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MMA Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Stajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Danske (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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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Stajin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Danske!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danske shoots in but no luck this time.
Danske shoots for a takedown but Stajin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stajin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danske tries to strike from the bottom.
Danske is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stajin wants to control from the top but Danske keeps moving.
Stajin won't allow Danske to sweep him here.
Stajin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danske pushes Stajin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stajin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stajin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Danske taking some punishment here, with Stajin in his half guard.
Stajin blocks the strikes from Danske.
Stajin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stajin works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajin landing shots from mount.
Danske in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stajin is landing with some decent strikes but Danske is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stajin prevents Danske from getting the reversal.
Danske regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danske is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stajin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stajin's back!
Danske misses with a punch to the head.
Stajin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Danske.
A lull in the action here.
Stajin trying to control the position but Danske manages to sink in the hooks.
Danske missing with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajin trying to control the action but Danske just sinks the hooks in.
Danske trying to control.
Danske keeps control of the position as Stajin tries to break free.
Danske struggling to land strikes to the head as Stajin covers up.
Stajin trying to control but not successfully.
Stajin turns into Danske and is now in his guard.
Stajin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stajin is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stajin scores with a takedown into Danske's guard.
Stajin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danske looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stajin stands up and waves to Danske to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danske fails with a takedown attempt.
Eric Stajin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Danske.
Stajin stuffs the takedown attempt from Danske. Danske gets slowly back to his feet.
Stajin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stajin shoots in and drives through. Danske sprawls well.
Danske doesn't manage to clinch there - Stajin circles away.
Stajin lands a glancing blow to the side of Danske's head.
Danske shoots and misses
and Stajin counters with a takedown into side control.
Danske is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stajin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stajin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danske is looking for a sweep.
Stajin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Danske down.
Danske tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Danske manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danske decides to stand and escape the position.
Danske tries to clinch
and Stajin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stajin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Danske 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.
Danske keeping moving, preventing Stajin from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stajin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stajin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stajin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danske tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stajin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Danske's guard now.
Stajin chips away with some ground and pound.
Stajin is working Danske over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stajin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stajin lands a couple of digs.
Stajin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stajin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stajin stopping the sweep attempt from Danske.
Danske is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stajin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danske manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stajin manages to get himself to full guard.
Danske advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danske passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stajin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danske has control of Stajin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stajin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Danske breaks from Stajin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danske prevents Stajin from getting the reversal.
Stajin wants to control but Danske is having none of it.
Danske throws some wild stikes that Stajin manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danske with a couple of short strikes.
Eric Stajin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stajin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Danske cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stajin is rocked!
Stajin is looking to get to half guard.
Danske unloading with bombs!
Danske trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stajin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danske thowing shots but they're missing.
Danske throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Danske landing strikes from the mount.
Danske blocks Stajin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Danske wants to control the pace but Stajin is squirming around nicely.
Danske in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Danske blocks Stajin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Danske unloads with some shots from mount but Stajin bucks and avoids them well.
Danske trying to control but Stajin is having none of it.
Danske looking to ground and pound but Stajin is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Danske throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Danske misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stajin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Danske.
Danske raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Stajin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Stajin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danske punching from mount but Stajin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Danske throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stajin can't escape the position.
Danske tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stajin seems to have got his legs back now.
Danske prevents Stajin from getting the reversal.
Danske looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Danske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stajin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danske doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stajin counters with a one-two to the body.
Stajin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stajin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danske wants to improve his position but Stajin is controlling well.
Danske flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Danske is pressing down on Stajin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stajin tries to free his leg and advance position but Danske is retaining full guard.
Stajin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stajin wants to control from the top but Danske keeps moving.
Danske working a defensive guard here.
Danske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stajin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danske, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Danske regains guard immediately.
Stajin passes into half guard.
Stajin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stajin wants to pass the guard but Danske is defending well.
Stajin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stajin is taking a breather. Danske says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Danske taking some punishment here, with Stajin in his half guard.
Danske tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Danske has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danske throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Danske is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Danske works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajin stands up and waves to Danske to follow him.
Stajin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stajin showed some decent athleticism there.
Danske is trying to stand back up but Stajin is controlling him
Danske blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stajin.
Danske gets full guard.
Danske lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stajin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danske landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stajin tries to lock up and control but Danske gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Danske lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Danske with shots to the head and body - Stajin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stajin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stajin tries to get out of the position.
Stajin working to try and regain half guard.
Stajin gets back to half guard.
Danske thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danske is working for a kimura but Stajin is defending it quite comfortably.
Danske throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stajin gets full guard.
Stajin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danske is one step ahead there.
Stajin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stajin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Danske can't escape the position.
The referee warns Danske that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Danske slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Stajin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stajin 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Stajin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arik Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Iron man. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Steel!
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, Arik Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard is looking to slow Steel down with leg kicks.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel avoids the head kick by Hazard.
Hazard lands a nice looking body kick.
Hazard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hazard sprawls well initially but Steel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hazard gets full guard.
Steel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hazard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hazard.
Steel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hazard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steel is surviving well by controlling Hazard's body position as best he can.
Steel is desperately trying to improve his position but Hazard has a good base and remains in mount.
Hazard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hazard looks gassed!
Hazard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Steel tries to lock up and control but Hazard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hazard prevents Steel from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel wants to hold on but Hazard pushes him away.
Hazard landing punches.
Steel is looking to improve his position but Hazard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hazard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hazard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steel is surviving well by controlling Hazard's body position as best he can.
Steel has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steel moves into full guard.
Hazard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hazard is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Steel Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hazard's back instead.
Hazard showing good submission defense here.
Hazard trying to control but not successfully.
Steel lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hazard has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hazard knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hazard for a finish.
Steel working for the choke.
Steel lands shots from the back.
Hazard staying busy and making it hard for Steel to control.
Steel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hazard defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arik Hazard will probably get the nod.
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.
Steel clinches but Hazard breaks the clinch
and Hazard counters with a nice leg kick.
Hazard throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Arik Hazard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Hazard.
Hazard moves out of range of the body kick.
Hazard closes the distance and clinches.
Hazard tries to break the clinch but Steel is controlling the position.
Hazard is trying to break free.
Hazard is trying to break free.
Hazard wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel keeps control of Hazard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hazard misses with some punches.
Steel keeps control of Hazard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hazard is looking to break free of the clinch but Steel has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steel throws an elbow but misses.
Hazard is breathing heavily.
Hazard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Hazard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Steel closes the distance and clinches up with Hazard, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes Hazard against the cage but Hazard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steel prevents Hazard from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hazard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazard breaks from the clinch.
Hazard tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Hazard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hazard closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Hazard is keeping the position.
Hazard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to control from the top but Hazard keeps moving.
Hazard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hazard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hazard won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazard gets back to half guard.
Hazard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hazard.
Hazard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steel passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hazard trying to hold on to Steel's head to control him but Steel postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hazard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hazard had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Steel is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hazard Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Steel's back instead.
Steel looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazard is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Steel tries to escape but Hazard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hazard lands a shot to the body.
Hazard working for the choke.
Steel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Steel covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arik Hazard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hazard moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel prevents Hazard from breaking the clinch.
Hazard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hazard has had enough of the clinch but Steel keeps him there for the moment.
Hazard misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazard is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
A jab from Hazard misses.
Steel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hazard looking for a guillotine here but Steel defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is pushing down on Hazard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hazard is fighting to maintain full guard but Steel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hazard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hazard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hazard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hazard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hazard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hazard has his feet on Steel's thighs here. He's pushed Steel off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Steel screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arik Hazard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Envy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad Carter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Envy!
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, Conrad Carter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Envy lands with a nice body kick.
Carter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Carter throws a head kick but Envy moves out of range.
Envy scores with a head kick.
Envy wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Envy tries a head kick but it misses.
Whack! Envy lands a heavy head kick that drops Carter. The ref tackles Envy to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Carter was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lazarus Envy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tres Santos has chosen Killing in the name of - Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Green!
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, Senior Tres Santos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green blocks a head kick by Tres Santos.
Tres Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Green looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Green on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Green tries to get out of the position.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tres Santos landing strikes.
Green explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Green looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tres Santos wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green connects with a couple of short punches.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tres Santos is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Tres Santos keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Tres Santos 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.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Green is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tres Santos Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Green's back instead.
Green has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tres Santos.
Green 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.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tres Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tres Santos struggling to land strikes to the head as Green covers up.
Tres Santos keeps control of the position as Green tries to break free.
Tres Santos lands strikes to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Tres Santos looks gassed!
Tres Santos doesn't have the hooks in and Green manages to turn into his guard.
Tres Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Tres Santos is retaining full guard.
Tres Santos striking off his back.
Tres Santos is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tres Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Green passes into half guard.
Tres Santos won't allow Green to pass to mount.
Green seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green works his way into full mount!
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
Green cracks Tres Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tres Santos is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tres Santos is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tres Santos! More shots from Green and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Green!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between kimula sondre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sondre comes to the cage accompanied by Archie- We REady. Owens has chosen Disturbed- Inside the Fire 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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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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, kimula sondre!
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, Roman Owens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens takes a swing at sondre's ribcage but misses.
Owens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sondre.
Owens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
sondre pushes Owens up against the cage in a clinch.
sondre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Owens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sondre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Owens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owens looks to land a combination but sondre avoids it well.
sondre misses with a few strikes there.
Owens misses with a two punch combination.
sondre misses with a wild body shot.
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
Owens scores with a punch to the head.
Owens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Owens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sondre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owens moves into range and clinches up with sondre.
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sondre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Owens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
sondre is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens lands a takedown into guard.
sondre is looking to sweep but instead, Owens has passed into half guard.
Owens gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
sondre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
sondre pushes Owens up against the cage in a clinch.
Owens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. sondre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
sondre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owens connects with a nice looking jab.
sondre lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sondre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sondre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by sondre.
Nice straight punches there by sondre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of sondre.
Owens is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sondre lands a with a good body shot.
Owens is still on wobbly legs! Can sondre finish him?
sondre scores with a shot to the body.
Owens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Owens lands with a kick to the temple. sondre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
sondre is rocked!
Owens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh sondre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
sondre seems to have got his legs back now.
Owens slips a straight right by sondre.
sondre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Owens thuds his shin into the meat of sondre's side.
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
Owens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
sondre catches Owens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Owens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sondre wants to clinch up but Owens keeps it at a distance.
Owens scores with a leg kick.
sondre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Owens lands a two punch combo.
sondre throws a combination that misses
and Owens counters with a nice kick to the body.
sondre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens lands a hook that stumbles sondre back into the cage. Owens follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping sondre to the canvas! Owens pounces and lands several unanswered shots - sondre has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roman Owens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Connor!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Kelly.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Connor is rocked!
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kelly! Connor is backing up but he can't get away as Kelly lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Connor and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ken Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toberticus Kelltonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiddell comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Where my dogs at. Kelltonville is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holding Out For A Hero. Luck Chiddell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chiddell!
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, Toberticus Kelltonville!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiddell rushes Kelltonville and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chiddell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kelltonville is trying to keep an underhook but Chiddell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chiddell is just content to waste time from the top position. Kelltonville takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kelltonville is looking for a triangle but Chiddell pushes his legs off easily.
Chiddell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kelltonville keeping full guard, as Chiddell tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelltonville manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chiddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Kelltonville trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelltonville preventing the sweep.
Kelltonville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chiddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelltonville is looking to work some ground and pound but Chiddell has wrist control.
Kelltonville trying to control but Chiddell is working from the bottom.
Chiddell wants to stand but Kelltonville is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiddell keeping moving, preventing Kelltonville from controlling successfully.
Kelltonville postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kelltonville tries to keep at a distance but Chiddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chiddell prevents the takedown attempt.
Chiddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chiddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelltonville tries to sprawl out of it but Chiddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelltonville manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chiddell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chiddell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chiddell has control of Kelltonville's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kelltonville regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chiddell is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville tries to hold on but Chiddell pushes him away.
Kelltonville is trying desperately to improve position.
Kelltonville sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kelltonville has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chiddell is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kelltonville moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelltonville trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell wants to pass the guard but Kelltonville is keeping the position.
Kelltonville looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiddell is one step ahead there.
Kelltonville is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Chiddell rolls with it to try and escape but Kelltonville cranks on the arm and Chiddell is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toberticus Kelltonville!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azeroth King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Municipal Waste - Headbanger Face Rip. King has chosen Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Azeroth King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azeroth King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tests Cherry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Brock Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Cherry doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King swinging wilding here.
Cherry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from King does no damage.
Cherry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cherry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King is looking to improve his position but Cherry isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cherry controlling from mount.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cherry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cherry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cherry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cherry content just to control the position here.
Cherry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Cherry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cherry with the ground and pound from mount.
Cherry with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cherry 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.
King is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cherry locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! King is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brock Cherry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravado (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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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravado!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana shoots in looking for a takedown. Bravado tries to sprawl out of it but Fontana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bravado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fontana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bravado!
Fontana dominating with strikes here.
Fontana is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bravado can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bravado working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravado tries to hold on but Fontana pushes him away.
Bravado bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fontana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fontana trying to control but Bravado is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fontana.
Bravado working to try and regain half guard.
Fontana lands with some strikes.
Fontana misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fontana jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bravado manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fontana trying to control the position but Bravado is working away.
Bravado is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Fontana.
Bravado sneaks back into half guard.
Bravado moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana preventing the sweep.
Bravado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fontana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fontana 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.
Bravado is looking for a triangle but Fontana pushes his legs off easily.
Bravado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fontana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bravado looks gassed!
Fontana pushes down on Bravado's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fontana is looking for a kimura here.
Fontana wants to free his trapped foot but Bravado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana prevents Bravado from improving his position.
Bravado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bravado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fontana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bravado working for a triangle but Fontana defends it easily.
Bravado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fontana pushing down on Bravado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fontana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fontana's back!
Bravado looking for the choke but no joy.
Bravado is trying to stick to Fontana's back but Fontana is turning into Bravado. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bravado's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fontana.
Fontana is pushing down on Bravado's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bravado is fighting to maintain full guard but Fontana has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bravado trying to hold on to Fontana's head to control him but Fontana postures up.
Fontana is working for a kimura but Bravado is defending it quite comfortably.
Fontana wants to work for an arm triangle but Bravado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravado is looking to improve his position.
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 Paulo Fontana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fontana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fontana lands a jab to Bravado's midsection.
Paulo Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fontana lands a jab to Bravado's midsection.
A left and a right from Fontana both land. Nice combination.
Fontana lands the left hand.
Fontana shoots in but no luck this time.
Fontana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fontana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fontana prevents Bravado from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bravado is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bravado holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fontana tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bravado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravado is breathing heavily.
Fontana wants to control the pace but Bravado is squirming around nicely.
Bravado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fontana moves to take his opponent's back.
Fontana scores with punches from the back.
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.
Bravado wants to escape the position.
Bravado fending off the submission attempt from Fontana.
Bravado covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bravado showing good submission defense here.
Fontana doesn't have the hooks in and Bravado manages to turn into his guard.
Bravado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bravado trying to control the action but Fontana is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fontana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fontana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fontana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bravado wants to free his trapped foot but Fontana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bravado uses his free foot to push down on Fontana's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fontana.
Fontana is controlling an arm, preventing Bravado from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Fontana regains half guard.
Bravado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana gets back to full guard.
Fontana working a defensive guard here.
Bravado won't allow Fontana to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fontana striking off his back but it's not causing Bravado any problems.
Bravado passes Fontana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fontana works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fontana is on top in guard.
Fontana won't allow Bravado to sweep him here.
Fontana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fontana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bravado's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Fontana dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bravado drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bravado trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fontana is on top in guard.
Bravado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fontana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravado trying to control the position.
Bravado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fontana is one step ahead there.
Fontana stands up and waves to Bravado to follow him.
Fontana drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fontana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fontana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fontana decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bravado misses with a takedown
and Fontana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fontana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bravado's head backwards.
Fontana tries for a takedown but Bravado circles away easily
and Bravado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bravado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravado drops back looking for a leg! Fontana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fontana manages to kick Bravado off! Bravado jumps back into Fontana's guard.
Bravado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fontana's guard.
Fontana gets full guard.
Fontana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fontana uses his free foot to push down on Bravado's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bravado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fontana lands with some strikes.
Bravado working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana has control of Bravado's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bravado regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bravado regains half guard.
Fontana is trying to control the action in half guard but Bravado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fontana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paulo Fontana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fontana is looking to take a break and control but Bravado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontana thows a huge punch but Bravado dodges it nicely.
Fontana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bravado manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bravado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fontana wants to pass the guard but Bravado is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bravado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fontana to score with a decent uppercut.
Fontana throws a series of punches but Bravado moves out of range.
Fontana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Fontana.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fontana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bravado!
Bravado can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fontana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Eddie Bravado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Fontana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fontana 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 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Fontana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Know Your Enemy. Joe Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson avoids the head kick by McCarthy.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Swanson gets the takedown into side control.
Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCarthy, who protects the arm well.
Swanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCarthy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy can't do much from the bottom here.
Swanson avoids the strikes from the bottom by McCarthy.
The ground and pound from Swanson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McCarthy sneaks back into half guard.
Swanson 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.
McCarthy is trying to maintain the position but Swanson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson blocks a jab.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy misses with a wild combination.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCarthy as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy drops Swanson with a nice combination! McCarthy dives into Swanson's guard, looking to finish!
Swanson is rocked!
It looks like Joe Swanson has been cut.
Swanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCarthy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCarthy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCarthy stands and throws Swanson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swanson prevents McCarthy from improving position.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
McCarthy controls the position.
Swanson is trying to improve his position.
McCarthy cracks Swanson with a big right hand but Swanson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy landing strikes.
McCarthy moves into full mount!
Swanson is desperately trying to improve his position but McCarthy has a good base and remains in mount.
McCarthy looking to control but Swanson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCarthy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McCarthy avoids the attempt from Swanson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Swanson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCarthy works over Swanson's head and body with a nice combination.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Swanson.
McCarthy drops Swanson with a nice combination! McCarthy dives into Swanson's guard, looking to finish!
Swanson is still in real trouble! Can McCarthy finish him?
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Swanson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McCarthy stacks Swanson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McCarthy!
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Swanson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson is looking to regain half guard here but McCarthy keeps moving and retains side control.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
Swanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCarthy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McCarthy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Swanson is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson scores with a one two! McCarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCarthy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCarthy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy lands a high kick!
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and McCarthy counters with a flying knee that drops Swanson!
McCarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson has his foot on McCarthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCarthy works his way back into a safe position though.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson has his foot on McCarthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCarthy works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCarthy manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Swanson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swanson shoots for a takedown but McCarthy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCarthy moves into the clinch successfully.
McCarthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCarthy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Swanson decides to pull guard.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson 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.
Swanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCarthy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McCarthy is stalling in the full guard.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCarthy passes into half guard.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swanson defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swanson trying to control here.
Swanson tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
McCarthy wants to stand but Swanson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Swanson wants to improve his position but McCarthy is controlling well.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Swanson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Swanson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McCarthy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McCarthy's back!
McCarthy trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Swanson gets his hands free as McCarthy looks to control.
McCarthy is trying to break free.
Will Swanson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Swanson working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson missing with punches from the back.
McCarthy breaks Swanson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swanson being controlled here, momentarily.
Swanson 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.
Joe Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swanson keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cormac McCarthy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCarthy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
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