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FURY 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Webcke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Applejuice by Taintstick. Jason Ellis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Webcke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webcke misses with a hook. Ellis ducked under it nicely.
Webcke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellis throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Webcke misses the target.
Ellis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Webcke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Webcke misses.
Webcke scores with a takedown into Ellis's guard.
Webcke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellis is pulling down on Webcke's head to control his posture.
Webcke throws and elbow that misses. Ellis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Webcke's guard. Nice move by Ellis!
Webcke looking for a sweep. Not yet Webcke, not yet.
Ellis postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Ellis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Webcke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellis is one step ahead there.
Webcke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Webcke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ellis with a nice head shot there.
Ellis landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Webcke controls Ellis momentarily but Ellis frees himself.
Ellis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Webcke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Ellis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ellis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ellis postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellis stands up over Webcke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Webcke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ellis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Webcke staying out of range there.
Webcke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Webcke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Webcke is trying to keep Ellis in close.
Ellis throwing strikes from guard but Webcke blocks nicely.
Webcke wants to sweep here but Ellis controlling him for the moment.
Ellis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Webcke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellis wants to control from the top but Webcke keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis thows a big elbow that misses.
Webcke wants to sweep but no luck.
Ellis postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Ellis trying to control the position from guard on top but Webcke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ellis postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Webcke keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Webcke keeping full guard, as Ellis tries to pass.
Webcke controlling Ellis's posture.
Webcke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ellis being controlled here momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Webcke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Webcke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ellis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ellis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Webcke walks into a straight right hand from Ellis.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Webcke throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis digs a good hook to Webcke's body.
Jason Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webcke throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.
Webcke looks to land a right hand but Ellis moved out of range.
Webcke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellis was well out of range. Poor timing from Webcke.
Webcke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Webcke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Webcke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Webcke throws a big right hand that misses.
Webcke throws and elbow that misses. Ellis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Webcke's guard. Nice move by Ellis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webcke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis preventing the sweep.
Webcke is controlling Ellis's posture.
Webcke controls Ellis momentarily but Ellis frees himself.
Ellis trying to control but Webcke is working from the bottom.
Ellis postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Webcke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellis looking to pass the guard.
Webcke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Webcke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ellis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ellis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellis slips under a jab from Webcke.
Webcke scores with a jab. Ellis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ellis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Webcke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Webcke trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Ellis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webcke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Webcke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Webcke 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Webcke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KARL RAY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ok ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KARL RAY!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ok ko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ko darts in and clinches RAY up against the cage.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. RAY lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ko avoiding damage.
RAY wants to break the clinch but can't.
ko has RAY pressed against the cage.
RAY goes for a takedown in the clinch but ko prevents it.
RAY tries to score a body lock takedown but ko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
ko landing knees to the head.
RAY jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ko walks away with a smile on his face. RAY gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KARL RAY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ko darts in and clinches RAY up against the cage.
RAY can't get the takedown.
RAY tries for a takedown. No joy.
RAY is breathing heavily.
ko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ko lands a good knee to the midsection. RAY won't want to take too many of those.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. RAY lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to RAY's face.
ko landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for ko.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ko lands a knee to the body.
ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ko crunches a lovely knee into RAY's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from ko.
Knees in the clinch landing for ko.
ko leaning against his opponent.
ko connects with a knee to the head.
RAY throws a punch but it's blocked by ko.
ko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
ko lands a nice knee to the body.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. RAY lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for ko.
ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
ko lands a good knee to the midsection. RAY won't want to take too many of those.
RAY jumps guard but ko stands there with RAY around his waist. RAY gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ko landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RAY goes for a takedown attempt but ko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
ko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of RAY's head.
ko throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from RAY.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ko moves into the clinch.
ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has RAY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
ko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from ko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ko lands a knee to the body.
ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on ko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
RAY is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ko with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
ok ko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
ko clinches with his opponent.
RAY drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
RAY tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
RAY is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KARL RAY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
ok ko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for ko.
ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ko lands a nice knee to the body.
ko connects with a knee to the head.
ko lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
Knees to the body from ko.
ko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
RAY wants a takedown but no success here.
ko crunches a lovely knee into RAY's ribcage.
ko scores a nice knee to the body.
ko lands a good knee to the midsection. RAY won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
RAY is looking to break free of the clinch but ko has double underhooks.
ko connects with a knee to the head.
RAY wants a takedown.
ko misses with a punch to the body.
ko slows down the pace here.
ko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from RAY.
ko leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
ko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by ok ko.
ko keeps RAY at a distance using the push kick.
RAY takes a head kick and keeps coming.
RAY is trying hard to land a takedown here. ko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
ko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
RAY goes for a takedown in the clinch but ko prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ko has RAY pressed against the cage.
ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
RAY blocks a punch to the side of the head.
RAY takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
ok ko 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!
RAY tries to score a power double leg takedown but ko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten RAY somewhat.
A chopping leg kick lands by ko.
ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but RAY swats him away and circles back towards the center.
RAY changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ko tries to avoid it but RAY manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ko to the ground. ko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
RAY has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ko.
RAY closes this distance looking for a takedown but ko circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KARL RAY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
RAY gets tackled into the cage by ko. ko maintains the clinch.
ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to RAY's face.
ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from ko - that landed with a thud.
ko leaning against his opponent.
ko landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on ko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ko working RAY over with knees to the body.
RAY takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. RAY lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
RAY drops down looking for an ankle pick but ko pulls his leg out and moves away.
ko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ko, right into the meat.
ko throws a leg kick which misses RAY's front leg but catches the back leg as RAY tries to avoid it.
ko moves into the clinch.
ko working RAY over with knees to the body.
ko landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RAY wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from ko.
RAY can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ko.
ko crunches a lovely knee into RAY's ribcage.
ko lands a knee to the head.
ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
RAY wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
RAY takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ko lands a nice knee to the body.
ok ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RAY tries to pull guard but ko holds him up against the cage and eventually RAY drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RAY decides to pull guard.
ko wants to pass the guard but RAY is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
ok ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ok ko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belfort might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Architect. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Belfort!
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, Wesley Banks!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Belfort pushes him off.
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Banks blocks a low kick nicely.
Belfort throws a one two combo.
Banks tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Banks scores with a four punch combination!
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belfort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Belfort, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch.
Belfort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Banks tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belfort is defended easily by Banks.
Banks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort.
Banks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Belfort shoots in.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Belfort. Those never looked like landing.
Banks moves into the clinch successfully.
Banks breaks from the clinch.
Banks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banks tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belfort misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belfort.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Banks 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.
Belfort swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Banks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belfort leaning his opponent against the cage.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Tyson Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks closes the distance but Belfort moves to the side
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks tries to clinch up.
A big right from Belfort misses.
Banks clinches but Belfort breaks the clinch
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Belfort tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banks swivels and escapes.
Belfort gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Banks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belfort jumps guard but Banks stands there with Belfort around his waist. Belfort gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Banks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banks as Belfort tries to tie him up.
Banks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belfort avoids a wild elbow strike from Banks.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Banks tries to stall but Belfort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belfort jumps guard but Banks stands there with Belfort around his waist. Belfort gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Banks as the two fighters clinch.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks stalling the fight.
Belfort keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Belfort.
Belfort looking to slow down the pace here.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Banks is controlling him.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks blocks a jab.
Belfort shoots in but Banks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banks tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belfort tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belfort somewhat.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belfort decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banks's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Belfort will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belfort misses with a body punch
and Banks moves into the clinch.
Belfort tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Banks smiles and moves away.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Banks tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
No luck for Belfort with that takedown attempt.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Banks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belfort throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Belfort. Those never looked like landing.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Banks catches Belfort right on the button with a cross.
Belfort cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belfort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
A jab from Belfort misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Belfort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Banks slips under a jab from Belfort.
Belfort throws a combination that misses
and Banks counters by clinching up.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesley Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Banks's head.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belfort shoots in and drives through. Banks sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Banks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and super mario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes into the arena with Tennessee wing walk blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
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, super mario!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine rushes mario and presses him up against the cage.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
mario takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
mario is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Raine.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped mario in his tracks for a moment.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped mario in his tracks for a moment.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
mario takes an elbow to the temple.
mario tries to pull guard but Raine holds him up against the cage and eventually mario drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mario looks gassed!
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
mario misses with some punches.
Raine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine lands an elbow just above mario 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
mario takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine lands an elbow just above mario 's eye.
Nice elbow from Raine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
mario takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow just above mario 's eye.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. mario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. mario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine scores a nice knee to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
mario tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raine instigates a clinch.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mario in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. mario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine lands an elbow just above mario 's eye.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
mario fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
mario misses with a punch on the inside.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raine obliges.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped mario in his tracks for a moment.
mario tries to break free but Raine pushes him back against the cage.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
mario jumps guard but Raine stands there with mario around his waist. mario gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Raine blocks an uppercut.
Raine lands an elbow just above mario 's eye.
Raine prevents mario from breaking the clinch.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Raine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raine wants to stand but mario is controlling his posture from full guard.
mario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine 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!
Raine instigates a clinch.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on mario's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo Raine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
mario takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
mario has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
mario wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped mario in his tracks for a moment.
mario takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
mario takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that mario can do to turn this around?
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands a knee to the head.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine with a knee to the head.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped mario in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
mario tries to break free but Raine pushes him back against the cage.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Raine.
mario tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raine smiles and moves away.
Raine scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine has mario up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine blocks an uppercut.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow inside that mario shrugs off.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mario's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
mario takes an elbow to the temple.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
mario tries to pull guard but Raine won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine lands a knee to the head.
mario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
super mario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for mario.
mario throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno R Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). R Xavier comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesad�o. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
183 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno R Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R Xavier stalks Taylor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taylor's face. Taylor staggers backwards, shaken.
R Xavier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
R Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
R Xavier rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
R Xavier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. R Xavier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. R Xavier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno R Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as R Xavier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
R Xavier wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor cracks R Xavier with a solid left hand.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with R Xavier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
R Xavier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
R Xavier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor works over R Xavier with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor trying to control but R Xavier is working from the bottom.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor works over R Xavier with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
R Xavier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
R Xavier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
R Xavier has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
R Xavier is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
R Xavier is breathing heavily.
R Xavier wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Taylor works his way into full mount!
Taylor with shots to the head and body - R Xavier looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R Xavier tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
R Xavier takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Taylor's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DrZawi Hawass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mandy Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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20
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DrZawi Hawass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mandy Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez shoots in and drives through. Hawass sprawls well.
A left and a right from Hawass both land. Nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawass, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Hawass.
Hawass throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Hawass cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Hawass finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Hawass tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DrZawi Hawass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawass keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawass scores with a four punch combination!
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Hawass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawass as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Hawass shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mandy Gonzalez.
Hawass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawass scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Hawass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzalez doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawass sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Hawass both land. Nice combination.
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Mandy Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hawass is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawass throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawass finish him?
Hawass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawass connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
DrZawi Hawass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Hawass does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawass to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Hawass is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hawass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawass tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawass!
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawass sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Hawass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawass lands a two punch combo.
Hawass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawass lands the left hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
DrZawi Hawass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mandy Gonzalez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez shoots in but Hawass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawass but Hawass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawass lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Hawass.
DrZawi Hawass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawass circles away.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mandy Gonzalez.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawass avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawass tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gonzalez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hawass has got the better of the exchanges.
Hawass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Hawass had a free shot at his head there.
Hawass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawass as he jumps to the side.
Hawass throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawass avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawass lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gonzalez can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hawass and Gonzalez drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hawass.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DrZawi Hawass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hayha's choice of entrance music: Sabaton - White Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayha lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Tony Duarte has been cut.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hayha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duarte defends well.
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!
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayha is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hayha looking for a guillotine here but Duarte defends easily.
Duarte is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayha has wrist control.
Hayha looking for a triangle here. Duarte is fighting it but it looks tight! Hayha pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Duarte is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Simo Hayha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Riot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick sanfillipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rudy Riot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Riot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick sanfillipo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riot throws a right and a left that sanfillipo avoids nicely.
Riot misses with a series of wild punches.
sanfillipo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riot tries to bum rush sanfillipo with a series of wild strikes but sanfillipo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
sanfillipo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
sanfillipo advances nicely into full mount.
sanfillipo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
sanfillipo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Riot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Riot shrugs it off.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sanfillipo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
sanfillipo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sanfillipo controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanfillipo landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanfillipo lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by sanfillipo.
Riot is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. sanfillipo locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Riot is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick sanfillipo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Kombat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Brashears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kombat comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Corrupter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brashears's choice of entrance music: Walk by Pantera. Juan Kombat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Brashears's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Kombat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Brashears!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brashears slips a jab and a cross from Kombat.
Kombat lands with an uppercut that bounces Brashears off the cage and back into rage.
Brashears throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kombat tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brashears is in Kombat's guard.
Kombat pulls Brashears in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brashears wants to control from the top but Kombat keeps moving.
Kombat is pulling down on Brashears's head to control his posture.
Brashears postures up in Kombat's guard and throws a big left but Kombat blocks it.
Brashears has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brashears preventing the sweep.
Brashears trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brashears prevents Kombat from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kombat keeping full guard, as Brashears tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brashears pushes Kombat up against the cage in a clinch.
Brashears prevents Kombat from breaking the clinch.
Kombat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kombat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brashears has him pressed against the cage.
Brashears is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kombat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kombat misses with a body kick.
Brashears tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kombat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kombat misses with an uppercut. Brashears saw that one coming.
Kombat cracks Brashears with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kombat takes a swing at Brashears's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kombat.
A right-left combo lands from Kombat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brashears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brashears clinches with his opponent.
Brashears tries to land knees in the clinch but Kombat avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kombat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kombat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Kombat misses.
Brashears slips under a jab from Kombat.
Kombat throws a series of punches but Brashears avoids them all with ease.
Kombat misses with a two punch combination.
Kombat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juan Kombat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kombat thows a body shot but no joy.
Brashears scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kombat throws a jab when Brashears was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kombat.
Kombat slips under a jab from Brashears.
Kombat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brashears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Kombat 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.
Kombat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brashears.
Brashears lands with a kick to the temple. Kombat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kombat misses with a wild combination.
Kombat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brashears.
Brashears tries to clinch there but Kombat circles away.
Kombat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kombat misses with a series of wild punches.
Kombat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kombat fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kombat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kombat misses with a hook.
Kombat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kombat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kombat swats away the attempt to clinch by Brashears.
Brashears tries to clinch but Kombat is having none of it.
Juan Kombat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kombat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kombat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Juan Kombat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kombat misses with a double jab.
Brashears fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brashears jabs at Kombat's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brashears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Kombat does no damage.
Kombat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brashears.
Kombat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brashears punishes Kombat's body with a nice straight punch.
Brashears clinches up against the cage.
Brashears scores a nice knee to the body.
Brashears trying to stall but Kombat improves his position.
Brashears scores with a shot to the side of Kombat's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brashears working Kombat over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kombat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brashears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kombat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brashears scores a nice knee to the body.
Brashears effectively controlling the action here.
Brashears is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brashears jumps guard.
Brashears is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kombat wants to stand but Brashears has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brashears is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kombat stops Brashears from standing up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Brashears 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brashears takes the fight into the clinch.
Brashears tries to stall but Kombat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kombat is trying to break the clinch but Brashears is controlling him.
Kombat is trying to break the clinch but Brashears has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kombat dodges an elbow strike from Brashears.
Kombat tries to circle away but Brashears has him pinned against the cage.
Kombat is trying to break the clinch but Brashears is controlling him.
Kombat is trying to break the clinch but Brashears has him pressed against the cage.
Brashears looking to slow down the pace here.
Kombat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kombat manages to break the clinch.
Kombat loads up on a big right hand but Brashears slips the punch.
Brashears tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Kombat. Those never looked like landing.
Kombat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kombat lands a jab-cross combination.
Brashears is rocked!
Kombat misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brashears tries to clinch but Kombat moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kombat.
Brashears gets the takedown into side control.
Kombat is looking for a sweep.
Brashears is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kombat will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brashears trying to control the action but Kombat is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brashears controls the position.
Kombat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kombat tries to get out of the position.
Kombat can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brandon Brashears was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jab, jab by Kombat - just one landing.
Brashears has managed to clinch.
Kombat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brashears trying to land knees to the body.
Brashears is trying to stall.
Brashears lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Kombat.
I think Kombat 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Kombat!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varz Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan McCriux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Logan McCriux is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Varz Defoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan McCriux!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defoe lands a slapping body shot.
Defoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCriux manages to avoid it.
McCriux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Defoe wants to slow McCriux down by chopping away at his legs.
Defoe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCriux misses with an uppercut. Defoe saw that one coming.
Defoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Defoe scores with a nice strike.
McCriux tries to clinch there but Defoe circles away.
Jab by Defoe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defoe cracks McCriux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Defoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Defoe throws a chopping leg kick but McCriux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCriux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Defoe checks it well.
Defoe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCriux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCriux looks gassed!
A head kick misses from McCriux.
Defoe throws a monster overhand right that drops McCriux! Defoe follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Varz Defoe!
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