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EFA 14.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
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, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Smith.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Smith jumps guard and drags Tyson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tyson, up you get!
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands an uppercut that drops Tyson! Smith follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Oh Tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson can't escape the position.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Tyson bucks and avoids them well.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Tyson manages to avoid easily.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound.
Tyson tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Smith avoids the attempt from Tyson to control.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
Smith looking to control but Tyson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound.
Tyson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tyson wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith looking to control but Tyson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyson wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith controlling from mount.
Tyson is looking to get to half guard.
Smith trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Smith shoots in.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Tyson avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a big knee! That's hurt Tyson! Oh, he's all over the place! Smith lands another knee that sends Tyson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Kilbride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Kilbride!
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, Nick Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilbride tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Kilbride sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kilbride tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilbride moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilbride throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilbride finish him?
Kilbride using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilbride with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilbride.
Kilbride lands a knee to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilbride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilbride lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Kilbride scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Kilbride throws an overhand right that has Williams reeling! Kilbride follows up with a more punches and Williams is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Kilbride!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Wilson!
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, Blake Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Barnes throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
BJ Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnes is tying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Barnes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Barnes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barnes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilson, who protects the arm well.
Barnes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wilson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wilson is not content to let Barnes control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Barnes get's back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Wilson.
Barnes feints and as Wilson raises his hands in defense, Barnes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
BJ Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BJ Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Barnes.
Wilson lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes scores with a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blake Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BJ Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilson throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnes.
Wilson tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Wilson is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
That's two 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.
Barnes stands up out of the half guard.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Barnes throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wilson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Barnes yanks on the arm and Wilson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Barnes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blake Barnes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yucko TheClown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yucko TheClown!
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, Bruce Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheClown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
TheClown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Conrad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Conrad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Conrad gets to his feet. TheClown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Conrad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by TheClown.
TheClown fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conrad with a poor takedown
and TheClown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Conrad is refusing to be controlled, as TheClown sits in half guard.
TheClown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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!
TheClown wants to take a breather but Conrad is having none of it.
TheClown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conrad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet.
TheClown tries to pass to full mount but Conrad defends it.
Conrad tries to get to full guard but TheClown has control of the leg.
Conrad looks gassed!
Conrad manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheClown trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
TheClown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conrad tries for a takedown but TheClown circles away easily
and TheClown counters with a shoot takedown. Conrad fights it but they end up in guard.
TheClown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conrad's head.
Conrad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Conrad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Conrad has control of TheClown's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and TheClown regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Conrad scoring with strikes but TheClown is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheClown wants to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Conrad with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Conrad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
TheClown is trying to escape the mount.
Conrad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, TheClown has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Conrad is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Conrad misses with a double jab
and TheClown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by TheClown.
Conrad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing TheClown from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheClown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conrad wriggles free and stands up.
TheClown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yucko TheClown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conrad with a poor takedown
and TheClown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by TheClown.
TheClown stands up and waves to Conrad to follow him.
TheClown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad can't do much from the bottom here.
Conrad manages to work his way to half guard, despite TheClown's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Conrad is trying to stand.
TheClown is nestled in close to Conrad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to control but TheClown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Conrad pushes TheClown off looking to stand but TheClown dives back in and keeps control.
TheClown prevents Conrad from improving his position.
Conrad is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but TheClown pulls his head out easily.
Conrad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conrad looking for a sweep. Not yet Conrad, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conrad lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - TheClown can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Conrad and TheClown drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Conrad.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Conrad!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between cj charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digger Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). charles comes to the cage accompanied by cant be stopped. Digger Griffin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, cj charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digger Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffin looks to land a combination but charles avoids it well.
charles throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
cj charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
charles is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from charles.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by charles.
charles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cj charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
charles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
charles regains half guard.
Griffin prevents charles from improving his position.
charles manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stays in close to charles's body and controls the position.
Griffin looks gassed!
charles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
charles looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
charles working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
charles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
charles has an active guard here but Griffin has managed to pass into half guard.
Griffin prevents charles from improving his position.
charles gets full guard.
charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
charles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
charles passes Griffin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
charles is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Griffin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Griffin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
charles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
charles regains full guard. Nicely done.
charles 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.
charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griffin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
charles keeping busy on the bottom but Griffin has passed one foot through into half guard.
charles is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Griffin content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
charles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
charles is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Griffin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that cj charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
charles wants a takedown.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
charles ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
charles ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cj charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
charles working to try and regain half guard.
Griffin looking to control but charles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Griffin prevents charles from getting the reversal.
Griffin controlling his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
charles is looking to improve his position but Griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
charles slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
charles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griffin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griffin's back!
charles is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Griffin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Griffin for a finish.
charles is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Griffin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of charles's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
charles is looking for the choke from the back position but Griffin is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
charles is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Griffin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
charles is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Griffin is defending well though. charles let's go of the attempt for now.
charles is looking for a rear naked choke here but Griffin reverses the position brilliantly into charles's guard!
charles 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.
charles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
charles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
charles keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
charles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griffin manages to get himself to full guard.
charles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Griffin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of charles, into his guard.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
charles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
charles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
charles is looking for a triangle here but Griffin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
charles looking for a sweep but Griffin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
charles is trying desperately to improve position.
charles manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cj charles dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
charles shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by charles or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
charles misses with a two punch combination.
charles shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cj charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin jabs at charles's body.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
charles fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin scores a takedown into full mount!
charles manages to regain half guard. Good work.
charles moves into full guard.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
charles working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Griffin has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stalling.
charles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griffin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griffin's back!
charles working for a choke but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin fending off the submission attempt from charles.
charles looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
charles has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Griffin is defending well but eventually charles manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Griffin has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). cj charles!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Shawn Carter!
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, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carter fails with the takedown.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lesnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lesnar !
Lesnar is trying to escape the mount.
Carter has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lesnar is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johhny Hartland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beau Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beau Bower has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johhny Hartland's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johhny Hartland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Bower!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bower looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bower wants to clinch up but Hartland keeps it at a distance.
Hartland looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bower really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hartland trying to control but Bower is working from the bottom.
Hartland pushes down on Bower's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hartland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hartland controlling the action here.
Hartland tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bower knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bower misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hartland controlling from the full mount.
Bower is trying to escape the mount.
Hartland is landing with some decent strikes but Bower is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hartland controlling the position easily from mount.
Hartland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hartland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hartland controlling the position easily from mount.
Hartland lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hartland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bower can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Johhny Hartland just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hartland throws a series of punches but Bower moves out of range.
Hartland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hartland dodges an elbow strike from Bower.
Hartland wants to stall.
Hartland looking to throw knees to the head but Bower is blocking nicely.
Hartland lands a damaging elbow.
Hartland lands an elbow that stopped Bower in his tracks for a moment.
Bower misses with the head strike.
Bower tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hartland smiles and moves away.
Bower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bower tries to bum rush Hartland with a series of wild strikes but Hartland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beau Bower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartland misses with a head kick.
Bower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartland lands with a nice body kick.
Hartland instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartland turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hartland 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.
Hartland happy to just control the position for now.
Hartland cracks Bower with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower is trying to escape the position but Hartland is controlling the position.
Hartland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bower to see if he's OK.
Bower is trying to get back to half guard.
Hartland trying to control the position but Bower is working away.
Bower is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hartland connects with a decent elbow.
Hartland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hartland taking a breather here.
Hartland is looking to take a break and control but Bower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hartland scoring with punches and elbows.
Hartland working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartland just content to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hartland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hartland landing a few strikes.
Hartland has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bower is trying to escape the mount but Hartland keeps good control and instead manages to take Bower's back.
Bower won't enjoy being in this position. Hartland looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Bower is tapping - it's over boys! Hartland picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johhny Hartland!
Johhny Hartland retains his super heavyweight title!
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