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UFC:16 Chuleta vs. Edgar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danes De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Like a G6. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mauricio Rua was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danes De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
De Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danes De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from De Silva.
Rua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Silva throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by De Silva. Beautiful body shot.
De Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Silva jabs at Rua's body.
De Silva lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Rua tries to move into range but De Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva 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.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Silva works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
De Silva scores with a jab.
De Silva lands with a right hand.
De Silva scores with a body shot.
De Silva lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
De Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from De Silva.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rua is rocked!
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva jabs at Rua's body.
De Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
De Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
De Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. De Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can De Silva finish him?
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
De Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Silva thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands with a nice body punch.
De Silva lands a head shot.
De Silva scores with a jab.
De Silva connects with a body shot.
De Silva cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Silva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rua sprawling to the canvas. De Silva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rua hang on?
De Silva wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Rua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danes De Silva dominated that round.
That's time! De Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Silva digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua misses with a combination
and De Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. De Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and De Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Silva punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rua is breathing heavily.
De Silva throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as De Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
De Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Silva lands a body shot.
De Silva scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Silva throws out a powerful jab.
De Silva connects with a jab.
Nice cross by De Silva.
Rua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danes De Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Silva bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Rua! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
De Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Silva gets to his feet - Rua follows without any prompting.
De Silva throws out a powerful jab.
De Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from De Silva.
De Silva lands a body shot.
De Silva lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
De Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rua in his tracks.
De Silva throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
De Silva works the jab nicely.
De Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Silva misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Silva finds it's way through Rua's defenses.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva lands with a cross.
De Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Silva lands an overhand right.
De Silva looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Silva drops Rua with a nice combination! De Silva dives into Rua's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Silva stands and throws Rua's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danes De Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Silva cracks Rua with a good jab.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danes De Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
De Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Silva works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
De Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
De Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Silva lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Silva scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
De Silva cracks Rua with an open hand slap.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for De Silva.
De Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Silva connects with a body shot.
De Silva lands with a good body shot.
De Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Silva cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
De Silva jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
De Silva works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
De Silva scores with a jab to the body.
De Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua tries to move into range but De Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A cross from De Silva lands.
De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Silva lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua moves forwards but De Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from De Silva lands.
De Silva stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danes De Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Silva lands a right hook to the body.
De Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
A left and a right from De Silva both land. Nice combination.
Rua tries to move into range but De Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Silva lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Silva digs a good hook to Rua's body.
De Silva catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by De Silva.
De Silva lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danes De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Silva 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danes De Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by The Regulator. Escobar has chosen Dr. Kitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Escobar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Escobar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Escobar controlling the action here.
Escobar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Escobar seems content to control.
Escobar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pablo Escobar.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Escobar counters with a one-two to the body.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escobar counters with an inside leg kick.
Bishop tries to clinch but Escobar moves away
and Escobar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar scores with a takedown into Bishop's guard.
Escobar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bishop's guard.
Bishop is staying active underneath Escobar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Escobar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Escobar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop being controlled here, momentarily.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pablo Escobar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Escobar won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar pulls Bishop into guard.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Escobar blocks nicely.
Bishop being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bishop moves to clinch but Escobar breaks away
and Escobar counters with a head kick.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Escobar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Escobar avoiding damage.
Bishop jumps guard but Escobar stands there with Bishop around his waist. Bishop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bishop wants a takedown.
Escobar pulls guard.
Escobar trying to control the position here.
Bishop drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Escobar dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Bishop tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bishop taking punishment in the form of punches.
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Escobar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with punches from side control.
Escobar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bishop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Escobar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bishop tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Escobar trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bishop throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Escobar circles away easily
and Escobar counters with a shoot takedown. Bishop fights it but they end up in guard.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop tries to strike from the bottom.
Bishop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escobar's guard.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escobar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bishop!
Bishop tries to lock up and control but Escobar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Escobar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Escobar landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Escobar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bishop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Escobar trying to control but Bishop is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Escobar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying desperately to improve position.
Escobar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bishop defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Escobar.
Escobar prevents Bishop from getting the reversal.
Escobar landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bishop turns into him and now he's in Escobar's guard.
Elroy Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar has Bishop pulled in close to control his posture.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stien Riech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Riech has chosen Escape as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stien Riech!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riech doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riech looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Riech throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phillips with a knee to the head.
Phillips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phillips works on Riech's body with a couple of short punches.
Phillips lands with a light punch inside.
Phillips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Riech's ribcage.
Phillips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riech or not.
Riech being controlled against the cage.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips digs a good hook to Riech's body.
Phillips scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phillips throws out a powerful jab.
Phillips scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips sends Riech crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Phillips is motioning to the referee to let Riech up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Riech is rocked!
Phillips cracks Riech with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Riech falls to his knees and Phillips doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleb Phillips!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owner Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owner Task!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a low kick but Task moves out of range easily.
Task misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Task misses.
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marx slips under a jab.
Task lands a nice shot that snaps Marx's head back.
Marx throws a leg kick but Task checks it.
Task swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Task really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marx tries a low kick but Task avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Task.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Task's calf.
Marx lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Marx throws a low kick, looking for Task's leg but Task calmly moves out of range.
Marx is looking to land body kicks.
Task works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Task throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marx fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Task checks it well.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Task.
Task checks a low kick from Marx.
Marx tries to clinch there but Task circles away.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Marx chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Task misses with an uppercut.
Task scores with a hook to the body. Marx takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Task scores with a nice strike.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Marx.
Task is breathing heavily.
A big right from Task misses.
Marx uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Task.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marx.
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!
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Task's calf.
Marx scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marx tries to clinch but Task is having none of it.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Task is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marx dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Task. That did some damage!
Task checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Task's head.
Marx wants to clinch.
Marx is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
Task 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.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx thumps Task with a low kick.
Task chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Task steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marx. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marx - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx throws a front kick aimed at Task's knee but Task avoids it well.
Marx tries to clinch there but Task circles away.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx scores with a leg kick.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Carl Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Task stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
Task avoids the head kick by Marx.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
Marx throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx tries to clinch there but Task circles away.
Marx cracks the inside of Task's front leg.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Marx is looking to clinch but Task is avoiding it.
Task is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Task takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
Task avoids the body shot from Marx.
Task is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marx.
Marx scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx swings for the body but Task moves out of range.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Marx throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Marx dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Task has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Task's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Marx is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marx.
Task chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marx.
Marx doesn't manage to clinch there - Task circles away.
Marx scores with a leg kick.
Marx throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marx doesn't manage to clinch there - Task circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Marx connects with a solid leg kick.
Marx lands with a kick to the temple. Task shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but Task swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Task circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marx cracks the inside of Task's front leg.
Marx connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Task takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marx tries to clinch but Task moves out of range.
Task takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Task steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marx. That one must have hurt.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Task.
Marx is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Task chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Task swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx connects with a leg kick. Task looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Marx tenderised Task's leg. Task is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Marx fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Task is out of range.
Marx does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marx defending well as Task loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marx.
Marx connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marx connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marx tries to clinch there but Task circles away.
A good leg kick by Marx.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Task chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Marx tenderised Task's leg. Task is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marx throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marx is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Task off balance momentarily.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Task.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but Task swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx throws a head kick that half lands.
Marx throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Task has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marx cracks the inside of Task's front leg.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Task down.
A good leg kick by Marx.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Marx feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Task will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Task throws a shot from downtown. Marx moves away and avoids it.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx is looking to clinch but Task is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marx.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Task off balance momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Task might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx throws a chopping leg kick but Task manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Marx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Marx tries a low kick but Task avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marx.
Marx finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Task.
Marx lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Marx.
A good leg kick by Marx.
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Task 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marx.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Task slips under a jab.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Task has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Task swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carl Marx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marx moves in looking to clinch but Task pushes him off.
Marx throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Task manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Marx.
Marx throws a head kick that half lands.
Marx throws a leg kick but Task checks it.
Marx moves in looking to clinch but Task pushes him off.
Task takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx moves in looking to clinch but Task pushes him off.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marx connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
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!
Marx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Carl Marx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Task swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marx connects with a looping right hand.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Task's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Task down.
Task keeps the fight on the outside.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Task has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marx chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Task's calf.
Marx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Task.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Task takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but Task swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Task.
Marx dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Task. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Task avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Marx.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Task 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.
Task swats away the attempt to clinch by Marx.
Marx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Task has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marx.
Task takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marx chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Task takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marx tries to clinch up.
Task has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marx.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marx lands a head kick!
Marx lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Task tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Task off balance momentarily.
Task takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Marx scores with a push kick.
Task takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marx.
Marx tries to clinch but Task is having none of it.
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marx cracks the inside of Task's front leg.
Owner Task has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Task's sensitive parts.
Marx tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Marx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marx has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Marx!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey LeBraun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBraun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. City After Dark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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23
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey LeBraun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from LeBraun.
LeBraun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and LeBraun wants it to stay on the feet.
LeBraun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shields scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
LeBraun wants to get back to his feet.
Shields looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shields throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shields seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. LeBraun is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jake Shields!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irons's entrance music is Get On Your Knees - Age Against the Machine. A fine choice. Joe Thornton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Irons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Thornton misses.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Joe Thornton has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Irons avoids the head kick by Thornton.
Thornton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irons connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thornton scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irons connects with a body shot that sends Thornton's belly button to the back.
Joe Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thornton checks a low kick from Irons.
Thornton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irons throws out the jab.
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irons.
A combination from Thornton does no damage.
Thornton looks gassed!
Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thornton in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Irons lands a jab to the nose.
Thornton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Irons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irons lands with a hook. Thornton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irons lands with a hook. Thornton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irons cracks Thornton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Irons.
Irons cracks a nice hook into Thornton's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thornton checks a leg kick.
Thornton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons thuds a left hand into Thornton's body.
Irons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irons lands a nice hook to Thornton's body. Thornton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irons misses with a low kick as Thornton jumps back.
Thornton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Irons does it's job there.
Irons punishes Thornton's body with a nice straight punch.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Thornton throws a low kick, looking for Irons's leg but Irons calmly moves out of range.
Irons motions for Thornton to come forward. Irons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irons cracks Thornton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Thornton.
Thornton dips to his left and cracks Irons with an uppercut!
Irons throws a low kick but Thornton moves out of range easily.
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Irons finds it's way through Thornton's defenses.
Irons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thornton walks into a stiff left hand from Irons.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Irons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irons scores with a punch to the head.
Irons lands with a nice body punch.
Thornton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Thornton misses the target.
Irons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thornton throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irons 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.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Irons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irons jabs Thornton right on the nose. Thornton blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irons.
Irons throws out a loose jab but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Irons.
Thornton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Irons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thornton momentarily.
Thornton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Irons as he checks the leg kick.
Irons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thornton on the side of the head.
Thornton misses with a combination
and Irons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab from Thornton.
Thornton drops his hands momentarily and Irons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thornton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Irons misses the target.
Irons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thornton.
Thornton misses with a hook. Irons ducked under it nicely.
Thornton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Irons tests Thornton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thornton misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Thornton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thornton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thornton looks to land a right hand but Irons moved out of range.
Thornton throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Irons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Thornton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornton cracks Irons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Irons lands a jab to Thornton's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thornton, right into the meat.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a two punch combo.
Irons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irons connects with a crisp jab.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Irons misses with the combination.
Irons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thornton under the eye.
Thornton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irons.
Irons scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons looks to throw the jab but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irons circles away quickly and effectively.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Thornton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irons to score with a decent uppercut.
Irons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thornton on the side of the head.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Irons avoids them all with ease.
Irons throws a right hand that misses
and Thornton counters with a one-two to the body.
Thornton tries to bum rush Irons with a series of wild strikes but Irons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thornton swinging wildly here.
Joe Thornton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thornton moves away from the strike by Irons.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thornton, right into the meat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thornton throws a hook to the side of Irons's head but Irons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irons throws a leg kick but Thornton checks it.
Irons throws an overhand right that lands on Thornton's shoulder, as Thornton tries to avoid the shot.
Irons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thornton works the jab nicely.
Thornton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irons lands a really nice looking cross but Thornton seems unphased.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irons.
Irons just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton throws out a powerful jab.
Irons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornton.
Thornton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thornton.
Thornton fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons blocks a head kick by Thornton.
Thornton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irons.
Irons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irons scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton throws a leg kick but Irons checks it.
Irons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thornton.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton lands a high kick!
Thornton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Irons counter with a right hand.
Thornton throws a leg kick
enabling Irons to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irons. Thornton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons cracks Thornton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irons staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Thornton avoids the body shot from Irons.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thornton!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thornton.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Irons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a straight right hand.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thornton throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Thornton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irons lands a nice hook to Thornton's body. Thornton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thornton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Irons.
Irons scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornton throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
Irons blocks a low kick nicely.
Irons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Irons swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton swinging wildly here.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Irons avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thornton misses with a two punch combination.
Thornton misses with a hook
and Irons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Irons lands.
Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Thornton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Irons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Thornton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Irons fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons takes one on the button.
Donk. Irons catches Thornton right on the button with a cross.
Thornton misses with an uppercut. Irons saw that one coming.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Irons sizes up Thornton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thornton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Irons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton moves forwards but Irons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frank Irons is winning the standup battle so far.
Irons throws a jab but it's blocked by Thornton.
Irons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornton.
Irons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thornton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons thumps Thornton with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Thornton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons looks to land a combination but Thornton avoids it well.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irons.
Thornton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thornton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thornton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thornton cracks Irons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Irons blocks the low kick.
Thornton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thornton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thornton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irons. Irons obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Irons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thornton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Irons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thornton.
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thornton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Irons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thornton tries to move into range but Irons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irons blocks a low kick nicely.
Irons jabs Thornton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thornton eats them both and turns towards Irons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Thornton misses its intended target.
Thornton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Irons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Irons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Thornton walks into a straight right hand from Irons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Thornton blocks a leg kick.
Thornton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Irons's sensitive parts.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Thornton tenderised Irons's leg. Irons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Irons works the jab nicely.
Thornton throws a head kick but Irons moves out of range.
Irons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Thornton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Irons. Irons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thornton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
Thornton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thornton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irons avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irons cracks Thornton with an open hand slap.
Irons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thornton connects with an inside leg kick.
Thornton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank Irons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thornton.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thornton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Thornton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
Irons lands the left hand.
Irons cracks a nice hook into Thornton's ribs.
Irons jabs Thornton right on the nose. Thornton blinks but takes it well.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe Thornton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irons jabs Thornton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Irons as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Irons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irons 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Irons!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Kerr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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263 lbs
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285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Po lands with a kick to the temple. Kerr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Po tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kerr counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerr sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr drops back looking for a leg! Po is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Po manages to kick Kerr off! Kerr jumps back into Po's guard.
Kerr is pushing down on Po's leg trying to pass to half guard. Po is fighting to maintain full guard but Kerr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kerr prevents Po from standing back up.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Po with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr working over Po with some ground and pound. Po looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kerr working the head and body with strikes.
Kerr uses his free foot to push down on Po's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Po.
Kerr landing strikes from the mount.
Kerr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Po can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That has opened up Tong Po's cut even more.
Po looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Kerr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The cut above Tong Po's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Po is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tong Po's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tong Po's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Kerr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umaga Beeturasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Perote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeturasa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallicas Sanatarium, coming home. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaga Beeturasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Perote!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Perote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Perote or perhaps it was just good defense by Beeturasa which made him look bad.
Beeturasa shoots in and bounces Perote off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beeturasa prevents Perote from getting back to his feet.
Beeturasa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beeturasa won't allow Perote to get back to his feet.
Beeturasa advances to half guard.
Perote looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perote is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Perote is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beeturasa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Perote is trying to stand up here but Beeturasa is controlling him well.
Beeturasa drops an elbow to the side of Perote's head.
Beeturasa works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beeturasa working the ground and pound effectively.
Perote wants to try and get back to his feet.
Perote looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beeturasa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beeturasa loads up with a big shot that hurts Perote! He's pulled Beeturasa in close but Beeturasa has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Perote survive? More strikes from Beeturasa and Perote is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Umaga Beeturasa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuleta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CHINGO BLING - PUT MY SWAG ON REMIX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chuleta is trying to defend but Edgar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chuleta moves into full guard.
Edgar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edgar trying to control but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar distracts Chuleta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chuleta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edgar!
Chuleta won't let Edgar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chuleta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Edgar?
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
Chuleta landing shots from mount.
Chuleta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Edgar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chuleta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chuleta working the strikes but Edgar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Edgar is looking to escape.
Chuleta lands with a punch from half guard.
Edgar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chuleta darts in trying to clinch
and Edgar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chuleta's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edgar trying to control but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Chuleta controls Edgar momentarily but Edgar frees himself.
Chuleta controlling the position.
Chuleta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edgar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chuleta wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chuey Chuleta just wasn't active enough.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chuleta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chuleta is refusing to be controlled, as Edgar sits in half guard.
Edgar is thwarting Chuleta's attempts to control the position.
Chuleta is controlling Edgar's trapped leg to prevent Edgar from advancing to side control.
Chuleta tries to roll over but Edgar keeps him under control.
Chuleta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edgar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chuleta is looking to escape.
Chuleta taking some punishment here, with Edgar in his half guard.
Edgar trying to control the action but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Chuleta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edgar.
Chuleta trying to hold on to Edgar's head to control him but Edgar postures up.
Chuleta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chuleta tries to kick Edgar off in order to stand up. Edgar Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuleta can't do much from the bottom here.
Edgar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chuleta's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Edgar 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.
Chuleta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edgar counters with a takedown into side control.
Edgar wants to control but Chuleta is keeping him busy.
Chuleta tries to improve position but can't.
A control attempt from Chuleta but he's now mounted!
Chuleta is working to get back to half guard.
Edgar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edgar punching from mount but Chuleta doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chuleta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tries to control but Chuleta wriggling away.
Chuleta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edgar working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Chuleta slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Edgar wants to control but Chuleta is keeping him busy.
Edgar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chuleta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Edgar.
Chuleta pushes Edgar off looking to stand but Edgar dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chuleta wants to control but Edgar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chuleta wants to stand back up but Edgar manages to pass into side control.
Edgar wants to take a breather but Chuleta manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Edgar.
Chuleta wants to sweep here but Edgar controlling him for the moment.
Edgar thows a big elbow that misses.
Edgar postures up in Chuleta's guard and throws a big left but Chuleta blocks it.
Chuleta wants to stand and escape but Edgar is having none of it.
Chuleta keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Edgar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chuleta kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.
Chuleta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Chuey Chuleta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Edgar connects with a looping right hand.
Edgar slips under a jab from Chuleta.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edgar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Edgar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chuleta tries to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
Chuleta is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to control the pace but Chuleta is squirming around nicely.
Chuleta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Frank Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chuleta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edgar landing punches.
Edgar controlling his opponent.
Chuleta wants to control but Edgar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chuleta fails with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chuleta tries to roll over but Edgar keeps him under control.
Chuleta pushes Edgar off looking to stand but Edgar dives back in and keeps control.
Edgar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edgar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chuleta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chuleta wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.
Chuleta pulls Edgar in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chuleta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edgar stops Chuleta from standing up.
Chuleta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Chuleta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edgar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chuleta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar trying to control but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Edgar stops Chuleta from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chuleta moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chuleta with a poor takedown
and Chuleta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edgar has his takedown stuffed
and Chuleta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chuleta.
Chuleta has Edgar pressed against the cage, preventing Edgar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edgar gets underhooks to prevent Chuleta's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuleta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edgar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edgar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edgar is trying to push Chuleta away but Chuleta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chuleta wants a takedown but no success here.
Chuleta looking for a takedown.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Chuleta has him pressed against the cage.
Chuleta has Edgar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Edgar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chuleta tries for a takedown but Edgar manages to get underhooks.
Chuleta looking for a takedown.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chuleta goes for a takedown attempt but Edgar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chuleta misses with a hook to the body
and Edgar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chuleta!
Edgar controlling the pace for now.
Frank Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgar avoids the attempt from Chuleta to control.
Edgar cracks Chuleta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edgar wants to control the pace but Chuleta is squirming around nicely.
Chuleta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chuey Chuleta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edgar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Edgar!
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