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GAMMA#197 Matazz v Jefferson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Where the hood at ?. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Boxer Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson throws a head kick but Boxer Jr moves out of range.
Anderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boxer Jr to the ground. Anderson is now in Boxer Jr's guard.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boxer Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson trying to control but Boxer Jr is working from the bottom.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boxer Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Boxer Jr blocks nicely.
Boxer Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Boxer Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Boxer Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boxer Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Boxer Jr keeps moving.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxer Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson cracks Boxer Jr with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushing down on Boxer Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boxer Jr trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Boxer Jr defends it.
Anderson decides to return to a standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer Jr misses with a low kick.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Anderson.
Boxer Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Boxer Jr circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer Jr. Boxer Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Boxer Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer Jr manages to avoid it.
Boxer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer Jr throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Boxer Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Boxer Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer Jr.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Boxer Jr does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Boxer Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Boxer Jr backs away looking to recover.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Boxer Jr.
Jason Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson throws a head kick but Boxer Jr moves out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Boxer Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer Jr throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 Jason Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxer Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from Boxer Jr misses.
Boxer Jr throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Boxer Jr circles away.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boxer Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxer Jr, not yet.
Boxer Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson won't allow Boxer Jr to sweep him here.
Boxer Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boxer Jr's head.
Boxer Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boxer Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Boxer Jr's legs - danger averted.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boxer Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Boxer Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
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!
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boxer Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Anderson working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boxer Jr!
Anderson working Boxer Jr over with strikes here.
Boxer Jr tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson looking to control but Boxer Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Boxer Jr is rocked!
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Boxer Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boxer Jr is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Anderson! Boxer Jr is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casper Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casper Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinclair counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sinclair but Sinclair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Sinclair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sinclair tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Sinclair wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sinclair is looking to escape.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Sinclair bucks and avoids them well.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sinclair because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith looking to control but Sinclair is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith goes for an armbar but Sinclair turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sinclair.
Sinclair is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sinclair trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Casper Sinclair wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to clinch.
Sinclair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair scoring well with a low kick there.
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Sinclair counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sinclair throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sinclair throws out a powerful jab.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sinclair wants it to stay on the feet.
Casper Sinclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sinclair.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcus Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sinclair counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sinclair there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sinclair to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinclair throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Sinclair scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinclair clinches with his opponent.
Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Sinclair's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sinclair.
Sinclair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinclair as he jumps to the side.
Sinclair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch but Sinclair is avoiding it.
Sinclair scores with a leg kick.
Sinclair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Casper Sinclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith misses with a hook.
Sinclair throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Sinclair sprawls well.
Sinclair lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casper Sinclair 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sinclair.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sinclair.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sinclair - that will leave a mark!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Smith misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sinclair. That snapped Smith's head back.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinclair feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinclair throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sinclair defends it nicely.
Sinclair scores with a shot to the body.
Sinclair moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Sinclair.
A hook to the body from Sinclair.
Sinclair works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Sinclair pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinclair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to clinch up.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sinclair thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Sinclair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sinclair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinclair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sinclair. Smith shrugs it off though.
Sinclair scores with a leg kick.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sinclair. That one must have hurt.
Sinclair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sinclair.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinclair digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Sinclair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Sinclair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Sinclair connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Sinclair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sinclair.
Smith closes the distance but Sinclair moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sinclair scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sinclair feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Sinclair then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Sinclair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinclair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sinclair cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith swings for the body but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sinclair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sinclair comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Sinclair. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sinclair, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Sinclair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georg the Caliph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Oh my god... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georg the Caliph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bob!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob fails with the takedown.
Bob throws a right hand that the Caliph ducks under and follows up with a left that the Caliph also avoids with ease.
the Caliph fails with the takedown.
Bob shoots for a takedown but the Caliph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
the Caliph slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Georg the Caliph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bob.
the Caliph is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Big Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
the Caliph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
the Caliph throws a combination. Bob tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
the Caliph misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bob is defended easily by the Caliph.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the Caliph connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bob tumbling to the canvas! the Caliph pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bob was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Georg the Caliph!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Poluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluga has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Elvis Poluga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erico Plaza!
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, Elvis Poluga!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poluga has his takedown stuffed
and Plaza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poluga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plaza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poluga.
Poluga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plaza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poluga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erico Plaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga missing with a left hand there. Plaza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plaza thuds his shin into the meat of Poluga's side.
Plaza looks to land a combination but Poluga avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Plaza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Poluga or perhaps it was just good defense by Plaza which made him look bad.
Plaza scores with a nice head shot.
Plaza walks into a stiff left hand from Poluga.
Plaza lands a jab to Poluga's midsection.
Poluga looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga takes a swing at Plaza's ribcage but misses.
Plaza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plaza works the jab nicely.
Plaza moves away from the strike by Poluga.
Plaza stuns Poluga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plaza delivers a nice body kick.
Erico Plaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plaza takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plaza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poluga tries to pull guard but Plaza holds him up against the cage and eventually Poluga drops back down to his feet.
Plaza scores a nice knee to the body.
Plaza just leaning against Poluga, taking a breather.
Plaza gets through Poluga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plaza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Plaza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Plaza on the inside.
Poluga looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Plaza lands an elbow inside.
Plaza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Plaza.
Plaza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Plaza.
Plaza lands a good knee to the midsection. Poluga won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Plaza.
A right hook to the body lands for Plaza.
Plaza controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Plaza.
Plaza cracks Poluga with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Plaza.
Plaza scores with a shot to the side of Poluga's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza lands with a light punch inside.
Plaza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plaza crunches a lovely knee into Poluga's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Plaza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plaza stalling in the clinch.
Plaza lands a shoulder strike.
Poluga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Plaza prevents it.
Plaza gets through Poluga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plaza lands a damaging elbow.
Plaza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poluga's defenses.
Plaza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Plaza.
Poluga is trying desperately to land a takedown but Plaza is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Poluga.
Plaza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Plaza.
A nice left hand lands by Plaza.
A short uppercut from Plaza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plaza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Poluga takes a shot to the head.
Plaza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poluga.
Nice body punch from Plaza - that landed with a thud.
Plaza lands an elbow inside that Poluga shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Plaza.
Plaza lands a good knee to the midsection. Poluga won't want to take too many of those.
Plaza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plaza scores a nice knee to the body.
Plaza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poluga is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Plaza.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Plaza lands a hook that snaps the head of Poluga backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erico Plaza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poluga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plaza counters with an outside leg kick.
Plaza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poluga can do to turn this around?
Poluga with a nice cross.
Plaza connects with a crisp jab.
Plaza lands a nice hook to Poluga's body. Poluga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plaza with a jab.
Elvis Poluga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plaza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Erico Plaza is winning the standup battle so far.
Poluga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Plaza is fending him off so far but Poluga persists. Nope, Plaza circles away and we're back to standing.
Plaza fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Plaza.
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!
Poluga misses with a takedown
and Plaza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Erico Plaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga is breathing heavily.
Poluga moves forwards but Plaza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Plaza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Plaza coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Plaza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plaza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poluga's calf.
Jab from Plaza.
Poluga tries to keep at a distance but Plaza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plaza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poluga backwards.
Plaza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plaza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Plaza.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Plaza for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plaza lands a shot to the body.
Plaza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Plaza.
Plaza lands an uppercut.
Plaza is working Poluga over against the cage.
Plaza lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Plaza.
Plaza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poluga's defenses.
Plaza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plaza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poluga managing to block the knees to the body from Plaza.
Plaza is working Poluga over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plaza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Plaza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poluga backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza has Poluga pushed against the cage.
Plaza lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Plaza.
Plaza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poluga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Plaza lands an elbow just above Poluga 's eye.
Plaza stalling in the clinch.
Plaza crunches a lovely knee into Poluga's ribcage.
Poluga wants a takedown.
Poluga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Plaza lands a left hand.
Plaza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Plaza obliges.
Plaza is pushing Poluga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Plaza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza slowing the pace effectively.
Plaza lands with a short shot to the head.
Plaza is pressed up against the cage. Poluga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plaza down to the mat. Plaza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plaza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plaza rushes Poluga and presses him up against the cage.
Plaza lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plaza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poluga takes an elbow to the temple.
Plaza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poluga.
Poluga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Plaza lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erico Plaza dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Plaza scores with a jab. Poluga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poluga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plaza counters with a right hand to the body.
Poluga avoids the head kick by Plaza.
Nice jab there from Plaza.
Poluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plaza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poluga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poluga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plaza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Poluga somewhat.
Poluga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Plaza pushes Poluga away with a front kick.
Poluga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poluga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plaza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erico Plaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Poluga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza with a nice cross.
Plaza's corner calls for a 1-2. Plaza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poluga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Plaza both land. Nice combination.
Poluga is rocked!
Plaza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plaza connects with the punch.
Poluga is still on wobbly legs! Can Plaza finish him?
Plaza lands with an uppercut that bounces Poluga off the cage and back into rage.
Poluga closes the distance and clinches up with Plaza, looking for a takedown. Poluga pushes Plaza against the cage but Plaza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poluga seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Plaza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza catches Poluga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Plaza connects with a leg kick. Poluga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Plaza.
Plaza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Plaza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plaza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plaza throws a head kick that misses.
Plaza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poluga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poluga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plaza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poluga misses with a takedown attempt - Plaza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Plaza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poluga throws a body punch but Plaza moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Plaza. That snapped Poluga's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poluga.
Poluga connects with a jab.
Erico Plaza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poluga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plaza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Poluga shoots in for a takedown but Plaza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poluga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plaza pinned against the cage. Plaza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plaza looks to land a combination. Poluga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plaza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poluga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga throws a jab when Plaza was well out of range.
Plaza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Plaza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poluga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elvis Poluga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Poluga misses its intended target.
Poluga tries for a takedown but Plaza circles away easily
and Plaza counters with a good low kick that Poluga was not able to check.
Poluga shoots in and drives through. Plaza sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Plaza there.
Poluga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plaza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plaza lands with a nice body punch.
Plaza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poluga's calf.
Plaza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erico Plaza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plaza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erico Plaza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hunter Rose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contini. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contini misses with a straight left.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose lunges at Contini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Contini's hand.
Rose throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.
Rose checks a low kick from Contini.
Contini gets a clinch.
Contini prevents a body shot from Rose.
Contini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Contini won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a body punch but Contini moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Contini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Contini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contini walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Contini with an uppercut!
Contini lands with an overhand left.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contini's hands.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Contini off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose throws a jab when Contini was well out of range.
Contini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Contini catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contini cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Contini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Contini blocks a head kick by Rose.
Rose staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Contini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Contini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Contini's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Contini scrambles back to his feet.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands a nice hook to Contini's body. Contini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Contini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose cracks Contini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Contini throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Contini is out of range.
Contini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Contini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contini throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Contini. Those never looked like landing.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Contini off balance momentarily.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Contini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Contini throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Contini throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose cracks Contini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Contini with an uppercut!
Contini is rocked!
Contini looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Contini is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose digs a good hook to Contini's body.
Contini throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Contini seems to have recovered his senses.
Contini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose cracks Contini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Contini tries to clinch up.
Contini moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Contini ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contini.
Contini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Contini coming out on top.
Contini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Rose misses.
Contini clinches up against the cage.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Contini misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Contini lands a jab-cross combination.
Rose slips under a jab.
Hunter Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Contini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Contini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Contini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Contini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contini.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Contini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Contini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Contini avoids it.
Contini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Contini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contini.
Contini staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contini thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose slips a jab from Contini.
Contini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Contini checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Contini slips under a jab from Rose.
Good shot there by Contini.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Contini scores with a hook.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contini throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Contini tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose jabs Contini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Contini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rose's knee momentarily.
Rose throws a hook but Contini blocks it.
Contini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Contini on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Contini lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Contini lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Contini pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Contini taking a breather.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Contini's ribcage. Contini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contini misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contini moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Contini sees coming a mile off.
Contini moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Rose dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contini.
Rose fakes the leg kick and cracks Contini in the body.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Contini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Contini's head.
Rose plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Contini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Contini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Contini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Contini loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose slips under a jab.
Contini misses with a straight right.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose throws a body punch but Contini moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Contini throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Contini.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings for the body but Contini moves out of range.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Contini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Contini.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contini loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Contini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Contini moves into the clinch.
Contini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Rose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rose throws a right hand that Contini ducks under and follows up with a left that Contini also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Contini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Contini looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Contini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contini.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Contini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Contini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contini with a nice cross.
Rose misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Contini blocks the low kick.
Luciano Contini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Contini doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Contini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rose will feel that in the morning.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rose!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Contini takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Contini has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Contini lands a right hand.
Contini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose prevents a body shot from Contini.
Rose working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose tries to work over Contini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Rose!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Ayricke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayricke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadăo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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26
199 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheus Ayricke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayricke lands a jab to the nose.
Ayricke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valquez manages to avoid it.
Ayricke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ayricke blocks a head kick by Valquez.
Valquez misses with a head kick.
Valquez lands a really nice looking cross but Ayricke seems unphased.
Ayricke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ayricke throws a combination that misses
and Valquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ayricke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valquez throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ayricke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valquez. Valquez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayricke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valquez can pounce on him.
Ayricke swinging wildly here.
Valquez misses with a few strikes there.
Valquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ayricke fails to land with a series of punches.
Valquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ayricke throws a right and a left that Valquez avoids nicely.
Ayricke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ayricke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Matheus Ayricke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayricke looks gassed!
Valquez cracks a nice hook into Ayricke's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ayricke. That did some damage!
Valquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ayricke.
Ayricke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayricke throws a combination that misses
and Valquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ayricke swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Ayricke misses with the combination.
Valquez connects with a jab.
Ayricke misses with a lunging right hand
and Valquez counters with a solid body kick.
Valquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayricke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayricke.
Valquez scores with a head kick. Ayricke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Valquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ayricke back to the cage. Valquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Valquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ayricke tries to move into range but Valquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ayricke doesn't seem bothered though.
Ayricke throws a combination that misses
and Valquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ayricke doesn't seem bothered though.
Valquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ayricke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Ayricke circles away.
Valquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Valquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valquez scores with a head kick.
Ayricke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ayricke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valquez lands a really nice looking cross but Ayricke seems unphased.
Ayricke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valquez counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ayricke misses with a combination
and Valquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Valquez is looking to slow Ayricke down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Valquez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ayricke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ed Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valquez.
Ayricke misses with a right hand
and Valquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ayricke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ayricke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Ayricke is breathing heavily.
Ayricke looks to score with a jab to the body but Valquez is just out of range.
Ayricke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayricke throws a combination that misses
and Valquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valquez lands a high kick!
Ayricke throws a combination that misses
and Valquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ayricke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valquez throws a one two combo.
Valquez lands a nice shot that snaps Ayricke's head back.
Ayricke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valquez.
Valquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ayricke doesn't seem bothered though.
Valquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ayricke in his tracks.
Ayricke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Valquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Ayricke off the cage and back into rage.
Valquez lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ayricke misses with a double jab
and Valquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valquez. That's going to slow Ayricke down.
Ayricke keeps the fight on the outside.
Valquez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ayricke under the eye.
Ayricke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valquez counters with a one-two to the body.
Ayricke misses with a combination
and Valquez counters with a left and a right that stings Ayricke.
Ayricke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valquez counters with a body kick.
Valquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ayricke can do to turn this around?
Ayricke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ayricke is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ayricke is still on wobbly legs! Can Valquez finish him?
Valquez lands a nice looking body kick.
Valquez connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Ayricke! He's out on his feet! Valquez rushes in and drops Ayricke with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ed Valquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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24
201 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Sinatra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rua. That one must have hurt.
Sinatra jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua lands a body shot.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Sinatra moved out of range.
Sinatra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Sinatra getting side control.
Sinatra is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
Sinatra looks to land a strike but Rua avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Sinatra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sinatra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Sinatra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
Sinatra throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rua is fighting to break Sinatra's control of his arms but Sinatra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sinatra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinatra is retaining full guard.
Rua seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Rua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sinatra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sinatra works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Sinatra misses.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua misses with a hook. Sinatra ducked under it nicely.
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
Nice body kick from Rua.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Sinatra's head but Sinatra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Sinatra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Sinatra's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinatra tries to avoid it.
Sinatra with a jab.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sinatra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua tries to clinch but Sinatra moves away
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rua won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra working the ground and pound from side control.
Sinatra in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.
Sinatra misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is putting a hurting on Rua here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sinatra gets to mount! Rua was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sinatra looking to finish with strikes here!
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Rua tries to hold on but Sinatra pushes him away.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra throws some wild stikes that Rua manages to avoid easily.
Rua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua throws the left hand but Sinatra avoids the punch easily.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Rua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sinatra misses with a looping left.
Sinatra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Sinatra swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Sinatra lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sinatra's waist but Sinatra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Sinatra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rua misses with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a straight right hand.
Sinatra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Sinatra defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sinatra's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a low kick but Sinatra avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Sinatra on that attempt.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
Frank Sinatra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinatra moves away.
Sinatra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinatra showed some decent athleticism there.
Sinatra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alex Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is controlling the pace.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Sinatra is controlling him
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rua won't allow Sinatra to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinatra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Sinatra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Sinatra digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Alex Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Sinatra.
I've got Sinatra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusi has chosen Ekipa- BGD Syndicate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
195 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasa Gusi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gusi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Hicks looks for the body kick but Gusi saw that one coming.
Hicks tries to land a front kick but Gusi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gusi avoids a kick to the body.
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gusi.
Hicks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gusi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hicks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gusi under the eye.
Hicks looks to land a body kick but Gusi moved away.
Gusi dips to his left and cracks Hicks with an uppercut!
Hicks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gusi moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Gusi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is looking to chop away at Gusi's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gusi.
Hicks throws a jab when Gusi was well out of range.
No luck for Gusi with that takedown attempt.
Hicks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gusi moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
Gusi tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Gusi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gusi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hicks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hicks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hicks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gusi throwing strikes from guard but Hicks blocks nicely.
Gusi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gusi stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
Hicks pulls Gusi in to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gusi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gusi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hicks looking to control.
Gusi wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Gusi distracts Hicks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hicks working a defensive guard here.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
Hicks is trying to keep Gusi in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gusi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gusi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusi passes into half guard.
Hicks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gusi is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hicks taking some punishment here, with Gusi in his half guard.
Hicks is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusi wants to take a breather but Hicks is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusi.
Gusi working over Hicks with some ground and pound. Hicks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gusi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gusi working Hicks over with strikes.
Gusi trying to control from half guard but Hicks is working away.
Hicks trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gusi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gusi misses the shot to the body.
Gusi avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Gusi fails with the takedown.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Gusi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hicks sprawls well. Hicks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gusi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hicks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi avoids a kick to the body.
Gusi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hicks sprawls well initially but Gusi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gusi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gusi is working for a kimura but Hicks is defending it quite comfortably.
Gusi drops an elbow to the side of Hicks's head.
Gusi wants to take a breather but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks wants to control but Gusi is keeping busy.
Hicks is looking for a sweep. Gusi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gusi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gusi working Hicks over with strikes.
Gusi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hicks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks gets back to full guard.
Gusi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hicks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gusi chips away with some ground and pound.
Gusi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gusi distracts Hicks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hicks has momentary wrist control but Gusi slips an elbow through the middle.
Gusi stands up over Hicks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gusi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hicks has wrist control.
Gusi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gusi wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
Gusi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks trying to keep a closed guard but Gusi is proving a slippery customer.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Gusi tries to pass.
Gusi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hicks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gusi postures up in Hicks's guard and throws a big left but Hicks blocks it.
Gusi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gusi stands and throws Hicks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hicks sneaks back into half guard.
Gusi wants to take a breather but Hicks is having none of it.
Gusi drops an elbow to the side of Hicks's head.
Gusi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hicks tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gusi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sasa Gusi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes into the arena with Runnin With The Devil blaring out of the sound system. Rothschild is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Light. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rothschild checks it well.
Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Denke checks it.
Rothschild has closed the distance and engaged Denke in a clinch.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
Denke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Denke with a knee to the head.
Denke blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Denke lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Rothschild.
Denke avoiding damage as Rothschild throws knees to the body.
Denke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denke lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke prevents a body shot from Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke avoids the elbow strike from Rothschild, against the cage.
A short right from Denke on the inside.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
Denke presses Rothschild against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Denke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Denke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rothschilds head.
Denke has clasped his hands together around Rothschild's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Denke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Denke sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rothschild is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rothschild struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Denke is staying active.
Denke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rothschild tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Denke lands a decent elbow from side control.
Denke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Denke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denke scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke working away.
Denke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Denke wants to take a breather but Rothschild manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Denke.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rothschild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rothschild working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rothschild pulls Denke in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
Denke throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bancroft Rothschild.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
Denke checks the leg kick.
Rothschild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rothschild tries to score with a low kick but Denke moves his leg out of the way.
Denke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothschild looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothschild is fending him off so far but Denke persists. Nope, Rothschild circles away and we're back to standing.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Bancroft Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Denke lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke scores with a punch to the head.
Denke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Denke misses
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
Denke tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Denke down.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Denke swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Rothschild tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Denke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
A jab lands there for Denke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Rothschild settles back down.
Rothschild tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Denke fails with the takedown.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Denke.
Denke misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Denke throws a leg kick but Rothschild checks it.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Denke moves out of range easily.
Denke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Denke throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Denke lands a nice shot that snaps Rothschild's head back.
Denke wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild misses with a lunging right hand
and Denke counters with a nice body shot.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Denke 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.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Denke avoids it.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Rothschild defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denke.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denke.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.
Denke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Denke should have avoided that one.
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Rothschild attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Denke.
Denke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with a few strikes there.
Denke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body kick.
Denke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Rothschild settles back down.
Rothschild scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Denke blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rothschild as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Denke throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild drives through and clinches with Denke against the cage.
Denke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rothschild - that landed with a thud.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild misses with a knee strike.
Rothschild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild scores a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
Denke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Rothschild crunches a lovely knee into Denke's ribcage.
Denke blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rothschild counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rothschild tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Denke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Denke loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rothschild darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Denke is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denke's calf.
Rothschild is looking to chop away at Denke's legs.
Rothschild instigates a clinch.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke managing to block the knees to the body from Rothschild.
A knee to the head by Denke.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Denke looking to throw knees to the head but Rothschild is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rothschild pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke misses with some punches.
Denke dodges an elbow strike from Rothschild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Denke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rothschild tries to work over Denke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke is trying to break free.
Denke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rothschild has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke jumps guard and drags Rothschild to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Denke working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rothschild has passed into half guard!
Rothschild stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Denke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Denke.
Rothschild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Denke circles away quickly and effectively.
Denke throws a good cross that connects.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Denke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild moves out of range as Denke throws a body kick.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denke.
Rothschild slips under a jab from Denke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Denke fails to land the takedown.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild moves into range and clinches up with Denke.
Denke has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rothschild is trying to keep an underhook but Denke manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rothschild is trying to control but can't.
Karl Denke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denke is keen to just control but Rothschild is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild is trying to maintain the position but Denke is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rothschild manages to get to full guard.
Rothschild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke prevents Rothschild from getting back to his feet.
Denke throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
Denke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rothschild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Denke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rothschild has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Denke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rothschild defending well as Denke loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Denke.
I think Denke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Denke!
Karl Denke retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macon Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes into the arena with Tool - Eulogy blaring out of the sound system. Jefferson has chosen Gnarls Barkley - Going On as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macon Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz lands with a slapping head kick.
Jefferson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jefferson pushes Matazz away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Matazz. Those never looked like landing.
Jefferson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matazz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jefferson is able to avoid easily.
Matazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jefferson.
Jefferson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jefferson tries to land a body kick
and Matazz counters with a left and a right that stings Jefferson.
Jefferson lands the left hand.
Matazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jefferson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jefferson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson misses the jab.
Matazz scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson walks into a stiff left hand from Matazz.
Jefferson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matazz.
Jefferson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson tries to get into range but Matazz steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Jefferson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Matazz scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raz Matazz!
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