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NFCC 9 Double Down PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zurkumi Tahir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aaron Nott has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zurkumi Tahir!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott tries to clinch but Tahir is having none of it.
Nott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nott wants it to stay on the feet.
Nott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tahir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nott manages to avoid it.
Tahir is looking to chop away at Nott's legs.
Nott wants to clinch up but Tahir keeps it at a distance.
Tahir blocks the body kick.
Tahir keeps the fight on the outside.
Tahir throws a leg kick but Nott moved away.
Nott misses with a wild combination.
Tahir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tahir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tahir.
Nott throws an elbow but it misses.
Tahir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Aaron Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zurkumi Tahir.
Tahir just leaning against Nott, taking a breather.
Nott throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahir blocks it with crossed arms.
Tahir avoids the elbow strike from Nott, against the cage.
Nott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahir avoids it.
Nott has Tahir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nott digs a right hand underneath Tahir's ribcage. Tahir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nott stops a takedown attempt from Tahir.
Tahir throws a punch but it's blocked by Nott.
Nott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tahir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nott wants to get back to striking at distance but Tahir won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Tahir stalling.
Nott looking for a takedown.
Nott is breathing heavily.
Tahir blocks an elbow strike from Nott.
Tahir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nott gets underhooks to prevent Tahir's takedown attempt.
Nott tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahir avoids the damage to the body.
Nott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahir prevents the takedown attempt.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Tahir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahir blocks an uppercut.
Tahir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nott's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tahir misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Tahir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tahir continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zurkumi Tahir.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tahir.
Tahir throws a leg kick but Nott checks it.
Tahir has a takedown stuffed.
Tahir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nott.
Good work by Nott as he checks the leg kick.
Tahir dives in and grabs Nott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nott pushes down on Tahir's head and hops out.
Tahir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zurkumi Tahir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Nott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tahir takes a swing at Nott's ribcage but misses.
Nott tries to clinch there but Tahir circles away.
Tahir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tahir prevents Nott from getting back to his feet.
Nott keeping moving, preventing Tahir from controlling successfully.
Nott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tahir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nott is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott misses with a punch to the body.
Tahir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tahir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aaron Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zurkumi Tahir.
Tahir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tahir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tahir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nott striking off his back but it's not causing Tahir any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahir wants to control from the top but Nott keeps moving.
Nott trying to strike off his back.
Nott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tahir is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nott 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahir stands and steps away. Nott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tahir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tahir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tahir lands in his opponent's guard.
Nott tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tahir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nott is keeping the position for now.
Nott looking for a guillotine here but Tahir defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahir won't allow Nott to get back to his feet.
Nott trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zurkumi Tahir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tahir swings for the body but Nott moves out of range.
Tahir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahir throws a low kick, looking for Nott's leg but Nott calmly moves out of range.
Tahir throws a low kick, looking for Nott's leg but Nott calmly moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nott. Tahir shrugs it off though.
Tahir misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Tahir
and Nott counters with a three punch combo that has Tahir backing up. Tahir nods at Nott to acknowledge the strikes.
Tahir looks to score with a jab to the body but Nott is just out of range.
Tahir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tahir is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nott is trying to stand up here but Tahir is controlling him well.
Tahir trying to control the action but Nott is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nott misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tahir wants to take a breather but Nott is having none of it.
Nott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nott trying to control here.
Nott is not content to let Tahir control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zurkumi Tahir hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tahir shoots in but Nott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nott checks a low kick from Tahir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. Tahir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Tahir misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tahir is looking to land body kicks.
Tahir shoots in and gets a takedown into Nott's guard.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Nott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nott will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nott throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Nott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tahir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tahir prevents Nott from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zurkumi Tahir.
Tahir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tahir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahir throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Tahir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nott counters with a big head kick but Tahir shrugs it off.
Tahir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tahir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tahir controlling the position from side mount.
Nott pushes Tahir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tahir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tahir off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zurkumi Tahir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tahir 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zurkumi Tahir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between hop sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pizza Parlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizza Parlor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hop sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizza Parlor!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sing throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Parlor misses the target.
sing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parlor.
sing slips under a jab from Parlor.
Parlor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parlor prevents sing from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sing is staying active underneath Parlor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parlor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pizza Parlor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Parlor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parlor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
sing fails to land with a series of punches.
Parlor looks to score with a jab to the body but sing is just out of range.
Pizza Parlor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parlor looks to score with a jab to the body but sing is just out of range.
sing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Parlor.
Parlor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but sing manages to avoid it.
Parlor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
hop sing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizza Parlor.
Parlor takes a swing at sing's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from sing.
Parlor ducks under a wild hook from sing.
Parlor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Jab from Parlor.
Parlor scores with a shot to the body.
sing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parlor.
sing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parlor misses with a combination
and sing counters with a nice uppercut.
sing ducks right into an uppercut from Parlor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parlor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parlor lands with a shot to the body.
sing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parlor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parlor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parlor throws a jab but it's blocked by sing.
Parlor digs a good hook to sing's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pizza Parlor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Parlor coming out on top.
sing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parlor counters with a straight right hand.
Parlor throws a lazy right hand but sing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parlor connects with a body shot.
Parlor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parlor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parlor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
sing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parlor fails to land with a series of punches.
Parlor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parlor blocks a head kick by sing.
Parlor lands with a nice combination. sing backs away looking to recover.
Parlor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Parlor misses with a combination
and sing counters with a two punch combo.
hop sing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parlor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Parlor.
sing is rocked!
Parlor scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh sing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parlor lands an uppercut out of nowhere! sing falls backwards - clearly groggy! Parlor dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pizza Parlor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Map Pa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Map Pa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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255 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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, Milo Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Map Pa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Pa.
Pa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pa throws a leg kick which misses Monster's front leg but catches the back leg as Monster tries to avoid it.
Monster throws a hook but Pa blocks it.
Pa misses with a head kick.
Pa misses with a low kick.
Pa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monster is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Pa misses.
Pa wants to land a leg kick but Monster is out of range.
Pa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monster cracks Pa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pa is looking to score with low kicks.
Pa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Milo Monster has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pa. That's going to slow Monster down.
Pa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster throws a lazy right hand but Pa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pa scores with a nice body kick.
Monster is breathing heavily.
Pa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monster blocks a head kick by Pa.
Pa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monster's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pa connects with a solid leg kick.
Pa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monster blocks a head kick by Pa.
Pa lands a big head kick that sends Monster tumbling to the mat! Pa takes a step backwards and waves Monster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Monster is rocked!
Pa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Monster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Pa.
Monster seems to have got his legs back now.
Pa misses with a head kick.
Pa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Pa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pa misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pa.
Pa cracks the inside of Monster's front leg.
Map Pa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pa misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pa. That's going to slow Monster down.
Pa tries a head kick but it misses.
Map Pa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monster.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pa.
Pa feints and then cracks Monster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monster down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pa.
Pa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pa, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pa.
Monster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pa can pounce on him.
Good work by Monster as he checks the leg kick.
Pa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monster blocks a head kick by Pa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pa lands a big head kick that sends Monster tumbling to the mat! Pa takes a step backwards and waves Monster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Monster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monster. That did some damage!
Monster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pa. That's going to slow Monster down.
Pa tries to work over Monster's front leg with a kick but Monster checks it.
Pa cracks the inside of Monster's front leg.
Pa scores with a leg kick.
Pa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pa. That's going to slow Monster down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pa.
Pa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pa.
A head kick misses from Pa.
Pa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pa.
Pa thumps Monster with a low kick.
Pa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monster. That did some damage!
Pa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pa throws a head kick that misses.
Pa misses with a low kick.
Pa throws a solid leg kick but Monster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Map Pa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Monster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monster has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pa.
Pa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monster. That did some damage!
Pa scores with a leg kick.
Pa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Pa tries a head kick but it misses.
Monster blocks a head kick by Pa.
Pa throws a sloppy head kick and Monster moves out of range easily.
Pa cracks the inside of Monster's front leg.
Monster checks a leg kick.
Monster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pa.
Pa throws a chopping leg kick but Monster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pa connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Pa misses.
Pa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monster's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pa. That's going to slow Monster down.
Pa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Monster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pa tried to score with a low kick but Monster checks it.
Monster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pa lands a big head kick that sends Monster tumbling to the mat! Pa takes a step backwards and waves Monster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Milo Monster's cut is getting worse.
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!
Pa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Pa - that's a beauty! Monster is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pa can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Map Pa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Lose Yoursellf as his entrance music. Keith Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Hernandez getting side control.
Hernandez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jones to get to his feet.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Hernandez feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hernandez gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hernandez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Jones.
Hernandez is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Hernandez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Hernandez stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hernandez looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hernandez throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Hernandez scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Hernandez looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Jones.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hernandez gets the takedown into side control.
Hernandez decides to stand back up. Hernandez steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hernandez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez cracks Jones with a good jab.
Hernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hernandez decides to stand back up.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hernandez gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jones tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Hernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Hernandez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hernandez showed some decent athleticism there.
Hernandez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Jones.
Hernandez scores with a hook.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez cracks Jones with a good jab.
Hernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keith Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Hernandez stands up from Jones's guard - Hernandez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hernandez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Hernandez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hernandez decides to return to a standing position.
Hernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Hernandez getting side control.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez stands up and beckons Jones to join him on the feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez decides to return to a standing position.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Hernandez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hernandez.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernandez!
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Hernandez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hernandez stands up from Jones's guard - Hernandez perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Miguel Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hernandez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Hernandez.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Hernandez - just one landing.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Hernandez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hernandez showed some decent athleticism there.
Hernandez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sachavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Sachavelli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christopher Moore's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Christopher Moore!
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, Tony Sachavelli!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sachavelli looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moore is looking to clinch.
Christopher Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sachavelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sachavelli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachavelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Sachavelli pushes him off.
Sachavelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore is looking to clinch but Sachavelli is avoiding it.
Sachavelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sachavelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sachavelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Sachavelli circles away.
Moore tries to clinch there but Sachavelli circles away.
Sachavelli looks for a takedown but Moore sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Christopher Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sachavelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sachavelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Sachavelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sachavelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Sachavelli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sachavelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sachavelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Christopher Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sachavelli.
Sachavelli jumps guard but Moore stands there with Sachavelli around his waist. Sachavelli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moore lands a body punch.
Sachavelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore stalling against the cage.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore tries to stall but Sachavelli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Moore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sachavelli or not.
Moore avoiding damage.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore looking to stall.
Moore presses Sachavelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Moore.
A head punch on the inside from Sachavelli fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sachavelli as Moore tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sachavelli.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Sachavelli's ribcage. Sachavelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Sachavelli takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Moore.
Moore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sachavelli or not.
Moore digs a right hand into Sachavelli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sachavelli's gas tank.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Sachavelli's ribcage. Sachavelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Sachavelli jumps guard but Moore stands there with Sachavelli around his waist. Sachavelli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a right hand.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sachavelli is keeping busy.
Sachavelli takes a shot to the head.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Sachavelli backwards.
Sachavelli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Moore.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moore gets through Sachavelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sachavelli tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sachavelli.
Sachavelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sachavelli is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sachavelli has his back to the cage.
Sachavelli takes a shot to the head.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sachavellis head.
Moore is leaning against Sachavelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moore is looking to control Sachavelli's arms but Sachavelli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Moore dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore tries to clinch but Sachavelli moves out of range.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Sachavelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Sachavelli circles away.
Moore tries to clinch there but Sachavelli circles away.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachavelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tries to clinch up but Sachavelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Moore tries to clinch there but Sachavelli circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachavelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sachavelli keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sachavelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore tries to clinch but Sachavelli is having none of it.
Sachavelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Sachavelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore rushes Sachavelli and presses him up against the cage.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore gets underhooks to prevent Sachavelli's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore has Sachavelli pushed against the cage.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore works on Sachavelli's body with a couple of short punches.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Sachavelli backwards.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sachavelli backwards.
Moore lands a right hand.
Moore wants to stall.
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sachavelli.
Moore stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Sachavelli fails to pull guard.
Christopher Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sachavelli.
Moore taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Sachavelli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Christopher Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moore wants to stall.
Sachavelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sachavelli's efforts to push away.
Moore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore pushes Sachavelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands a left hand.
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.
Moore is pressed up against the cage. Sachavelli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moore down to the mat. Moore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sachavelli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moore checks it well.
Moore is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sachavelli.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Sachavelli circles away.
Moore tries to clinch but Sachavelli moves out of range.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christopher Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sachavelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore tries to clinch up but Sachavelli circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moore pushes Sachavelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Moore dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sachavelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore tries to clinch there but Sachavelli circles away.
Moore tries to clinch but Sachavelli moves out of range.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Sachavelli pushes him off.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Sachavelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachavelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachavelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tries to clinch but Sachavelli is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sachavelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Sachavelli pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sachavelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Sachavelli pushes him off.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
Moore is looking to clinch but Sachavelli is avoiding it.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachavelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tries to clinch but Sachavelli is having none of it.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore forces Sachavelli back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Moore.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Moore.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sachavelli backwards.
Sachavelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Sachavelli's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Sachavelli gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
Moore can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore stalling against the cage.
Moore wants to stall.
Sachavelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
Moore wants to stall.
Moore prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Sachavelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to stall.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Moore.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moore works on Sachavelli's body with a couple of short punches.
Sachavelli can't get the takedown.
Moore lands a right hand.
Sachavelli is trying to drag Moore to the mat but Moore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christopher Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sachavelli.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Sachavelli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Sachavelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore pushes Sachavelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore gets underhooks to prevent Sachavelli's takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Moore.
Sachavelli takes a shot to the head.
Sachavelli has Moore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sachavelli takes a shot to the head.
Sachavelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore wants to clinch up but Sachavelli keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Sachavelli on that attempt.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sachavelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Sachavelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sachavelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore tries to clinch there but Sachavelli circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sachavelli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tony Sachavelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christopher Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Moore!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raikage Sama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sama's entrance music is I OFFER MY LIFE!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Raikage Sama!
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, Shaun Reese!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sama shoots in for a double leg but Reese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reese throws a hook but Sama avoids it easily.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sama manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Sama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese takes a swing at Sama's ribcage but misses.
Reese misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raikage Sama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sama avoids the body shot from Reese.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Reese dominated that round.
That's time! Sama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reese circles away.
Sama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reese but Reese pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese cracks Sama with a good jab.
Shaun Reese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Reese misses.
Sama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reese sprawls well. Reese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sama gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raikage Sama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reese is desperately trying to improve his position but Sama has a good base and remains in mount.
Reese tries to improve his position but Sama has taken his back! Sama has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Reese tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sama pushes Reese away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raikage Sama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layton Orient (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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, Hiro Nakamura!
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, Layton Orient!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Orient was covering up waiting for the punch and Nakamura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakamura passes Orient's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nakamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakamura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Nakamura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orient for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hiro Nakamura just wasn't active enough.
Nakamura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orient misses with a head kick.
Orient throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nakamura forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakamura wants to work for an arm triangle but Orient is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Orient is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orient keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orient blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orient can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakamura controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakamura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orient knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orient defending well though.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Orient with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Orient is looking for a sweep. Nakamura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakamura trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakamura lands the left hand.
Orient throws a leg kick
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orient won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Nakamura stalls from top position.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orient has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nakamura misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nakamura wants to control but Orient is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orient down.
Orient seems a little lost for a moment, as Nakamura dominates the positioning.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Orient gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nakamura unloads with some shots from mount but Orient bucks and avoids them well.
Nakamura controlling his opponent.
Nakamura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Orient is rocked!
It looks like Layton Orient has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Orient! Nakamura sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Orient and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hiro Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Cordova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Cordova will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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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, Johnt Smith!
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, Freddy Cordova!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cordova - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cordova. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cordova lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Cordova holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cordova wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cordova defends it easily.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cordova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cordova wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Cordova trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cordova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cordova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cordova defends well.
Cordova is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith has his foot on Cordova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cordova works his way back into a safe position though.
Cordova wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cordova decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordova sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cordova displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Freddy Cordova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cordova scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cordova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cordova catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cordova fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cordova ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cordova throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cordova with a hook.
Cordova lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordova scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cordova!
Smith tries to move into range but Cordova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cordova dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Crunch! Cordova slams his shin into Smith's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordova scores with a shot to the body.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cordova lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cordova is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cordova connects with a single shot there.
Cordova throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
It looks like Johnt Smith has been cut.
A good leg kick by Cordova.
Cordova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cordova to score with a decent uppercut.
Cordova lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cordova scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cordova connects with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cordova - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cordova. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cordova moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordova scores with a decent looking hook.
Cordova scores with a kick to the body.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cordova.
Cordova with a hook.
Smith moves forwards but Cordova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cordova getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cordova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Cordova.
Cordova throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Cordova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cordova connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Cordova.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordova thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Good exchange - Cordova coming out on top.
Cordova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cordova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Cordova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnt Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cordova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Cordova.
Cordova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Cordova scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cordova lands a nice looking body shot.
Cordova getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cordova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cordova.
Cordova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cordova scores with a hook.
Freddy Cordova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Cordova. That snapped Smith's head back.
Freddy Cordova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Cordova.
Johnt Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cordova tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, jab by Cordova - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Cordova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordova lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Cordova throws a nice head kick!
Cordova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cordova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cordova throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith is rocked!
Cordova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Cordova had a free shot at his head there.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Cordova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cordova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cordova lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Cordova.
Cordova darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cordova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cordova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordova scores with a nice strike.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Cordova.
Cordova fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cordova scores with a nice right hand.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cordova connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cordova scores with a nice head shot.
Cordova connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cordova. That snapped Smith's head back.
Cordova with a jab.
Cordova fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cordova fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Cordova connects with a high kick.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cordova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Cordova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Cordova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A lazy left from Cordova finds it's target.
Johnt Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cordova cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordova tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Cordova.
Cordova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cordova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cordova's corner calls for a 1-2. Cordova obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cordova lands a head shot.
Cordova scores with a nice head shot.
Cordova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cordova there.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cordova wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cordova lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordova cracks Smith with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordova cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Cordova scores with a nice body kick.
Cordova connects with a nice looking jab.
Cordova scores with a jab to the body.
Cordova feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Cordova lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Cordova takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith tries to move into range but Cordova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cordova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Cordova as he connects with a hook.
Cordova jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cordova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith moves forwards but Cordova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cordova lands with a cross.
Cordova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Cordova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnt Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cordova goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cordova cracks Smith with a hook to the temple - Smith is on wobbly legs here! Cordova swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Smith falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cordova wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Freddy Cordova!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JAMES ROCK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JAMES ROCK!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ROCK checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ROCK shoots in for a takedown but Messi shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as ROCK checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ROCK misses with a takedown attempt - Messi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Messi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Messi shoots in and bounces ROCK off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Messi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Messi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ROCK on the ground.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Messi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ROCK, up you get!
ROCK with a poor takedown
and Messi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JAMES ROCK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Messi.
ROCK has clasped his hands together around Messi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
ROCK has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi thuds a left hand into ROCK's body.
JAMES ROCK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ROCK looks gassed!
A jab from Messi does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Messi.
Jab from Messi.
ROCK is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ROCK blocks a jab.
ROCK is still on wobbly legs! Can Messi finish him?
ROCK is holding his hands too far apart here. Messi throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! ROCK is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lionel Messi!
Lionel Messi is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Balcita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tully 's entrance music is Open Your Eyes. A fine choice. Balcita has chosen Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct as his entrance music. Jay Balcita looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Tully !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Balcita!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tully shoots in and bounces Balcita off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tully tries to free his leg and advance position but Balcita is retaining full guard.
Balcita can't keep his opponent in guard - Tully advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tully passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Balcita!
Balcita defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tully .
Tully has control of Balcita's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Balcita regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balcita can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balcita is desperately trying to improve his position but Tully has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully has control of Balcita's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Balcita regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tully tries to take Balcita's back but instead Balcita uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tully seems to be looking for submissions.
Balcita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balcita looks gassed!
Tully is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Balcita tries to roll over but Tully keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tully is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Balcita is defending against the submission attempts here by Tully .
Balcita wants to get back to his feet.
Tully is looking for a kimura but Balcita is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tully to get the leverage.
Tully is working for a kimura but Balcita is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balcita kicks off Tully and gets to his feet.
Balcita pushes Tully up against the cage in a clinch.
Balcita is pressed up against the cage. Tully has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balcita down to the mat. Balcita avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Balcita rushes Tully and presses him up against the cage.
Balcita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balcita tries to clinch there but Tully circles away.
Tully tries for a takedown but Balcita sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balcita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tully .
Balcita has managed to clinch.
Balcita manages to break the clinch.
Balcita throws a right hand that Tully ducks under and follows up with a left that Tully also avoids with ease.
Tully scores a takedown into full mount!
Balcita defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tully .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balcita regains half guard.
Tully is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balcita doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tully .
Balcita tries to get to full guard but Tully has control of the leg.
Tully maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Balcita could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tully has cracked it and Balcita is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tully !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brenden Tully !
Brenden Tully is the new lightweight champion!
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