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DFC 4: Fear and Loathing PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Mathiew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Waldron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Waldron's choice of entrance music: Papa Roach - Scars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Mathiew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathiew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathiew fails with a takedown attempt.
Waldron throws a wild body kick that Mathiew sees coming a mile off.
Mathiew fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Waldron does no damage.
Waldron keeps the fight on the outside.
Waldron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathiew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathiew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Waldron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathiew checks a low kick from Waldron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron throws a big shot that misses.
Waldron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mathiew looks for a takedown but Waldron sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Mathiew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathiew is breathing heavily.
Waldron keeps the fight on the outside.
Waldron bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathiew tries to keep at a distance but Waldron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waldron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waldron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waldron throws a body kick that misses.
Mathiew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathiew wants to clinch but Waldron slips to the side
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waldron.
Mathiew looking to throw knees to the head but Waldron is blocking nicely.
Waldron breaks from the clinch.
Waldron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathiew doesn't manage to clinch there - Waldron circles away.
Mathiew shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mathiew is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Waldron can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mathiew seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Waldron is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathiew is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Waldron can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mathiew moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Waldron has worked his arm free - good work by Waldron!
Waldron is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mathiew has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mathiew looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Waldron is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Waldron, who protects the arm well.
Waldron prevents Mathiew from improving position.
Waldron defending against the ground and pound.
Mathiew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mathiew looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Mathiew prevents Waldron from escaping the position.
Waldron decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mathiew to his feet.
Nick Waldron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldron.
Mathiew throws a leg kick but Waldron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mathiew tries to clinch up but Waldron circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Waldron!
Mathiew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waldron circles away.
Mathiew will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Waldron does no damage.
Waldron throws a wild body kick that Mathiew sees coming a mile off.
Mathiew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathiew closes the distance but Waldron moves to the side
and Waldron counters with a good low kick that Mathiew was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Waldron dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mathiew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waldron.
Mathiew checks the leg kick.
Waldron throws a series of punches but Mathiew moves out of range.
Waldron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waldron thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathiew fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathiew misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A clash of legs there as Mathiew blocks the low kick.
Waldron fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Waldron as Mathiew shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Mathiew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waldron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron darts in and clinches Mathiew up against the cage.
Waldron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathiew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waldron lands a nice looking body shot.
Mathiew wants to clinch
and Waldron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mathiew will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Mathiew catches Waldron right on the button with a cross.
Mathiew fails with the takedown.
Waldron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Waldron swats away the attempt to clinch by Mathiew.
Mathiew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathiew lands a head kick!
Mathiew forces Waldron back against the cage and clinches.
Waldron manages to break the clinch.
Waldron scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mathiew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waldron wants to clinch up but Mathiew keeps it at a distance.
Mathiew slips a jab and a cross from Waldron.
Zack Mathiew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathiew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waldron.
Waldron clinches up with Mathiew and pushes him back against the cage.
Mathiew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waldron has him pressed against the cage.
Waldron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waldron closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waldron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waldron manages to break the clinch.
Mathiew tries to clinch but Waldron moves away
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waldron.
Waldron breaks the clinch.
Waldron darts in and clinches Mathiew up against the cage.
Waldron breaks the clinch.
Waldron misses with a wild combination.
Mathiew looks for a takedown but Waldron sprawls well.
Mathiew checks a leg kick.
Mathiew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Waldron as Mathiew shoots in.
Waldron tries to bum rush Mathiew with a series of wild strikes but Mathiew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Waldron misses.
Waldron clinches up with Mathiew and pushes him back against the cage.
Waldron manages to break the clinch.
Mathiew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mathiew has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldron manages to break the clinch.
Waldron shoots in for a takedown but Mathiew shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Waldron. No joy for Mathiew on that attempt.
Waldron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathiew throws a head kick that half lands.
Mathiew shoots in and drives through. Waldron sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Waldron.
Waldron looks to land a left hand but Mathiew moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick there by Waldron.
Waldron throws a leg kick which misses Mathiew's front leg but catches the back leg as Mathiew tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldron drops Mathiew with a left right combo! Waldron follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mathiew is rocked!
It looks like Zack Mathiew has been cut.
Waldron tries to stand but Mathiew is controlling his head.
Oh Mathiew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waldron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mathiew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mathiew seems to have got his legs back now.
Waldron decides to stand back up. Waldron steps back and let's Mathiew get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew looks to clinch
and Waldron counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at Waldron to acknowledge the strikes.
Mathiew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathiew gets the takedown into side control.
Waldron wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mathiew has an Americana. Waldron didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mathiew is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mathiew hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zack Mathiew!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hater Hurter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lara has chosen 'I Stand Alone' by Godsmack as his entrance music. Hater Hurter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Nice elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hater Hurter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lara!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurter throws a right and a left that Lara avoids nicely.
Hurter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hurter blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Lara misses.
Hurter tries to clinch but Lara moves out of range.
Hurter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hurter looks to land a combination but Lara avoids it well.
Lara moves in looking to clinch but Hurter pushes him off.
Hurter looks to land a combination. Lara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hurter checks a leg kick nicely.
Hurter misses with a body kick.
Lara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hurter stuffs the takedown.
Lara slips a jab and a cross from Hurter.
Nice sprawl there from Hurter as Lara shoots in.
Hurter lands with an uppercut that bounces Lara off the cage and back into rage.
Hurter drops Lara with a left and a right! Oh, Lara is hurt - Hurter dives into side control looking to finish!
Lara is rocked!
Hurter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurter finish him?
Hurter gets a clinch.
Hurter manages to break the clinch.
Hurter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurter tries to kick Lara off but Lara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hurter is breathing heavily.
Lara is working for an americana but Hurter has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Lara was thinking about the submission.
Lara looking to pass the guard.
Hurter wants to get back to his feet but Lara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lara seems to have recovered his senses.
Lara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurter wants to stand up but Lara is controlling him.
Lara is looking to stand up but Hurter won't let him.
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.
Hurter wants to stand and escape but Lara is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurter is looking to clinch.
Lara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hurter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lara wants to break free but Hurter has control.
Hurter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurter wants to clinch up but Lara keeps it at a distance.
Lara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lara misses with a takedown attempt - Hurter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hater Hurter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Lara.
A punch combination from Hurter misses.
Hurter tries to clinch up but Lara circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurter misses with a double jab.
Lara looks to land a combination but Hurter avoids it well.
Lara connects with a jab.
Hurter misses with a two punch combination.
Lara connects with a single shot there.
Hurter drops Lara with a nice combination! Hurter dives into Lara's guard, looking to finish!
Hurter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurter lands with a right that hurts Lara. Lara looks to clinch but Hurter throws a short knee that drops Lara. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Hater Hurter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Wholequist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High comes to the cage accompanied by Aces High. Wholequist has chosen 'Extreme Ways' by Moby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Rich Aces High has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Wholequist!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces High swinging wilding here.
Aces High displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aces High lands with a nice combination. Wholequist backs away looking to recover.
Aces High misses with the combination.
Wholequist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aces High throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aces High misses with the combination.
Wholequist slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
Some wild striking there from Aces High.
Aces High lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aces High throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wholequist.
Some wild striking there from Aces High.
Aces High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wholequist slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
Wholequist looks for a takedown but Aces High sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High looks to land a combination but Wholequist avoids it well.
Aces High swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rich Aces High is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wholequist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aces High works over Wholequist's head and body with a nice combination.
Rich Aces High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Aces High scores with a four punch combination!
Aces High misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aces High lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aces High.
Wholequist is rocked!
BOOM! Aces High lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wholequist. Wholequist tries to recover but Aces High is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wholequist lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Rich Aces High!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Who Cares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes into the arena with The Theme From Jaws blaring out of the sound system. Cares has chosen Shogun Named Marcus as his entrance music. The key to victory for Shane Finn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Finn!
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, Who Cares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cares looks to land a body kick but Finn moved away.
Finn is looking to clinch but Cares is avoiding it.
Finn tries to bum rush Cares with a series of wild strikes but Cares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finn stuffs the takedown attempt from Cares. Cares gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Finn finds it's way through Cares's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Finn.
Finn throws a head kick but Cares moves out of range.
Finn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cares stops Finn from getting back to his feet.
Cares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Shane Finn has been cut.
Cares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cares working the head and body with strikes.
Cares is tying to control. Finn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Finn is trying to control but can't.
Cares is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cares wants to pass the guard but Finn is defending well.
Finn punching from the bottom.
Cares is pressing down on Finn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Finn is holding on for now.
Finn trying to hold on to Cares's head to control him but Cares postures up.
Cares is trying to control the action in half guard but Finn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cares avoids the head kick by Finn.
Cares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Finn is rocked!
Cares tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Cares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Finn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cares misses with a double jab
and Finn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Finn slips a jab and a cross from Cares.
Finn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with a hook to the body
and Cares counters with a thumping low kick.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Cares! Finn is backing up but he can't get away as Cares lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Finn and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Who Cares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Gruver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's entrance music is Dragon's Nest - Tekken 5. A fine choice. Gruver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Van Halen-Hot For Teacher . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Gruver!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Law keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gruver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Law swivels and escapes.
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Law slows the pace down in half guard.
Gruver wants to control but Law passes into side.
Gruver looking for a sweep but Law has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gruver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Law pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Law scoring with strikes but Gruver is staying in there.
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.
Law scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruver?
Gruver swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Law unloading with bombs!
Gruver wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Gruver really wants to buck Law off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law raining down shots from the mount!
Gruver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Law pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gruver is rocked!
Gruver is trying desperately to improve position.
Gruver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gruver looks gassed!
Law lands a nice shot to the head.
Gruver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gruver flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law landing punches.
Law controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Law.
Gruver is trying to escape the mount.
Law dominating with strikes here.
Law cracks Gruver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gruver is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gruver taking shots to the head.
Gruver is trying desperately to improve position.
Law landing shots from mount.
Gruver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a big shot there that rocks Gruver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Law thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Law can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gruver throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gruver working to try and regain half guard.
Gruver wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Gruver is trying to escape the mount.
Law lands a nice shot to the head.
Law sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gruver working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Gruver throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Law connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gruver is working to get back to half guard.
Gruver is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.
Law with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Law.
Gruver wants to control but Law is having none of it.
Gruver sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Law dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Law avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruver misses with a takedown attempt
and Law counters with a three punch combo that has Gruver backing up. Gruver nods at Law to acknowledge the strikes.
Law tries to keep at a distance but Gruver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gruver jumps guard.
Gruver throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Law throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gruver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
Gruver won't allow Law to sweep him here.
Gruver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Law is controlling Gruver's posture.
Law striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruver stopping the sweep attempt from Law.
Gruver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Law tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Gruver with the ground and pound but Law regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Law connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Law is pressing down on Gruver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gruver won't allow Law to sweep him here.
Gruver is fighting to break Law's control of his arms but Law is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Law has his hands on Gruver's head, controlling the position.
Law throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Gruver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Law looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Law lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gruver's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Law.
Gruver takes one on the button.
Marshall Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Law with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Law stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gruver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gruver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gruver throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Law throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gruver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gruver wants to sweep but no luck.
Law postures up.
Gruver looking for a sweep. Not yet Gruver, not yet.
Marshall Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
Law looking for a sweep. Not yet Law, not yet.
Law has a closed guard, preventing Gruver from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Law trying to keep a closed guard but Gruver is proving a slippery customer.
Gruver trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Law avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Law manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gruver manages to get himself to full guard.
Gruver wants to sweep but no luck.
Law is stalling in the full guard.
Law preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruver is on top in guard.
Law pulls Gruver in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gruver throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gruver won't allow Law to sweep him here.
Law tries to strike from the bottom.
Gruver wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
Law lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gruver!
Gruver regains half guard.
Gruver looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gruver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gruver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Law dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gruver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Law finds it's way round the side to connect with Gruver's head.
Gruver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Law counters with a nice uppercut.
Gruver misses with a takedown
enabling Law to counter with a crisp jab.
Gruver fails with the takedown
and Law counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Gruver.
Law digs a good hook to Gruver's body.
Law lands a brutal head kick. Gruver looks out on his feet and Law throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Marshall Law!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Fleischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niklas Fleischer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erick Coleman!
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, Niklas Fleischer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Coleman lands an elbow.
It looks like Niklas Fleischer has been cut.
Coleman throws an elbow but Fleischer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coleman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Coleman cracks Fleischer with a big right hand but Fleischer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fleischer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Coleman tries to move to mount but Fleischer blocks the move with his legs.
Coleman controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fleischer throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Fleischer looks gassed!
Coleman swings for the body but Fleischer moves out of range.
Coleman 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.
Fleischer wants to sweep but no luck.
Fleischer wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fleischer can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fleischer keeps working.
Coleman is looking for a kimura here.
Fleischer is trying to stand back up but Coleman is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Fleischer dodges it nicely.
Coleman thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fleischer to regain full guard.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Fleischer keeps moving.
Coleman won't allow Fleischer to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fleischer throws a one two combo.
Fleischer moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fleischer's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Fleischer punishes Coleman's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fleischer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Coleman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fleischer to the mat. Fleischer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Coleman advances position into side control!
Coleman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fleischer, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niklas Fleischer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fleischer!
Fleischer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman working the ground and pound effectively.
Fleischer is breathing heavily.
Coleman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fleischer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Coleman trying to control but Fleischer is having none of it.
Coleman lands with some strikes.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Fleischer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fleischer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
Coleman trying to control but Fleischer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischer manages to control the position for a moment.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The has opened up Niklas Fleischer's cut even more.
Coleman won't let Fleischer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fleischer is squirming around, avoiding Coleman's attempts to control the action.
Coleman 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fleischer is trying to stand up.
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
Fleischer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fleischer?
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman looking to finish Fleischer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fleischer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Niklas Fleischer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fleischer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coleman throwing shots but Fleischer is blocking nicely.
Coleman slows the pace down in half guard.
Coleman stops Fleischer from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Erick Coleman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman moves into full mount! Fleischer won't be happy about that!
Fleischer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Erick Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman controlling his opponent.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fleischer for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischer taking shots to the head.
Coleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fleischer is rocked!
The cut above Niklas Fleischer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Fleischer is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Niklas Fleischer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Coleman controlling his opponent.
Fleischer seems to have recovered his senses.
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Niklas Fleischer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Erick Coleman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lichti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mayo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Lichti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichti misses with a few strikes there.
Lichti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mayo working the ground and pound.
Mayo working the head with strikes.
Lichti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mayo working the ground and pound from side control.
Mayo is putting a hurting on Lichti here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lichti gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lichti is rocked!
Lichti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount.
Lichti is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayo finish him?
It looks like Andrew Lichti has been cut.
Mayo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mayo looking for a guillotine from mount but Lichti is having none of it.
Lichti is working to get back to half guard.
Lichti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mayo looking to finish Lichti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lichti!
The has opened up Andrew Lichti's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lichti's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichti tries to reverse the position but Mayo maintains control.
Mayo landing shots from mount.
Lichti is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mayo scoring with strikes but Lichti is staying in there.
BOOM! Mayo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lichti is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Mayo working the ground and pound effectively.
Mayo lands with some strikes.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Mayo scoring with strikes but Lichti is staying in there.
Lichti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Lichti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lichti is trying to stand.
The referee warns Lichti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lichti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lichti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo tries to control but Lichti wriggling away.
Mayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lichti is trying desperately to improve position.
Mayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lichti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mayo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lichti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lichti is trying to stand up.
Lichti seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayo dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Lichti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Andrew Lichti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrew Lichti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Mayo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Down With The Sickness. Baker has chosen Hits From the Bong as his entrance music. Robb Stark had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jerome Baker enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robb Stark!
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, Jerome Baker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Baker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Baker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baker keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Baker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baker wants to get back to his feet but Stark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baker wanted to stand there but Stark had control of the position.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark working for a triangle but Baker defends it easily.
Stark is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baker landing some decent shots from guard.
Baker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stark wants to sweep here but Baker controlling him for the moment.
Stark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stark has momentary wrist control but Baker slips an elbow through the middle.
Baker stops Stark from standing up.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark looking for a guillotine here but Baker defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baker tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Baker connects with a couple of short punches.
Baker gets to his feet - Stark follows without any prompting.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Baker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stark counters by moving into the clinch.
Baker wants a takedown but no success here.
Baker wants a takedown.
Robb Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Baker.
Baker wants a takedown.
Baker gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Stark actively working from the bottom here.
Stark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baker wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.
Baker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Baker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baker scores with a takedown into Stark's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Baker tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Baker drops back looking for a leg! Stark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stark manages to kick Baker off! Baker jumps back into Stark's guard.
Baker stands and throws Stark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stark is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Stark throws Baker to one side and escapes!
Baker feints and as Stark raises his hands in defense, Baker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baker postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing Baker from standing up.
Baker prevents Stark from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stark advances position into side control!
Baker taking a bit of punishment here - Stark scoring with strikes.
Stark decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baker to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Baker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Baker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baker misses with a takedown
and Stark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stark.
Stark successfully pulls guard.
Baker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baker trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker connects with a couple of short punches.
Baker postures up and lands a big shot to Stark's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robb Stark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark misses with a double jab.
Baker gets the takedown into side control.
Baker decides to stand back up. Baker steps back and let's Stark get back to his feet.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Baker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baker lands in his opponent's guard.
Baker lands a couple of digs.
Baker scoring with some ground and pound.
Baker lands a couple of elbows.
Jerome Baker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baker stands and steps away. Stark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stark moves into range and clinches up with Baker.
Baker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stark regains guard immediately.
Baker wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Baker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Stark successfully pulls guard.
Baker gets to his feet. Stark looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark jumps guard.
Stark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stark working Baker over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stark seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Baker is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robb Stark!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Z Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Z Mann!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
A right-left combo lands from Mann.
Liddell looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mann tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Mann misses.
A low kick from Mann is predictable there
and Liddell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mann's guard now.
Mann wants to sweep here but Liddell controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell wants to stand but Mann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Liddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mann throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell pushes Mann off looking to stand but Mann dives back in and keeps control.
Mann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Liddell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell wants to stand back up but Mann manages to pass into side control.
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.
Mann trying to control the position but Liddell is working away.
Mann working the ground and pound.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mann asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mann scoring with punches and elbows.
Liddell is looking to regain half guard here but Mann keeps moving and retains side control.
Mann scoring with punches from side control.
Mann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mann working the body and head with strikes.
Mann working the head and body with strikes.
Liddell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mann working away.
Mann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liddell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mann working the ground and pound.
Liddell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mann working the ground and pound.
Liddell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mann is controlling him well.
Mann lands a few punches from side control.
Liddell pushes Mann away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mann gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mann should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Liddell taking a bit of punishment here - Mann scoring with strikes.
Liddell can't do much from the bottom here.
Mann connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Liddell some visible discomfort.
Mann working away.
Liddell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Liddell struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mann looks up at the clock and then as Liddell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Liddell tries to improve position but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a single leg into guard. Mann didn't expect that.
Liddell gets to his feet. Mann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mann misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind Mann 's knee.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Mann.
Liddell seems to have got his legs back now.
Liddell shoots and misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Liddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Mann which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Block Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Z Mann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mann misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Liddell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mann punching from the bottom.
Mann manages to get to full guard.
Liddell works over Mann with some ground and pound from guard.
Liddell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Mann both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mann.
Mann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Liddell wants to stand but Mann has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddell is working away from the top position though.
Liddell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Block Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell stands up from half guard.
Mann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a thumping low kick.
Mann doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a single leg into guard. Mann didn't expect that.
Liddell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mann's guard.
Mann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann managing to control the position.
Liddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddell wants to stand but Mann is controlling his posture from full guard.
Liddell trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Liddell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mann's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mann misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann is trying to control Liddell's posture but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell throws an elbow but Mann slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann can't do much from the bottom here.
Mann sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mann wants to improve his position but Liddell is controlling well.
Mann trying to control from the bottom.
Mann regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liddell preventing the sweep.
Mann throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from Mann.
Mann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Liddell!
Liddell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
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.
Liddell is working to get back to half guard.
Liddell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mann with good strikes from the mount here!
Liddell working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mann working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Block Liddell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mann shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
A combination from Mann does no damage.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Z Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liddell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Liddell slips nicely into half guard.
Liddell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Liddell prevents Mann from improving his position.
Liddell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Liddell lands with a punch from half guard.
Liddell decides to stand up.
Mann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann pushes Liddell off and gets back to his feet.
Mann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a takedown into side control.
Liddell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mann keeps working.
Mann is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Liddell off and has taken his back!
Mann tries to keep control of the position but Liddell is staying busy.
Mann keeps control of the position as Liddell tries to break free.
Mann is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mann gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mann gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mann apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Liddell lands a head kick. Mann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Z Mann has been cut.
Liddell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann throws a combination that misses
and Liddell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mann's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mann connects with a jab.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mann as he jumps to the side.
Mann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mann looks to land a combination. Liddell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mann throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell shoots and misses
and Mann counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Liddell!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Block Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Liddell?
Mann looking to finish Liddell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liddell!
Mann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell's face.
Liddell wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann throwing strikes but Liddell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Mann is controlling well.
Liddell is looking to control Mann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liddell avoid being mounted?
Liddell gets back to full guard.
Mann won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Mann won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Liddell lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Mann is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mann's guard now.
Liddell gets to his feet. Mann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mann misses with a hook
so Liddell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann lands a decent shot there.
Mann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liddell's guard.
Mann lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Liddell, not yet.
Liddell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Block Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Block Liddell!
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