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GAMMA #27 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Oneal. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oneal pinned against the cage. Oneal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oneal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aaron Oneal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Jackson.
Oneal looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Oneal shows good takedown defense.
Oneal swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Nice takedown defense from Oneal. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oneal.
Oneal misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Aaron Oneal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch but Oneal is having none of it.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Oneal.
Oneal throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jackson stumbling backwards into the cage! Jackson bounces back off the cage towards Oneal, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Oneal lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Oneal celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aaron Oneal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doadi Rafi Meldir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen The Ultimate Fighter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doadi Rafi Meldir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Meldir pushes him off.
Meldir throws and low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Meldir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meldir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meldir blocks it with crossed arms.
Meldir keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meldir tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Meldir won't allow it.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee prevents Meldir from breaking the clinch.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meldir.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Meldir.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meldir blocks it with crossed arms.
Meldir manages to break the clinch.
Meldir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meldir lands a takedown into guard.
Meldir content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand up but Meldir is controlling him.
Lee keeping full guard, as Meldir tries to pass.
Meldir advances position into side control!
Meldir has hold of Lee's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lee seems comfortable defending it but Meldir has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lee is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lee is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Meldir couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Doadi Rafi Meldir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Mack looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Mack!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cane wants to stand but Mack is controlling the position.
Cane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mack prevents Cane from getting back to his feet.
Mack thows a big elbow that misses.
Mack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mack distracts Cane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cane is looking for a triangle but Mack pushes his legs off easily.
Mack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cane is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mack's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mack works his way into full mount!
Mack looks gassed!
Mack in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cane working to try and regain half guard.
Mack blocks Cane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cane working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mack lands a big shot there that rocks Cane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cane manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cane looking for submissions off his back.
Cane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack with a nice head shot there.
Cane doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cane is trying to keep Mack in close.
Cane trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cane wants to stand up but Mack is controlling him.
Cane throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cane throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cane wants to get back to his feet but Mack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cane fails with a takedown attempt.
Cane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cane has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Mack. No joy for Cane on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack shoots in looking for a takedown. Cane tries to sprawl out of it but Mack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cane but Cane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mack feints and as Cane raises his hands in defense, Mack changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mack throws a big right hand that misses.
Cane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mack's guard.
Cane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cane scoring with punches and elbows.
Mack is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mack is pressing down on Cane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cane stands up out of Mack's guard for a moment - Mack manages to land a nice upkick.
Cane forces his way into half guard.
Mack wants to get back to full guard.
Mack tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cane working over Mack with some ground and pound. Mack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mack throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mack is looking for a sweep. Cane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mack is keeping the position for now.
Mack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cane is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mack shoots in for a takedown but Cane shows good takedown defense.
Mack scores with a takedown into Cane's guard.
Mack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cane is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mack, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack wants to sweep but no luck.
Cane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mack manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Mack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mack but Mack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cane could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mack misses with a takedown attempt
and Cane counters with a left and a right that stings Mack.
Mack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mack is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cane shoots for a takedown but Mack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cane regains half guard.
Cane makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Luiz Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Cane with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mack tries to avoid it but Cane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mack to the ground. Mack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mack misses with a takedown
and Cane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mack's knee momentarily.
Cane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mack drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mack postures up and lands a big shot to Cane's brow.
Nelson Mack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mack sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cane's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack drops an elbow to the side of Cane's head.
Cane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cane is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cane.
Cane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cane wants to sweep here but Mack controlling him for the moment.
Cane lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Cane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cane looking for a guillotine here but Mack defends easily.
Mack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Mack stopping the sweep attempt from Cane.
Mack working some strikes from top position.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack is in close to Cane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mack pushes down on Cane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mack is looking for a kimura here.
Mack trying to mount his opponent but Cane defends it.
Mack slips a nice elbow through Cane's hands, connecting with Cane's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane is trying to control but can't.
Mack lands with a punch from half guard.
Cane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cane taking some punishment here, with Mack in his half guard.
Cane manages to get to full guard.
Cane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cane is trying to control Mack's posture but Mack avoids it.
Cane sneaks back into half guard.
Cane won't allow Mack to pass to mount.
Mack is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Cane to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Cane is looking for a triangle but Mack pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Cane trying to strike off his back.
Mack with a nice head shot there.
Mack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mack distracts Cane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cane working a defensive guard here.
Mack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mack is working Cane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack scoring with some ground and pound.
Mack is posturing up here but Cane has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mack tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mack has to tap! Slick submission there by Cane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Cane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Mornier 4 Life. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Henderson blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Matt St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Henderson has passed into side control.
Henderson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. St Pierre looks calm but he's in trouble here. Henderson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. St Pierre is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Henderson lets go of the hold and St Pierre can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Henderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernie St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has chosen This is Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernie St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Bean circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
Bean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean wants to clinch but St Pierre slips to the side
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bean looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean lands some strikes from the bottom.
Bean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
Bean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
Bean wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Pierre is not content to let Bean control the position.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bean has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bean trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean content just to control the position here.
Bean with good strikes from the mount here!
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bean scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
Bean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Bean looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bean.
Bean with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bean lands with some strikes.
Bean dominating with strikes here.
Bean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bean landing shots from mount.
St Pierre is rocked!
Bean lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh St Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean controlling his opponent.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Bean's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Bean just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bean moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Bean or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
St Pierre wants to clinch but Bean slips to the side
and Bean decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Bean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bean works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bean is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bean passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for St Pierre!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to stand but he's just given Bean his back.
Bean scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
St Pierre is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean looking for the RNC.
Bean is trying to stick to St Pierre's back but St Pierre is turning into Bean. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bean's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Bean won't let him.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Bean pulls St Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bean is on top in guard.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
St Pierre throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bean postures up.
Bean pushing down on St Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Bean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre is pushing down on Bean's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bean is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
Bean is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Bean is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bean wants to get back to his feet.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bean wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Bean is working from the bottom.
Bean is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bean keeps working.
St Pierre throwing shots but Bean is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre looks to clinch
and Bean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bean trying to control momentarily.
Bean has good solid back control here.
St Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bean.
St Pierre showing good submission defense here.
Bean scores with punches from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bean is not going to allow St Pierre to sit and survive in this position.
Bean landing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bean lands shots from the back.
St Pierre trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bean's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
St Pierre tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bean cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre tries to improve his position but instead Bean has taken his back!
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bean.
St Pierre wants to escape the position.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes here.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bean.
Bean controls the position.
Bean lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Bean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Bean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bean jumps into side control!
Bean working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Pierre tries to buck Bean off but Bean is having none of it.
Bean content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Bean wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
St Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bernie St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Bean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Vanbelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanbelt comes to the cage accompanied by Meet the Monster. Cedric Vanbelt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Vanbelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanbelt is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Vanbelt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanbelt's waist but Vanbelt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanbelt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Vanbelt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffin trying to control but Vanbelt postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanbelt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanbelt forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vanbelt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Griffin moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanbelt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Griffin, up you get!
Vanbelt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
Vanbelt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin looks gassed!
Vanbelt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vanbelt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vanbelt is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Vanbelt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vanbelt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Griffin is rocked!
Vanbelt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Vanbelt finish him?
Vanbelt loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Griffin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vanbelt land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vanbelt stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Vanbelt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Laeskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laeskinen has chosen Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Verrat Am Metal as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Laeskinen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Laeskinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Davis is going to stand back up.
Laeskinen looking for submissions off his back.
Laeskinen tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Laeskinen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Laeskinen looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laeskinen misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Laeskinen looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Laeskinen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Laeskinen.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laeskinen has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Laeskinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laeskinen on the ground.
Laeskinen looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis stands up over Laeskinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laeskinen has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Laeskinen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Laeskinen has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Laeskinen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pekka Laeskinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yangov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cockpunch Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolo Yangov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cockpunch Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for the body kick but Yangov saw that one coming.
Yangov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Yangov is breathing heavily.
Yangov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones lands with a straight right. Yangov didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Bolo Yangov has been cut.
Yangov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Yangov's front leg but catches the back leg as Yangov tries to avoid it.
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!
Yangov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Yangov slips the punch.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yangov wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Yangov prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Yangov preventing the sweep.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yangov prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yangov looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yangov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yangov is rocked!
Jones shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Yangov takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Jones sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Yangov bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cockpunch Jones!
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