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UCF Las Vegas 3: Take a Stand PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazimir Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeVaughn Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazimir Kowalski!
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, DeVaughn Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with the combination.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kowalski wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Kowalski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kowalski manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Kowalski's guard.
Williams prevents Kowalski from getting back to his feet.
Kowalski wriggles free and stands up.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams stops Kowalski from standing up.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Williams pushes down on Kowalski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kowalski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalski misses with a body kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalski moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Kazimir Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeVaughn Williams.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
Kowalski checks a low kick from Williams.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Kazimir Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kowalski pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Kowalski sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kowalski but Kowalski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kowalski swivels and escapes.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kowalski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Williams.
Kowalski bucks Williams off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kowalski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kowalski sprawls well. Kowalski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kowalski swivels and escapes.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Kowalski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeVaughn Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Kazimir Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kowalski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
A big right from Williams misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kowalski defends it nicely.
Kazimir Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeVaughn Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like DeVaughn Williams has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalski.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kowalski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kowalski throws Williams to one side and escapes!
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Williams avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kowalski swivels and escapes.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kowalski is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Kowalski circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Kowalski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kowalski!
Kowalski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kowalski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kowalski shrugs it off.
Williams get's back to his feet.
Kowalski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kowalski was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kowalski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kowalski is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski wriggles free and stands up.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kowalski but Kowalski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kowalski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kowalski. That one must have hurt.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kowalski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a hook.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Kowalski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kowalski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
DeVaughn Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazimir Kowalski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeVaughn Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kowalski. Williams shrugs it off though.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Kowalski is looking to get back to is feet but Williams passes into side control.
Williams in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kowalski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DeVaughn Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jahlil Muntu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Haywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jahlil Muntu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brando Haywood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haywood misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Muntu. No joy for Haywood on that attempt.
Muntu closes the distance and pushes Haywood back into the cage.
Muntu pulls guard effortlessly.
Haywood trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muntu's guard.
Muntu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muntu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Haywood rolls with it to try and escape but Muntu cranks on the arm and Haywood is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jahlil Muntu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, You Me!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me tries to clinch but Rizzo is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Me fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Me. Me gets slowly back to his feet.
Me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rizzo pinned against the cage. Rizzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rizzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Me, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semmy Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Me.
Me looks gassed!
Me avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Me takes it in his stride.
It looks like You Me has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rizzo forces his way into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Me can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Rizzo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Me is rocked!
Rizzo lands a big elbow - Me is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Rizzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Rizzo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sobchek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Mayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Mayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Sobchek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Mayes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchek lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sobchek tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchek takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobchek scores with a knee to the head.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside that Mayes shrugs off.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchek lands an elbow just above Mayes 's eye.
It looks like Seth Mayes has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobchek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayes's defenses.
Sobchek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobchek.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sobchek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mayes's face.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sobchek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sobchek.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Sobchek working Mayes over with knees to the body.
Sobchek lands a damaging elbow.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sobchek.
Sobchek taking a breather.
Sobchek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sobchek working Mayes over with knees to the body.
Mayes takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobchek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sobchek.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobchek connects with a knee to the head.
Mayes letting Sobchek take a breather here.
Mayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobchek landing knees to the head.
Sobchek lands an elbow just above Mayes 's eye.
Sobchek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayes is trying to drag Sobchek to the mat but Sobchek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sobchek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mayes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sobchek.
Sobchek stalls.
Mayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Sobchek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobchek lands a nice knee to the body.
Mayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobchek avoids the damage to the body.
Sobchek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchek landing knees to the head.
Sobchek lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayes won't want to take too many of those.
Sobchek manages to break the clinch.
Mayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobchek. Sobchek obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobchek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobchek, right into the meat.
Sobchek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sobchek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayes. Mayes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Sobchek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Mayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mayes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobchek closes the distance and clinches.
Mayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobchek.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside that Mayes shrugs off.
Sobchek breaks the clinch.
Mayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobchek. Sobchek obviously looking to wear him down.
Seth Mayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobchek lunges at Mayes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayes's hand.
Sobchek looks to land a combination but Mayes avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchek instigates a clinch.
Sobchek lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayes won't want to take too many of those.
Sobchek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Mayes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sobchek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobchek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside that Mayes shrugs off.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchek stalling the fight.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchek connects with a knee to the head.
Sobchek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayes can do to turn this around?
Sobchek scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Sobchek.
Sobchek lands a nice elbow.
Mayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Sobchek.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Sobchek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sobchek breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek slips a straight right by Mayes.
Sobchek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walter Sobchek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobchek blocks the body kick.
Sobchek rushes Mayes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sobchek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside.
Sobchek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobchek scores with a knee to the head.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Sobchek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Mayes's ribcage.
Mayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Mayes's ribcage.
Mayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sobchek effectively controlling the action here.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walter Sobchek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sobchek manages to break the clinch.
Sobchek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayes throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobchek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sobchek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobchek.
Walter Sobchek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Sobchek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Mayes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sobchek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobchek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayes.
Mayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobchek.
Sobchek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sobchek - the referee stops the clock and Mayes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sobchek. Mayes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sobchek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sobchek fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayes in the body.
Crunch! Sobchek slams his shin into Mayes's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobchek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sobchek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sobchek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobchek lands a front kick.
Sobchek is looking to clinch but Mayes is avoiding it.
Sobchek instigates a clinch.
Sobchek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobchek taking a breather.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Mayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobchek breaks the clinch.
Walter Sobchek is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobchek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobchek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sobchek lands but Mayes takes it in his stride.
Mayes misses with a double jab.
Sobchek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobchek tries to clinch but Mayes moves out of range.
Sobchek scoring well with a low kick there.
Sobchek throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobchek.
Mayes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sobchek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sobchek. That's going to slow Mayes down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sobchek.
Sobchek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sobchek - the referee stops the clock and Mayes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sobchek. Mayes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sobchek lands a front kick.
Mayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sobchek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sobchek!
Mayes throws a body punch but Sobchek moves out of range.
Sobchek thumps Mayes with a low kick.
Sobchek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sobchek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobchek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sobchek.
A knee to the head by Sobchek.
Sobchek landing knees to the head.
Sobchek lands a nice elbow.
Sobchek connects with a knee to the head.
Sobchek is struggling to control the position.
Sobchek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobchek closes the distance and pushes Mayes back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seth Mayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayes is trying to break the clinch but Sobchek is controlling him.
Sobchek scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Sobchek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sobchek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Sobchek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, She Hates Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rum was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Rum missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rum throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett wants to slow Rum down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Rum's legs.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Rum is out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Rum checks it.
Rum slips a jab from Sackett.
Rum checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett throws a hook but Rum avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rum.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Rum swinging wildly here.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rum moves away.
Rum missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Rum saw that one coming.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rum throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Sackett scores with a four punch combination!
Red Rum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Rum slips the punch.
Sackett misses with a hook. Rum ducked under it nicely.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Rum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rum tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Rum checks it.
Logan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Rum checks it
and Rum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rum on the side of the head.
Rum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Sackett both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rum looks gassed!
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett shoots in and bounces Rum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sackett postures up in Rum's guard and throws a big left but Rum blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett throws a strike but Rum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing Rum from standing up.
Rum looking to pass the guard.
Sackett has his hands on Rum's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rum defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett scores with a three punch combo!
Rum slips a jab from Sackett.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Rum's head back.
Rum misses with a looping left.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett stuns Rum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Rum saw that one coming.
Rum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett 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.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Rum tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett lands with a kick to the temple. Rum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Rum does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rum slaps away a takedown attempt from Sackett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rum manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Rum counters with a series of strikes. Sackett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Logan Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Rum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rum misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Rum throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rum counters with a low kick, right behind Sackett 's knee.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rum slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum thows a body kick. Sackett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rum pushes Sackett away with a front kick.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Rum's shoulder, as Rum tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Rum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rum dips to his left and cracks Sackett with an uppercut!
Red Rum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Rum does no damage.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Rum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett lands with a hook. Rum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rum is looking to reverse the position.
Sackett in side control, throwing shots but Rum defends.
Rum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sackett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rum rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sackett's guard! Nice work there by Rum!
Rum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rum tries to stand but Sackett is controlling from the bottom.
Rum content to stall in guard here.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Sackett controlling the position.
Rum throwing strikes but missing.
Rum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackett is keeping the position for now.
Sackett is pulling down on Rum's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett 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. This is the final round!
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rum avoids it really well and circles away.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Rum ducks down to avoid it.
Rum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rum throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett thumps Rum with a low kick.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Rum.
Rum throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Rum moved out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Rum counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Rum counters with an inside leg kick.
Rum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Rum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rum walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Rum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rum thows a body kick. Sackett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Sackett misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Rum counter with a right hand.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett cracks Rum with a good jab.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Rum ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
Nice defenses there by Rum.
Rum connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Sackett or perhaps it was just good defense by Rum which made him look bad.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rum to score with a decent uppercut.
Red Rum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Rum's front leg but catches the back leg as Rum tries to avoid it.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Rum misses its intended target.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rum looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Rum.
Sackett cracks the inside of Rum's front leg.
Rum misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rum was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rum. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Rum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Rum.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Rum ducks down to avoid it.
Rum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Rum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Rum.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett with a jab.
Sackett fails with the takedown.
Logan Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Sackett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between manny pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think pacquiao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye Of The Tiger. Anthony Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with manny pacquiao's chin.
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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, manny pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pacquiao tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
pacquiao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
pacquiao tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
pacquiao tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
pacquiao is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can pacquiao hang on?
Johnson throwing strikes here but pacquiao is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. pacquiao looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
pacquiao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
pacquiao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
pacquiao is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson 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.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from pacquiao misses the target.
pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
manny pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
manny pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pacquiao throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Johnson moves away from the strike by pacquiao.
pacquiao throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from pacquiao.
Johnson swings for the body but pacquiao moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pacquiao pinned against the cage. pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from pacquiao misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
pacquiao throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
pacquiao looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson shoots in but pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is putting a hurting on pacquiao here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but pacquiao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
pacquiao is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Anthony Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
pacquiao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
pacquiao takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but pacquiao keeps working.
pacquiao is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
pacquiao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
pacquiao throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
pacquiao misses with a combination
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in pacquiao's guard.
pacquiao being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson trying to control but pacquiao is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
pacquiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
pacquiao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson pushes pacquiao off and gets back to his feet.
pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. pacquiao won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson advances to full mount.
manny pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson tries to control but pacquiao wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
The referee warns pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
pacquiao wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
pacquiao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
The referee warns pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
pacquiao working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colt Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colt Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Morgan shoots in but Westbrook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Westbrook misses with a low kick.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Westbrook, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Westbrook against the cage but Westbrook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morgan taking a breather here.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Westbrook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Morgan misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Westbrook prevents Morgan from moving into mount.
Morgan wants to control but Westbrook is keeping him busy.
Westbrook is trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to control but Westbrook is keeping him busy.
Morgan controls the position.
Westbrook tries to escape but Morgan is in control.
Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Westbrook is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Westbrook avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morgan.
Morgan controls the position from side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dexter Morgan.
No joy there for Westbrook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Colt Westbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Good leg kick by Westbrook there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is trying to get an arm triangle but Westbrook is defending well.
Morgan looks gassed!
Westbrook is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morgan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morgan trying to control the position but Westbrook is working away.
Westbrook prevents Morgan from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Colt Westbrook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westbrook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Westbrook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morgan prevents Westbrook from standing back up.
Westbrook is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Westbrook wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Westbrook is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morgan looking to control but Westbrook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan with the ground and pound from mount.
Westbrook is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Westbrook is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan landing shots from mount.
Westbrook is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Morgan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morgan looking to control but Westbrook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Morgan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morgan working Westbrook over with strikes here.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Westbrook is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Westbrook is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Westbrook on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Westbrook tries to get out of the position.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Westbrook is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morgan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Westbrook's face.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Morgan looking to finish Westbrook with some ground and pound. This is bad for Westbrook!
Westbrook wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morgan breaks from Westbrook's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morgan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Westbrook off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dexter Morgan.
Westbrook plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Westbrook tries a head kick but it misses.
Westbrook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westbrook as he jumps to the side.
Westbrook misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westbrook circles away.
Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Westbrook was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Westbrook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dexter Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan is stalling in the full guard.
Westbrook is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Westbrook can't keep his opponent in guard - Morgan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Westbrook sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan works his way into full mount!
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Morgan working Westbrook over with strikes here.
Westbrook is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Colt Westbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Morgan controlling from mount.
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
Westbrook is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Morgan controlling the pace for now.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
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