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IOV 40: Rolmones vs. Gordon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Lindenmayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jair Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jair Lao struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Lindenmayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jair Lao!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindenmayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Lindenmayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Lao with that takedown attempt.
Lindenmayer throws the left hand but Lao avoids the punch easily.
Lao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lindenmayer sprawls well initially but Lao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lao thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lindenmayer to regain full guard.
Lao trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lindenmayer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindenmayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao looks gassed!
Lindenmayer is looking to stand up but Lao won't let him.
Lindenmayer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lindenmayer trying to control the position but Lao is working away.
Lao tries to escape but Lindenmayer is in control.
Lindenmayer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Lindenmayer tries to get to his feet but Lao is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Lindenmayer in his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lao wriggles free and stands up.
Lindenmayer throws a head kick that misses.
Lindenmayer misses with an uppercut.
Lindenmayer thumps Lao with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindenmayer swinging wildly here.
Lindenmayer throws a head kick that misses.
Lindenmayer swinging wildly here.
Lao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lindenmayer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lao throwing shots but Lindenmayer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lao lands strikes from half guard.
Lindenmayer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lao is working away from the top position though.
Lao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lao lands strikes from half guard.
Lindenmayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lao.
Lao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lindenmayer's head.
Lindenmayer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindenmayer wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Lao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lao has a takedown stuffed.
Lindenmayer throws a head kick that misses.
Lindenmayer throws an overhand right that lands on Lao's shoulder, as Lao tries to avoid the shot.
Lao moves out of range as Lindenmayer strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindenmayer moves in looking to clinch but Lao pushes him off.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Lao shoots for a takedown but Lindenmayer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lindenmayer misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryan Lindenmayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jair Lao.
Lindenmayer misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lindenmayer.
Bryan Lindenmayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindenmayer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lao's head.
It looks like Jair Lao has been cut.
Lindenmayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lindenmayer misses with a takedown attempt
and Lao counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lindenmayer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lindenmayer tries to buck Lao off but he can't manage it.
Lao with a couple of short strikes.
Lao unloads with some shots from mount but Lindenmayer bucks and avoids them well.
Lao lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lao avoids the attempt from Lindenmayer to control.
Lao throws some wild stikes that Lindenmayer manages to avoid easily.
Lao unloads with some shots from mount but Lindenmayer bucks and avoids them well.
Lao misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindenmayer blocking the ground and pound.
Lindenmayer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lao unloading with bombs!
Lao has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lindenmayer's face.
Lao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lindenmayer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lindenmayer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lao throws some wild stikes that Lindenmayer manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindenmayer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lao landing punches.
Lao looking to finish Lindenmayer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lindenmayer!
Lindenmayer taking shots to the head.
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lao lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lao punching from mount but Lindenmayer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lao misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Lao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jair Lao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lao throws a strike aimed at the side of Lindenmayer's head but Lindenmayer avoids it well.
Lindenmayer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lao wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lindenmayer gets back to half guard.
Lao not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lindenmayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lindenmayer reverses the position - he's now on top in Lao's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindenmayer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lao's guard.
Lao manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jair Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindenmayer throws a sloppy head kick and Lao moves out of range easily.
Lindenmayer throws a looping overhand right but Lao ducks down to avoid it.
Lindenmayer gets caught flat footed, as Lao shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bryan Lindenmayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindenmayer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lindenmayer working a defensive guard here.
Lao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lindenmayer is looking to stand up but Lao isn't so interested in that idea.
Lao throws a big right hand that misses.
Lao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lao tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindenmayer is retaining full guard.
Lao throwing strikes from guard but Lindenmayer blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jair Lao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lao postures up and lands a big shot to Lindenmayer's brow.
Lindenmayer looking to control.
Lao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lindenmayer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lao throws and elbow that misses. Lindenmayer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lao's guard. Nice move by Lindenmayer!
Lindenmayer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lindenmayer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lindenmayer!
Lindenmayer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lindenmayer hang on?
Lao with shots to the head and body - Lindenmayer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by Lao there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lao looking to ground and pound but Lindenmayer is blocking nicely.
Jair Lao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lindenmayer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Lao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lao 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Lao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaspard Noulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swagg Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagg Mean will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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136 lbs
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130 lbs
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Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspard Noulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Swagg Mean!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noulin is looking to clinch.
Mean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Noulin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mean to the mat! Mean manages to get full guard.
Noulin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Noulin stands up over Mean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Noulin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Noulin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noulin controls the pace.
Noulin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Noulin connects with a couple of short punches.
Noulin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noulin stands up over Mean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Noulin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Noulin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mean for as long as he can get away with.
Noulin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Noulin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mean wants to stand up but Noulin is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noulin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Noulin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Noulin stays in close to Mean's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noulin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noulin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gaspard Noulin.
Noulin shoots in and bounces Mean off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noulin stays in close to Mean's body and controls the position.
Noulin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noulin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mean on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gaspard Noulin.
Noulin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mean is trying to buck Noulin off.
Mean takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Noulin working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noulin cracks Mean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Noulin taking a breather here.
Noulin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Noulin working the body and head with strikes.
Mean is not content to let Noulin control the position.
Mean is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Noulin is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Noulin landing strikes.
Mean pushes Noulin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Noulin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Noulin scoring with punches and elbows.
Mean is trying to get back to his feet.
Noulin taking a breather here.
Mean wants to get back to his feet.
Noulin is working Mean over with some ground and pound from side control.
Noulin working the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspard Noulin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mean scores with a three punch combo!
Mean tries to sprawl but Noulin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Noulin is taking a breather. Mean says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Noulin winds up and cracks Mean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Noulin in particular looking to stall.
Noulin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noulin controlling the action here.
Mean is trying to stand up here but Noulin is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noulin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Noulin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mean wants to get back to his feet.
Noulin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mean kicks Noulin off and gets back to his feet.
Mean throws a right and a left that Noulin avoids nicely.
Noulin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noulin stops Mean from standing up.
Mean is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Noulin stands up over Mean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noulin content to stall in guard here.
Noulin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mean's head.
Mean wants to stand but Noulin is controlling the position.
Noulin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Noulin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noulin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Noulin is controlling him.
Noulin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Noulin landing with the ground and pound.
Noulin is in close to Mean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Noulin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mean is retaining full guard.
Noulin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mean wants to stand but Noulin is controlling the position.
Noulin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gaspard Noulin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mean wants to stand up but Noulin is controlling him.
Noulin postures up and lands a big shot to Mean's brow.
Noulin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mean's head.
Noulin stops Mean from standing up.
Noulin looking to pass the guard.
Mean is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mean is working for takedown but Noulin is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspard Noulin 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!
Mean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Noulin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mean taking some punishment here, with Noulin in his half guard.
Mean is trying to stand.
Mean has hold of Noulin's hands but Noulin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mean pushes Noulin off looking to stand but Noulin dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Noulin connects with a nice short shot to Mean's temple.
Noulin prevents Mean from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Noulin lands a nice short elbow.
Mean looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noulin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Noulin lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noulin wants to take a breather but Mean is having none of it.
Mean taking some punishment here, with Noulin in his half guard.
Noulin stops Mean from getting back to his feet.
Noulin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Noulin prevents Mean from standing back up.
Noulin trying to control the action but Mean is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Noulin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Noulin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swagg Mean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Noulin prevents Mean from standing back up.
Noulin lands strikes from half guard.
Mean is trying to stand back up but Noulin is controlling him
Noulin lands with a punch from half guard.
Mean is trying to stand up here but Noulin is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Noulin seems content to control.
Mean is trying to stand back up but Noulin is controlling him
Noulin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mean won't allow Noulin to pass to mount.
Mean is trying to stand back up but Noulin is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mean is not content to let Noulin control the position.
Mean is trying to stand.
Noulin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mean!
Mean is trying to stand.
Noulin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Noulin tries to control but Mean wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Mean really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Noulin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Noulin lands a heavy elbow.
Mean is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Noulin controlling from mount.
Mean is bucking up trying to escape but Noulin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Noulin controlling from mount.
Mean tries to buck Noulin off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noulin controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaspard Noulin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Noulin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaspard Noulin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy McMannus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy McMannus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McMannus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMannus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Fitzgibbon coming out on top.
Fitzgibbon misses with a straight right.
Fitzgibbon scores with a sloppy right hand. McMannus should have avoided that one.
A big right from Fitzgibbon misses.
McMannus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a jab to the body but McMannus is just out of range.
Fitzgibbon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMannus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgibbon. Those never looked like landing.
Fitzgibbon looks to land a combination but McMannus avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgibbon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMannus ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgibbon.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgibbon. Those never looked like landing.
Fitzgibbon misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgibbon slaps away a takedown attempt from McMannus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgibbon thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgibbon throws a nice looking combination but McMannus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitzgibbon misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fitzgibbon slaps away a takedown attempt from McMannus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McMannus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fitzgibbon kicks off McMannus and gets to his feet.
Fitzgibbon stalks McMannus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McMannus's face. McMannus staggers backwards, shaken.
Fitzgibbon feints a jab promting McMannus to slip. Fitzgibbon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McMannus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fitzgibbon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a two punch combination.
McMannus shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgibbon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy McMannus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzgibbon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McMannus manages to avoid it.
McMannus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitzgibbon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McMannus is in Fitzgibbon's guard.
McMannus prevents Fitzgibbon from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgibbon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon swinging wildly here.
Fitzgibbon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McMannus backs up against the cage.
McMannus fails with a takedown attempt.
McMannus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzgibbon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMannus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitzgibbon sprawls well. Fitzgibbon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McMannus gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but McMannus avoids them all with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McMannus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fitzgibbon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McMannus somewhat.
McMannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
Fitzgibbon lands a nice looking body shot.
Fitzgibbon swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMannus shoots in looking for a takedown but Fitzgibbon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McMannus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fitzgibbon looks to land a combination but McMannus avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgibbon misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgibbon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzgibbon fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Fitzgibbon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination. McMannus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
McMannus closes the distance and clinches up with Fitzgibbon, looking for a takedown. McMannus pushes Fitzgibbon against the cage but Fitzgibbon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy McMannus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzgibbon throws a shot from downtown. McMannus moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgibbon looks to land a combination but McMannus avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMannus fails with the takedown.
Fitzgibbon misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgibbon tries to bum rush McMannus with a series of wild strikes but McMannus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMannus.
McMannus looks for a takedown but Fitzgibbon sprawls well.
Fitzgibbon digs a good body shot into McMannus's ribs.
Fitzgibbon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McMannus backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzgibbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McMannus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzgibbon misses with a jab, cross combination.
McMannus staying out of range there.
McMannus slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgibbon.
McMannus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fitzgibbon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McMannus gets a takedown into half guard.
McMannus seems to be working for a kimura but Fitzgibbon defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon is trying to stand back up but McMannus is controlling him
McMannus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McMannus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fitzgibbon.
A jab from Fitzgibbon misses.
Fitzgibbon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fitzgibbon enables McMannus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fitzgibbon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fitzgibbon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McMannus dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon is trying to get back to his feet.
Fitzgibbon tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fitzgibbon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fitzgibbon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
McMannus has control of Fitzgibbon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fitzgibbon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fitzgibbon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fitzgibbon is trying to stand but he's just given McMannus his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McMannus's arms.
Fitzgibbon holding both McMannus 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McMannus has managed to slip his arm under Fitzgibbon's chin. This could be all over... yep, Fitzgibbon is tapping out! Submission win for McMannus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timmy McMannus!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between maken hell sdav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maken hell sdav had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.6lbs, 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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136 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, maken hell sdav!
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, Wayne Banner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner clinches up against the cage.
Banner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Banner throws a strike but sdav rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
sdav wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Banner looking to hit a scissor sweep but sdav is one step ahead there.
Banner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Banner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
sdav wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sdav thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banner can do anything to dispel that myth.
sdav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish sdav?
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Banner looking to finish with strikes here!
Banner misses with a head shot.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. sdav looks a forlorn figure.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish sdav?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner scoring with strikes but sdav is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sdav tries to buck Banner off but he can't manage it.
sdav is breathing heavily.
sdav wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Banner.
sdav is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Banner trying to control but sdav is having none of it.
Banner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Banner scoring with strikes but sdav is staying in there.
Banner landing strikes from the mount and sdav is in trouble!
sdav wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking to finish sdav with some ground and pound. This is bad for sdav!
Banner controlling his opponent.
sdav really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Banner scoring with strikes but sdav is staying in there.
sdav holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Banner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banner breaks from sdav's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like maken hell sdav has been cut.
The referee warns sdav that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Banner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Banner throws some wild stikes that sdav manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking to finish sdav with some ground and pound. This is bad for sdav!
sdav is in a horrible position here. Banner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Banner landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish sdav?
sdav is rocked!
maken hell sdav's cut is getting worse.
Banner unloads with some shots from mount but sdav bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Oh sdav is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner lands with some strikes.
maken hell sdav's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner cracks sdav with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish sdav?
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on maken hell sdav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner clinches with his opponent.
sdav seems to have got his legs back now.
sdav is looking to control Banner's arms but Banner gets an underhook and turns him. Now sdav has his back to the cage.
sdav drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banner lands a left hand that snaps the head of sdav backwards.
Banner lands a shoulder strike.
Banner lands with a short shot to the head.
sdav is fighting off a takedown attempt but Banner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip sdav to the mat. sdav regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Banner thows a big elbow that misses.
Banner landing with the ground and pound.
sdav will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
sdav keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Banner cracks sdav with a solid left hand.
Banner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner wants to control from the top but sdav keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sdav preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banner wants to pass the guard but sdav is keeping the position.
sdav keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
sdav keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Banner stops sdav from standing up.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but sdav is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Banner pushing down on sdav's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wayne Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdav defending well though.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdav defending well though.
Banner throwing shots but sdav is blocking nicely.
Banner prevents sdav from standing back up.
Banner wants to pass the guard but sdav is defending well.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
sdav is refusing to be controlled, as Banner sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sdav avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
sdav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
sdav is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but sdav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banner is looking to advance position but sdav won't allow it.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks sdav with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banner controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Banner trying to control from half guard but sdav is working away.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
sdav avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Banner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Banner wants to pass to mount but sdav is defending the position.
Banner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Banner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on maken hell sdav's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Banner clinches up with sdav and pushes him back against the cage.
Banner tightens his grip and picks sdav up, before dumping him to the ground. sdav manages to land in guard.
sdav avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed sdav's guard.
Banner is trying to control the action in half guard but sdav is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
sdav is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed sdav's head.
Banner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed sdav's head.
sdav wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks sdav with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banner wants to pass to mount but sdav is defending the position.
Banner is keen to just control but sdav is a slippery customer.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
sdav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Banner.
sdav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
sdav won't allow Banner to pass to mount.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdav defending well though.
Banner wants to free his trapped foot but sdav is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banner is nestled in close to sdav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
sdav avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but sdav keeps working.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Banner tries to pass to full mount but sdav defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdav defending well though.
sdav is trying to stand up here but Banner is controlling him well.
sdav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
sdav avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but sdav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
sdav avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
sdav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Banner trying to pass the guard but sdav defending well.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdav defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of sdav's head.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Banner tries to pass the half guard into mount. sdav knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Banner wants to control but sdav is keeping him busy.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
sdav is trying to stand back up but Banner is controlling him
sdav keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
maken hell sdav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sdav looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Banner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Banner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fontana's choice of entrance music: Queensryche - Silent Lucidity. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Fontana!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Fontana blocks the leg kick.
Kronic is looking to clinch.
Fontana tests Kronic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kronic throws a leg kick but Fontana checks it.
Fontana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kronic tries to land a front kick but Fontana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kronic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fontana.
Fontana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kronic tries for a takedown but Fontana circles away easily
and Fontana counters with a shoot takedown. Kronic fights it but they end up in guard.
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fontana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kronic is proving hard to escape from.
Fontana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fontana passes into half guard.
Fontana decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kronic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fontana checks it well.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown but Kronic shows good takedown defense.
Fontana darts in and clinches Kronic up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is trying to push Kronic away but Kronic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kronic trying to land knees to the body.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kronic shoots in looking for a takedown but Fontana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kronic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kronic loads up on a big right hand but Fontana slips the punch.
Fontana swings for the body but Kronic moves out of range.
Kronic throws a leg kick
and Fontana counters with a nice uppercut.
Kronic is looking to land body kicks.
Kronic misses with a combination
and Fontana counters with a nice body shot.
Kronic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kronic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kronic is breathing heavily.
Kronic shoots and misses
and Fontana counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Kronic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kronic throws a lazy head kick
and Fontana counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fontana lands a left and a right that send Kronic crashing to the mat, dazed. Fontana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kronic is rocked!
It looks like Nate Kronic has been cut.
Kronic walks straight into a right hand from Fontana - that's dropped him! Fontana jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kronic from any more punishment! Kronic complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Fontana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Lighternot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Broyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lighternot comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Broyles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rush- Tom Sawyer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Lighternot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Broyles!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lighternot.
Lighternot tries for a takedown but Broyles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lighternot closes the distance and clinches.
Broyles breaks from the clinch.
Broyles misses with a wild combination.
Lighternot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Broyles as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Lighternot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broyles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Broyles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broyles tries to bum rush Lighternot with a series of wild strikes but Lighternot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Broyles lands a nice looking body shot.
Broyles swinging wildly here.
Broyles looks to land a combination but Lighternot avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lighternot.
Lighternot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Broyles is looking to land body kicks.
Broyles wants to clinch but Lighternot slips to the side
and Lighternot counters with a shoot takedown. Broyles fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighternot throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Broyles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lighternot stops Broyles from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lighternot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lighternot working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lighternot trying to control the position but Broyles is working away.
Broyles pushes Lighternot away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lighternot gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Broyles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Broyles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lighternot.
Lighternot works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broyles is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lighternot asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Broyles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lighternot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Broyles keeps working.
Lighternot lands a decent elbow from side control.
Broyles sneaks out the side door and pushes Lighternot away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Broyles misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lighternot is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Broyles has had enough of the clinch but Lighternot keeps him there for the moment.
Broyles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Broyles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lighternot.
Broyles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lighternot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broyles is trying to stand back up but Lighternot is controlling him
Broyles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lighternot.
Lighternot is trying to control the action in half guard but Broyles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Broyles looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Broyles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lighternot is looking to take a break and control but Broyles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lighternot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Broyles is trying to stand up here but Lighternot is controlling him well.
Broyles is refusing to be controlled, as Lighternot sits in half guard.
Lighternot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Broyles is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Broyles is defending against the submission attempts here by Lighternot.
Lighternot 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.
Broyles tries to kick Lighternot off but Lighternot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lighternot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Broyles defending well though.
Lighternot stops Broyles from getting back to his feet.
Lighternot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Broyles is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lighternot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lighternot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lighternot is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Broyles to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Lighternot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Broyles works Lighternot's body with a nice hook.
Lighternot looks for a takedown but Broyles sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Broyles as Lighternot shoots in.
Broyles misses with a jab to the body
and Lighternot counters with a takedown into side control.
Lighternot working the ground and pound.
Lighternot looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Broyles is avoiding damage well.
Duke Lighternot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Broyles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lighternot working the body and head with strikes.
Lighternot fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Broyles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lighternot is controlling him well.
Lighternot throws an elbow but Broyles slips to the side and avoids it well.
Broyles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighternot scores with punches from side control.
Lighternot scoring with punches and elbows.
Broyles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Broyles is trying to buck Lighternot off.
Broyles sneaks out the side door and pushes Lighternot away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Broyles is breathing heavily.
Broyles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broyles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lighternot.
Broyles stuffs the takedown attempt from Lighternot. Lighternot gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Lighternot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lighternot fails with a takedown attempt.
Lighternot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broyles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lighternot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Broyles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lighternot is nestled in close to Broyles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Broyles is trying to stand back up but Lighternot is controlling him
Broyles is defending against the submission attempts here by Lighternot.
Lighternot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Broyles defending well though.
Lighternot is keen to just control but Broyles is a slippery customer.
Lighternot stops Broyles from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broyles is staying active underneath Lighternot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lighternot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lighternot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lighternot throwing shots but Broyles is blocking nicely.
Lighternot thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Broyles to regain full guard.
Lighternot prevents Broyles from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lighternot postures up in Broyles's guard and throws a big left but Broyles blocks it.
Lighternot trying to control the position from guard on top but Broyles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lighternot scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lighternot trying to control the position from guard on top but Broyles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lighternot stands up over Broyles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broyles pushes Lighternot off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Broyles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lighternot counters with a single leg into guard. Broyles didn't expect that.
Lighternot pushing down on Broyles's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Broyles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lighternot winds up and cracks Broyles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lighternot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Broyles tries to kick Lighternot off but Lighternot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lighternot uses his free foot to push down on Broyles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Broyles.
Broyles is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lighternot lands a big shot there that rocks Broyles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lighternot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Broyles hang on?
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Lighternot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Broyles throws a sloppy head kick
and Lighternot counters with a shoot takedown. Broyles fights it but they end up in guard.
Broyles keeping moving, preventing Lighternot from controlling successfully.
Lighternot won't allow Broyles to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lighternot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Broyles keeping full guard, as Lighternot tries to pass.
Lighternot trying to control but Broyles is working from the bottom.
Broyles wants to get back to his feet but Lighternot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Broyles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Broyles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lighternot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighternot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Broyles tries to avoid it but Lighternot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Broyles to the ground. Broyles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Broyles misses with a double jab
and Lighternot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lighternot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lighternot thows a big elbow that misses.
Broyles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lighternot.
Lighternot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lighternot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Broyles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Broyles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Broyles!
Broyles stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lighternot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broyles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Duke Lighternot has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lighternot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Broyles swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Lighternot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broyles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Broyles.
A head kick from Broyles lands but Lighternot takes it in his stride.
A nice combination there by Broyles.
Duke Lighternot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lighternot fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Broyles. That snapped Lighternot's head back.
Broyles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lighternot counters with a takedown into side control.
Lighternot works to advance to full mount. Broyles defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lighternot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Broyles can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Broyles is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lighternot is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Broyles to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Broyles shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighternot throws a wild left hand from mount and Broyles manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Broyles is trying to stand back up but Lighternot is controlling him
Lighternot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Broyles defending well though.
Broyles tries to kick Lighternot off but Lighternot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Broyles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lighternot decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lighternot closes the distance and clinches.
Broyles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Broyles stalks Lighternot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lighternot's face. Lighternot staggers backwards, shaken.
Lighternot shoots in but Broyles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broyles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lighternot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lighternot trying to control the position from guard on top but Broyles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broyles pushes Lighternot off and scrambles back to his feet.
Broyles throws a nice looking combination but Lighternot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Broyles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lighternot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broyles moves into the clinch successfully.
Broyles breaks the clinch.
Scott Broyles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Broyles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lighternot misses with a takedown attempt - Broyles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Broyles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lighternot doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Broyles.
I think Lighternot 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 Wesley Smith 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... Duke Lighternot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregores Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mendez's choice of entrance music: Paleface- Helsinki-Shangri-La. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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24
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregores Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Dignam.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Dignam throws a head kick that Mendez semi-blocks.
Dignam shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dignam won't be happy with that.
Dignam struggling a bit here.
Dignam regains half guard.
Mendez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dignam to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dignam has his foot on Mendez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendez works his way back into a safe position though.
Mendez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dignam manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendez has Dignam in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dignam throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dignam defends it easily.
Mendez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dignam manages to get himself to full guard.
Dignam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendez is defending against the submission attempts here by Dignam.
Mendez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Dignam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dignam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dignam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dignam stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendez controls Dignam momentarily but Dignam frees himself.
Dignam throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gregores Mendez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mendez jabs Dignam right on the nose. Dignam blinks but takes it well.
Dignam gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Dignam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mendez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dignam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendez's guard.
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dignam passes into side control.
Mendez taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dignam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mendez is not content to let Dignam control the position.
Dignam throws a strike aimed at the side of Mendez's head but Mendez avoids it well.
Mendez wants to control but Dignam postures up.
Dignam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dignam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dignam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dignam connects with a decent elbow.
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 Sean Dignam will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Dignam misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dignam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendez manages to get himself to full guard.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet but Dignam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dignam preventing the sweep.
Mendez working a defensive guard but Dignam manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mendez wants to control but Dignam postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dignam working the head with strikes.
Dignam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dignam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to buck Dignam off but Dignam is having none of it.
Dignam trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Dignam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dignam working the ground and pound but Mendez is defending the strikes.
Mendez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam wants to pass the guard but Mendez is defending well.
Dignam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mendez is defending against the submission attempts here by Dignam.
Dignam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dignam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendez defends it well.
Dignam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez manages to get to full guard.
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Dignam is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendez is on top in guard.
Mendez scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gregores Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dignam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dignam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dignam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Dignam has wrist control.
Dignam working a defensive guard here.
Dignam keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregores Mendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Dignam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendez working a defensive guard here.
Dignam is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mendez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mendez has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dignam is on top in guard.
Dignam got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dignam has managed to get both his arms back between Mendez's legs - danger averted.
Dignam wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Dignam drops back looking for a leg! Mendez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendez manages to kick Dignam off! Dignam jumps back into Mendez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Dignam is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendez with good strikes from the mount here!
Dignam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dignam wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mendez working Dignam over with strikes here.
Mendez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dignam gets back to half guard.
Dignam is looking to control Mendez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dignam avoid being mounted?
Dignam gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez trying to control but Dignam is working from the bottom.
Mendez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dignam dives on top into guard.
Dignam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dignam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Dignam from controlling successfully.
Dignam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Dignam from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Dignam just wasn't active enough.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Dignam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Dignam avoids it well.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Dignam counters with a takedown into side control.
Dignam lands a few punches from side control.
Mendez is not content to let Dignam control the position.
Dignam working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dignam trying to control the position but Mendez is working away.
Dignam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dignam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dignam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dignam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor has chosen Dropkick Murphys-Rocky Road To Dublin as his entrance music. 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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223 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Connor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Connor.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Willie Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
Connor cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Connor lands with a good body shot.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Connor lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams avoids the body shot from Connor.
Connor jabs at Williams's body.
Connor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Connor.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Connor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Connor cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Connor lands a right hand.
Connor scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Carl Williams has been cut.
Connor scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Connor.
Connor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor lands a knee to the body.
Connor presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Connor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Connor lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Connor as the two fighters clinch.
Connor lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Connor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Connor pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Connor - that landed with a thud.
Connor pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Connor obliges.
Connor landing knees to the body.
Connor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Williams is rocked!
Connor misses with some punches.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connor lands a nice elbow.
Connor working aggressively here.
Connor pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Williams! Connor unloads with more strikes and Williams sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Connor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Ly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
137 lbs
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25
139 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Ly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Petkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ly throws a hook but Petkov avoids it easily.
Petkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ly swings for the body but Petkov moves out of range.
No luck for Petkov with that takedown attempt.
Ly takes a swing at Petkov's ribcage but misses.
Ly misses with a hook to the body
and Petkov counters with a two punch combo.
Petkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Petkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petkov staying out of range there.
Petkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Ly tries to sprawl out of it but Petkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jimmy Ly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkov feints and as Ly raises his hands in defense, Petkov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petkov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petkov has managed to get both his arms back between Ly's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ly is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Petkov frees his head nicely. Oh but Ly has switched to an armbar! Petkov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jimmy Ly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sweetness T Rolmones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T Rolmones comes into the arena with American Trilogy as sung by Elvis blaring out of the sound system. William Gordon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sweetness T Rolmones's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sweetness T Rolmones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon digs a good body shot into T Rolmones's ribs.
A big right from Gordon misses.
William Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gordon has cracked T Rolmones with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gordon lands another huge swinging hook and T Rolmones tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save T Rolmones, before Gordon can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Gordon!
William Gordon is the new heavyweight champion!
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