africanus.
Scribner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Scribner scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Scribner.
Scribner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Africanus circles away quickly and effectively.
Africanus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scribner is out of range and Africanus settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Scribner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scipio Africanus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Africanus throws a shot from downtown. Scribner moves away and avoids it.
Scribner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Africanus.
Scribner throws a right hand that Africanus ducks under and follows up with a left that Africanus also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Scribner. Beautiful body shot.
Africanus falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scribner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Africanus blocks a head kick by Scribner.
Africanus dodges the punch combination from Scribner.
Africanus missing with a left hand there. Scribner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scribner doesn't manage to clinch there - Africanus circles away.
A big right from Africanus misses.
Scribner throws a right hand that Africanus ducks under and follows up with a left that Africanus also avoids with ease.
Scribner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scribner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Africanus, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scribner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Africanus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scribner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Scribner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scribner. That's going to slow Africanus down.
Scribner staying out of range there.
Scribner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scribner throws a head kick that misses.
Africanus lands a nice shot to the body.
Scribner blocks a jab.
Africanus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Africanus throws a shot from downtown. Scribner moves away and avoids it.
Africanus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scribner.
A combination from Scribner does no damage.
Scribner slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scribner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scribner thuds his shin into the meat of Africanus's side.
Scribner throws a wild body kick that Africanus sees coming a mile off.
Africanus misses with a few strikes there.
Scribner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scribner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scipio Africanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Africanus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scribner lands a jab-cross combination.
Scribner defending well as Africanus loads up on a big left hand.
Scribner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Africanus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Africanus just misses with a punch to the body.
Scribner slips a jab and a cross from Africanus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scribner scores with a nice strike.
Scribner cracks Africanus with an open hand slap.
Scribner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Africanus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Africanus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scribner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scribner is looking to slow Africanus down with leg kicks.
Scribner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Scribner.
Scribner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scribner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Scribner misses.
Africanus throws a lazy right hand but Scribner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Africanus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scribner scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scribner lands a jab to Africanus's midsection.
Scribner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scribner duly obliges.
Africanus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scribner finds it's way round the side to connect with Africanus's head.
Africanus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scribner wants to clinch.
Africanus throws a shot from downtown. Scribner moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Scribner.
Africanus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scribner lands a body shot.
Africanus misses with a combination
and Scribner counters with an outside leg kick.
Eric Scribner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scribner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Scribner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scribner 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Scribner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Blanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanka has chosen Shinedown - Devour as his entrance music. Pedro Blanka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Blanka!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanka shoots for a takedown but Angelo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blanka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angelo is refusing to be controlled, as Blanka sits in half guard.
Blanka is thwarting Angelo's attempts to control the position.
Blanka wants to take a breather but Angelo is having none of it.
Blanka works his foot free and advances to mount.
Angelo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Angelo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Blanka goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Angelo is on top in guard.
Blanka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Angelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blanka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Angelo defends it easily.
Blanka looks gassed!
Angelo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angelo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blanka's guard.
Angelo won't allow Blanka to sweep him here.
Blanka keeping moving, preventing Angelo from controlling successfully.
Angelo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angelo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blanka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blanka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Angelo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Angelo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanka is keeping the position for now.
Angelo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Angelo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Angelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blanka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Angelo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Angelo seems to be working for a kimura but Blanka defends the submission attempt.
Blanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Angelo.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Angelo connects with a nice short shot to Blanka's temple.
Angelo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanka's head.
Blanka wants to control but Angelo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blanka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Angelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelo stands and throws Blanka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Angelo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Angelo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Angelo scores with a head kick.
Pedro Blanka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses.
Angelo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body punch from Angelo.
Angelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blanka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Blanka.
Angelo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angelo wants it to stay on the feet.
Angelo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Angelo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Angelo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Angelo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanka tries for a takedown but Angelo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Angelo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Angelo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Angelo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Angelo scores with a sloppy right hand. Blanka should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelo stalks Blanka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanka's face. Blanka staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick from Angelo lands but Blanka takes it in his stride.
Blanka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angelo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Angelo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Angelo misses with an uppercut. Blanka saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Angelo misses.
Blanka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blanka tries to advance to mount but can't.
Blanka trying to control the position but Angelo is working away.
Blanka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Angelo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Angelo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angelo lands with a good body shot.
Angelo with a nice cross.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Angelo circles away.
Angelo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blanka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angelo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blanka's hands.
Angelo cracks Blanka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Angelo misses with a two punch combination.
Blanka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Angelo sprawls well initially but Blanka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Angelo wants to get back to his feet.
Blanka is keen to just control but Angelo is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanka seems to be working for a kimura but Angelo defends the submission attempt.
Angelo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blanka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blanka's back!
Blanka trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Angelo has Blanka flattened out and is raining down punches.
Blanka is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Angelo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Angelo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Angelo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Angelo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Angelo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blanka.
Angelo throws a combination. Blanka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blanka fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Angelo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo cracks the inside of Blanka's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Angelo.
Angelo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Angelo leaves Blanka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Blanka.
A punch lands to the side of Blanka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blanka shoots for a double leg takedown but Angelo sprawls well. He's pushed Blanka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Angelo as he avoids it easily.
Angelo scores with a one two! Blanka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blanka slips a jab and a cross from Angelo.
Blanka shoots in looking for a takedown. Angelo tries to sprawl out of it but Blanka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Angelo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Angelo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanka misses with a takedown attempt - Angelo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blanka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blanka avoids the head kick by Angelo.
A combination from Angelo does no damage.
Blanka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Angelo circles away.
Angelo sizes up Blanka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blanka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blanka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blanka controls the position from side control.
Blanka fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blanka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Angelo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Angelo lands a jab.
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Angelo sprawls well initially but Blanka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blanka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angelo sees it coming and defends easily.
Angelo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blanka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blanka frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Angelo is squirming around, avoiding Blanka's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blanka goes for an armbar but Angelo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Angelo.
Angelo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Angelo throwing strikes but missing.
Blanka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Angelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Angelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blanka controls Angelo momentarily but Angelo frees himself.
Angelo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blanka has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Angelo doesn't defend quickly enough and Blanka has managed to lock this one up! Can Angelo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Blanka on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pedro Blanka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera has chosen Mal Encachado y Buchon as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cabrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanderson lands an elbow.
Sanderson taking a breather here.
Sanderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cabrera can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanderson working away.
Cabrera dodges the ground and pound from Sanderson.
Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cabrera to see if he's OK.
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cabrera some visible discomfort.
Sanderson working away.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.
Sanderson working the body and head with strikes.
Cabrera gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera manages to get to full guard.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Cabrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanderson is working Cabrera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanderson with a nice head shot there.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanderson throws and elbow that misses. Cabrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Cabrera!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
Cabrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Cabrera trying to control but Sanderson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabrera has his takedown stuffed
so Sanderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cabrera holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanderson distracts Cabrera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Sanderson working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson works over Cabrera with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanderson trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Sanderson passes Cabrera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cabrera tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabrera counters with a nice body kick.
Sanderson dodges the punch combination from Cabrera.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanderson throwing strikes from guard but Cabrera blocks nicely.
Cabrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson postures up.
Cabrera pushes Sanderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sanderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cabrera!
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount.
Cabrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to improve his position but Sanderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabrera is in a horrible position here. Sanderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cabrera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount and Cabrera is in trouble!
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanderson looking to finish Cabrera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cabrera!
Sanderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Cabrera taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanderson is landing with some decent strikes but Cabrera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cabrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cabrera looks a forlorn figure.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera can't escape the position.
Sanderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cabrera looks a forlorn figure.
Sanderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanderson landing punches.
Cabrera is squirming around, avoiding Sanderson's attempts to control the action.
Cabrera is looking to improve his position but Sanderson isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
BOOM! Sanderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cabrera is working to get back to half guard.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount and Cabrera is in trouble!
Sanderson landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cabrera's face.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabrera is looking to escape.
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cabrera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Cabrera trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrera moves into full guard.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cabrera trying to control here.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson 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.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Cabrera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson 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.
Cabrera wants to control but Sanderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cabrera taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cabrera's head.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabrera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cabrera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera is trying to control the position but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson throws and elbow that misses. Cabrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Cabrera!
Cabrera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cabrera drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cabrera has Sanderson in his guard.
Sanderson forces his way into half guard.
Sanderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cael Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling the action here.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson slips a nice elbow through Cabrera's hands, connecting with Cabrera's forehead.
Sanderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cabrera for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanderson pulls his head out easily.
Sanderson stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cabrera to the mat! Cabrera manages to get full guard.
Sanderson won't allow Cabrera to sweep him here.
Sanderson trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabrera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jaques gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Panther has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jaques gerard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panther throws a right hand that gerard ducks under and follows up with a left that gerard also avoids with ease.
gerard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Panther shoots in and bounces gerard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Panther in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
gerard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Panther.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panther accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
gerard looking to control.
Panther chips away with some ground and pound.
Panther works over gerard with some ground and pound from guard.
Panther stands and steps away. gerard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Panther lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as gerard backs up against the cage.
Panther drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Panther landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panther is looking to work some ground and pound but gerard has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther stands and steps away. gerard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Panther closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Panther lands in his opponent's guard.
Panther landing with the ground and pound.
Panther keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gerard's head.
Panther tries to free his leg and advance position but gerard is retaining full guard.
Panther postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
gerard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Panther.
Panther thows a big elbow that misses.
Panther works over gerard with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Panther postures up and lands a big shot to gerard's brow.
Panther is looking to work some ground and pound but gerard has wrist control.
Panther decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on gerard, up you get!
Panther lands with a nice combination. gerard backs away looking to recover.
Panther scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Panther shoots in for a takedown but gerard shows good takedown defense.
gerard needs to keep his hands up - Panther had a free shot at his head there.
Panther closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. gerard did well to prevent Panther getting side control.
Panther thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed gerard's head.
Panther throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panther is thwarting gerard's attempts to control the position.
gerard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panther pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerard is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Panther connects with a nice short shot to gerard's temple.
Panther is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Panther gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Panther lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panther.
Panther fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. gerard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
gerard slips a jab and a cross from Panther.
Panther throws a sloppy head kick and gerard moves out of range easily.
gerard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Panther.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panther looks to land a combination. gerard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Panther moves out of range of the strikes.
Panther clinches with his opponent.
Panther drags the fight down to the ground.
Panther manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Panther has managed to clinch.
Panther pulls guard successfully.
Panther pulls gerard in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panther wants to get back to his feet but gerard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gerard wants to control from the top but Panther keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Panther dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Panther gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
gerard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Panther breaks the clinch.
Panther closes the distance and clinches up with gerard, looking for a takedown. Panther pushes gerard against the cage but gerard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Panther.
Panther lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Panther lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as gerard backs up against the cage.
Panther gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Panther escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panther circles away from the clinch attempt
and Panther counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Panther working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panther thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panther scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Panther pushes down on gerard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Panther decides to stand and escape the position.
Panther forces gerard back against the cage and clinches.
Panther breaks from the clinch.
gerard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Panther gets a takedown into half guard.
gerard wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gerard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Panther scores with a couple of nice shots.
Panther working over gerard with some ground and pound. gerard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
gerard is looking for a sweep. Panther is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Panther scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panther in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. gerard tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Panther!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Panther!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Galinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galinha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seu Jorge - Life On Mars. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Cejudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ned Galinha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cejudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galinha moves away.
Galinha lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Henry Cejudo has been cut.
Cejudo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galinha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cejudo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cejudo scoring with punches and elbows.
Cejudo scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galinha manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Galinha is looking to take a break and control but Cejudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galinha wants to free his trapped foot but Cejudo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cejudo trying to control but Galinha postures up.
Cejudo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galinha wants to control from the top but Cejudo keeps moving.
Galinha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cejudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cejudo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galinha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Galinha manages to get back to half guard.
Galinha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cejudo working Galinha over with strikes.
Cejudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cejudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cejudo slips a nice elbow through Galinha's hands, connecting with Galinha's forehead.
Cejudo is trying to control. Galinha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Galinha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cejudo drops an elbow to the side of Galinha's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galinha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cejudo pulls his head out easily.
Galinha looks gassed!
Galinha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cejudo pulls his head out easily.
Galinha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Galinha is in trouble now - Cejudo has advanced to mount!
Galinha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cejudo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Galinha's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejudo landing strikes from the mount and Galinha is in trouble!
Cejudo landing punches.
Cejudo landing strikes from the mount and Galinha is in trouble!
Galinha working to try and regain half guard.
Galinha bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cejudo holds on and takes a little breather.
Galinha tries to free his leg and advance position but Cejudo is retaining full guard.
Galinha trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.
Cejudo is adopting a defensive guard.
Cejudo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Cejudo has a closed guard, preventing Galinha from standing up.
Galinha is fighting to break Cejudo's control of his arms but Cejudo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cejudo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galinha trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.
Cejudo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cejudo tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cejudo trying to control the position.
Galinha looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cejudo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Cejudo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Galinha.
Cejudo avoids the head kick by Galinha.
Galinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Cejudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galinha staying out of range there.
Galinha slips a jab from Cejudo.
Cejudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galinha manages to avoid it.
Galinha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cejudo misses with a looping right.
Galinha moves out of range of the strikes.
Galinha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ned Galinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejudo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cejudo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cejudo gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejudo trying to control the position but Galinha is working away.
Galinha sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galinha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Galinha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cejudo pulls his head out easily.
Cejudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cejudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cejudo is pressing down on Galinha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Galinha is holding on for now.
Galinha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galinha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cejudo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cejudo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Galinha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cejudo postures up and lands a big shot to Galinha's brow.
Galinha working for a triangle but Cejudo defends it easily.
Cejudo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cejudo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cejudo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cejudo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cejudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Galinha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cejudo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cejudo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cejudo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo landing some decent shots from guard.
Cejudo lands a couple of elbows.
Galinha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cejudo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cejudo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cejudo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cejudo distracts Galinha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry Cejudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Galinha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cejudo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cejudo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo lands a couple of digs.
Galinha looking for a guillotine here but Cejudo defends easily.
Cejudo chips away with some ground and pound.
Cejudo landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cejudo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Galinha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cejudo.
Galinha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejudo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Galinha's guard.
Ground and pound from Cejudo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ned Galinha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henry Cejudo'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. This is the final round!
Galinha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cejudo manages to avoid it.
Galinha misses with a double jab.
Cejudo misses with a body shot.
Galinha moves out of range as Cejudo strikes.
Galinha tests Cejudo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galinha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cejudo's head.
Galinha tries to clinch but Cejudo moves out of range.
Galinha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejudo.
Cejudo clinches up with Galinha and pushes him back against the cage.
Cejudo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Galinha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cejudo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Galinha counters with a left to the body.
Galinha is looking to clinch but Cejudo is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Galinha.
Galinha tries to clinch up but Cejudo circles away and keeps his distance.
Galinha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cejudo on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cejudo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cejudo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Galinha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cejudo lands strikes from half guard.
Galinha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cejudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cejudo works over Galinha with some ground and pound from guard.
Galinha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galinha has his foot on Cejudo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cejudo works his way back into a safe position though.
Cejudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Cejudo lands a couple of elbows.
Cejudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galinha is keeping the position for now.
Galinha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Galinha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cejudo defends it easily.
Cejudo wants to control from the top but Galinha keeps moving.
Galinha is looking for a triangle but Cejudo pushes his legs off easily.
Cejudo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galinha's head.
Cejudo lands a couple of elbows.
Galinha looking for subs off his back but Cejudo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cejudo slips a nice elbow through Galinha's hands, connecting with Galinha's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo is looking to advance position but Galinha won't allow it.
Cejudo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cejudo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Galinha wants to improve his position but Cejudo is controlling well.
Cejudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cejudo trying to mount his opponent but Galinha defends it.
Galinha actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Galinha looking for submissions off his back.
Cejudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galinha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cejudo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cejudo prevents Galinha from improving his position.
Cejudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Galinha actively working from the bottom here.
Cejudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cejudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ned Galinha.
I think Galinha 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henry Cejudo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borje Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis Klaspinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borje Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memphis Klaspinowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaspinowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Borje Cuba has been cut.
Klaspinowski misses with a kick to the body.
Klaspinowski throws a wild body kick that Cuba sees coming a mile off.
Klaspinowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klaspinowski drops Cuba with a nice combination! Klaspinowski dives into Cuba's guard, looking to finish!
Cuba is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaspinowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cuba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klaspinowski lands a couple of elbows.
Klaspinowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing Klaspinowski from controlling successfully.
Klaspinowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cuba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klaspinowski cracks Cuba with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing Klaspinowski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski is in close to Cuba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klaspinowski is pushing down on Cuba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cuba is fighting to maintain full guard but Klaspinowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klaspinowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klaspinowski throwing shots but Cuba is blocking nicely.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klaspinowski 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.
Klaspinowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klaspinowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaspinowski 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.
Ground and pound from Klaspinowski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klaspinowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cuba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klaspinowski thows a huge punch but Cuba dodges it nicely.
Klaspinowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cuba defending well though.
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Cuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Klaspinowski there.
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Cuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klaspinowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klaspinowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klaspinowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cuba keeps working.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Klaspinowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klaspinowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaspinowski lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaspinowski trying to control the action but Cuba is working from the bottom.
Klaspinowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cuba is trying to maintain the position but Klaspinowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Klaspinowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cuba defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Cuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klaspinowski connects with a nice short shot to Cuba's temple.
Klaspinowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borje Cuba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klaspinowski misses with a takedown attempt - Cuba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klaspinowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Klaspinowski misses the target.
Klaspinowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuba misses with a takedown attempt
and Klaspinowski counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Klaspinowski.
Memphis Klaspinowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klaspinowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaspinowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klaspinowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cuba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klaspinowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cuba defending well though.
Klaspinowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cuba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klaspinowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klaspinowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klaspinowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klaspinowski trying to control the action but Cuba is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Klaspinowski there.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Good standup being displayed there by Klaspinowski as he connects with a hook.
Borje Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klaspinowski is looking to clinch.
Klaspinowski scores with a kick to the body.
Klaspinowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klaspinowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klaspinowski lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaspinowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Klaspinowski scores with a jab. Cuba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klaspinowski throws a right and a left that Cuba avoids nicely.
Klaspinowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klaspinowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cuba moves forwards but Klaspinowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klaspinowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cuba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski is putting a hurting on Cuba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cuba is not content to let Klaspinowski control the position.
Klaspinowski is working Cuba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Klaspinowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Klaspinowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Klaspinowski grinds an elbow into Cuba's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuba tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Borje Cuba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Klaspinowski scores a takedown into full mount!
Memphis Klaspinowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klaspinowski landing strikes from the mount.
Klaspinowski is landing with some decent strikes but Cuba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot there that rocks Cuba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cuba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Cuba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot there that rocks Cuba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Klaspinowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cuba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klaspinowski lands a big elbow.
Klaspinowski with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba is trying to escape the mount.
Klaspinowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Klaspinowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Klaspinowski with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Klaspinowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Klaspinowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klaspinowski working Cuba over with strikes here.
Cuba tries to hold on but Klaspinowski pushes him away.
Memphis Klaspinowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes but Cuba is staying in there.
Klaspinowski landing strikes from the mount and Cuba is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klaspinowski looking to control but Cuba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Klaspinowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Klaspinowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cuba is looking to escape.
Klaspinowski cracks Cuba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuba is in a horrible position here. Klaspinowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Klaspinowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klaspinowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klaspinowski controlling from mount.
Cuba is in a horrible position here. Klaspinowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klaspinowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cuba is squirming around, avoiding Klaspinowski's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes but Cuba is staying in there.
Klaspinowski landing shots from mount.
Klaspinowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cuba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaspinowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klaspinowski looking to finish Cuba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cuba!
Borje Cuba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaspinowski controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Memphis Klaspinowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klaspinowski 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memphis Klaspinowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puffy Winterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by King of Rock by Run DMC. Winterbush has chosen Fuck You as his entrance music. Puffy Winterbush has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Brown's 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puffy Winterbush!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winterbush has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Winterbush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Winterbush lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Winterbush's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Winterbush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winterbush drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winterbush jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winterbush slips nicely into half guard.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winterbush scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown is not content to let Winterbush control the position.
Winterbush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Winterbush is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to escape.
Winterbush is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winterbush.
Brown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Winterbush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winterbush working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Winterbush wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winterbush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winterbush winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winterbush controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown wants to improve his position but Winterbush is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winterbush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winterbush lands strikes from half guard.
Winterbush passes to side control.
Winterbush cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Winterbush is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brown is not content to let Winterbush control the position.
Winterbush has hold of Brown's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Brown tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Winterbush cranks the arm and Brown screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Brown, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Puffy Winterbush!
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