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JFC 9: True Test PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Commie Sutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutra comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Golpe de Estado. Commie Sutra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Commie Sutra!
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, Christian Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benavidez sends Sutra crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benavidez is motioning to the referee to let Sutra up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sutra is rocked!
It looks like Commie Sutra has been cut.
Sutra blocks a head kick by Benavidez.
Oh Sutra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benavidez shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Sutra is unconscious as Benavidez celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Christian Benavidez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hytten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wait and Bleed. White has chosen Hunt You Down by Saliva as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White gets the takedown into side control.
White lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hytten is looking to reverse the position.
White works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hytten tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hytten is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by White.
White working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hytten is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, White asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hytten gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hytten trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hytten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hytten striking from the bottom.
Hytten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Hytten has wrist control.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White won't allow Hytten to sweep him here.
Hytten will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten looking for a sweep. Not yet Hytten, not yet.
White throwing strikes from guard but Hytten blocks nicely.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hytten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hytten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Hytten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hytten is trying to keep White in close.
White looking to improve position, pressing down on Hytten's thigh with his hand. Hytten seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is White paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! White's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Hytten picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kent Hytten!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari Taalasmaa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taalasmaa but Taalasmaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Blade or perhaps it was just good defense by Taalasmaa which made him look bad.
Jackson Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa scores a takedown into full mount!
Taalasmaa connects with a bit shot that sees Blade covering up! More strikes from Blade and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Taalasmaa is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jastrzabski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jastrzabski has chosen Billie Jean as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Jastrzabski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jastrzabski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kennedy shoots and misses
and Jastrzabski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jastrzabski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy tries to pull guard but Jastrzabski won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jastrzabski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kennedy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jastrzabski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennedy shoots and misses
and Jastrzabski counters with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Jastrzabski tries to sprawl out of it but Kennedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jastrzabski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jastrzabski as he jumps to the side.
Jastrzabski lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kennedy is looking to close the distance but Jastrzabski sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kennedy crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kennedy is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mark Jastrzabski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamir Amini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamir Amini will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Silva!
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, Jamir Amini!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Amini rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amini gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Amini with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Amini wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Amini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amini wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Amini stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Amini is stalling in the full guard.
Amini throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva pulls Amini in close to his closed guard and prevents Amini from doing any damage or advancing position.
Amini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Amini from controlling successfully.
Amini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four 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.
Silva wants to sweep here but Amini controlling him for the moment.
Amini looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamir Amini dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joel Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Amini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amini fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Amini persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amini is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
Amini trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jamir Amini just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amini clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Amini breaks from the clinch.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
so Amini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amini wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Amini looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amini has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amini trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Amini counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Amini forces his way into half guard.
Amini is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amini is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amini wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Amini is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamir Amini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Amini decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva seems keen to control Amini's posture.
Amini slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Amini throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to remain calm as Amini controls from the top position.
Amini tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jamir Amini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amini trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amini decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Amini has his takedown stuffed
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Amini's guard.
Amini looking to control but Silva passes into half guard.
Amini has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in and bounces Amini off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Amini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Amini from controlling successfully.
Amini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Amini wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is controlling Amini's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamir Amini.
Well Amini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamir Amini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maku Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Silva!
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, Maku Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hiro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Hiro is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hiro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva tries to kick Hiro off but Hiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiro drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Hiro stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hiro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hiro lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hiro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hiro landing punches.
Hiro looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is rocked!
Silva'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.
Hiro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Hiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Silva wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hiro celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maku Hiro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Michael Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Adams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Reaper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Michael Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Reaper or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Reaper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reaper shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Reaper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Reaper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reaper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Reaper tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams throws a combination. Reaper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reaper is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Reaper has been cut.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Reaper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Reaper drops his hands momentarily. Adams doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Reaper staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Reaper doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Adams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tora Ropez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ambrosia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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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, Tora Ropez!
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, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ropez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Ropez as Santos shoots in.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ropez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ropez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Ropez misses with a few strikes there.
Ropez fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ropez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ropez lands a two punch combo.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos looks for a takedown but Ropez sprawls well.
Tora Ropez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ropez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Ropez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ropez defending against the ground and pound.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ropez keeps working.
Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ropez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Santos tries for a kimura but Ropez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ropez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ropez is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Santos looking to control but Ropez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maro Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos dodges the punch combination from Ropez.
Good exchange - Ropez coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ropez misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to clinch but Ropez moves out of range.
Ropez throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ropez tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ropez to the ground. Ropez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to clinch but Ropez is avoiding it.
Ropez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ropez tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Ropez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ropez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Ropez wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tora Ropez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Ropez is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ropez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ropez is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Ropez prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ropez wants to break free but Santos has control.
Ropez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ropez wants to break free but Santos has control.
Ropez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ropez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ropez tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ropez but Ropez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos tries to clinch up but Ropez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tora Ropez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ropez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ropez misses with the combination.
Ropez lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ropez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Ropez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropez stuffs the takedown.
Ropez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Ropez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santos controlling his opponent.
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.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tora Ropez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos is looking to clinch but Ropez is avoiding it.
A combination from Ropez does no damage.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ropez throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Tora Ropez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ropez misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos wants to clinch up but Ropez keeps it at a distance.
Ropez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ropez catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ropez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Ropez's side.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ropez swivels and escapes.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ropez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Ropez does no damage.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ropez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ropez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ropez tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ropez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos wants to take a breather but Ropez is having none of it.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Ropez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ropez keeps working.
Santos decides to stand up.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Ropez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ropez throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Ropez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ropez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ropez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ropez swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Ropez coming out on top.
Ropez jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Ropez frees his head quite easily.
Santos misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maro Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maro Santos!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Vincible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack In The Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Vincible has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Vincible!
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, Jack In The Box!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In The Box scores with a head kick.
Vincible throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
In The Box shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
In The Box doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vincible misses with a body kick.
In The Box drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vincible sneaks back into half guard.
Vincible won't allow In The Box to pass to mount.
In The Box is thwarting Vincible's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincible is trying to stand up here but In The Box is controlling him well.
In The Box tries to pass to full mount but Vincible defends it.
Vincible tries to kick In The Box off but In The Box keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
In The Box controlling the pace.
In The Box wants to take a breather but Vincible is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vincible misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vincible looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
In The Box shoots in and bounces Vincible off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vincible is breathing heavily.
In The Box wants to pass the guard but Vincible is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In The Box drops back looking for a leg! Vincible is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vincible manages to kick In The Box off! In The Box jumps back into Vincible's guard.
Vincible is looking to stand up but In The Box isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
In The Box trying to control the position from guard on top but Vincible is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Vincible throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
In The Box 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.
In The Box pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vincible is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack In The Box dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vincible misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vincible stuns In The Box with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vincible.
A head kick from In The Box lands but Vincible takes it in his stride.
Vincible looks for a takedown but In The Box sprawls well.
In The Box lands a head kick. Vincible smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as In The Box checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vincible keeps the fight on the outside.
In The Box tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
In The Box has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
In The Box breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Box has managed to clinch.
In The Box breaks from the clinch.
In The Box tries to clinch but Vincible moves out of range.
In The Box has a takedown stuffed.
Vincible darts in trying to clinch
and In The Box counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
In The Box plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vincible fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. In The Box looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vincible throws a leg kick that is checked
and In The Box counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by In The Box.
Vincible wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but In The Box has him pressed against the cage.
Vincible will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning In The Box up against the cage.
Vincible is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincible pushes In The Box back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vincible wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
In The Box works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
In The Box with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vincible escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincible with a poor takedown
and In The Box counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
In The Box avoiding damage.
In The Box looking to throw knees to the head but Vincible is blocking nicely.
In The Box manages to break the clinch.
Vincible swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and In The Box counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincible tries to keep at a distance but In The Box has taken the fight into the clinch.
In The Box prevents Vincible from breaking the clinch.
In The Box lands a nice knee to the body.
In The Box scores a nice knee to the body.
In The Box keeps control of Vincible as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In The Box pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vincible looking to pass the guard.
Vincible is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In The Box is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vincible looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In The Box manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vincible manages to get himself to full guard.
In The Box wants to control from the top but Vincible keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vincible keeping full guard, as In The Box tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack In The Box showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
In The Box scoring well with a low kick there.
Vincible throws a left and a right that both miss
and In The Box counters with a nice body shot.
Justin Vincible is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
In The Box ducks under a wild hook from Vincible.
Vincible throws a predictable looking body shot
and In The Box counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
In The Box is working for a kimura but Vincible is defending it quite comfortably.
In The Box is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vincible defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Box wants to pass the guard but Vincible is defending well.
In The Box takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
In The Box is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vincible defends it 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.
In The Box is working for a submission of some sort.
In The Box is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In The Box trying to mount his opponent but Vincible defends it.
In The Box is trying to control the action in half guard but Vincible is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
In The Box might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vincible kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Justin Vincible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In The Box seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincible tries to get to full guard but In The Box has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack In The Box comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well In The Box has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack In The Box!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ace (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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23
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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20
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Basic striking
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Ace!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bishop decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ace drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ace is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bishop has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ace is looking to defend but Bishop has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ace! Bishop pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ace taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steven Bishop!
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