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AMMA Sprawl & Brawl 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Calavar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Calavar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Calavar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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204 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Calavar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Mann!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calavar misses the jab.
Aldo Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Calavar pushes him off.
Calavar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calavar swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calavar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calavar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Calavar duly obliges.
Good exchange - Calavar coming out on top.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann lands a head kick!
Mann scoring well with a low kick there.
Calavar punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
Mann tries to clinch there but Calavar circles away.
Calavar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
Calavar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calavar misses with a wild combination.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mann goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mann throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Calavar's head.
Calavar throws a series of punches but Mann moves out of range.
Mann wants to clinch up but Calavar keeps it at a distance.
Calavar tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mann, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calavar tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann throws a head kick but Calavar moves out of range.
Calavar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calavar blocks a head kick by Mann.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mann.
Calavar fails to land with a series of punches.
Mann throws a head kick that half lands.
Mann misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Calavar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mann slips under a jab from Calavar.
Calavar looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
Calavar is breathing heavily.
Mann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calavar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calavar is looking to clinch but Mann is avoiding it.
Mann throws a front kick that sends Calavar stumbling back into the cage.
Calavar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mann. That's going to slow Calavar down.
Calavar misses with a double jab.
Mann lands with a kick to the temple. Calavar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mann is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mann.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calavar.
Calavar throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann lands a high kick!
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mann.
Calavar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mann lands a two punch combo.
Calavar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Calavar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mann throws a head kick that Calavar semi-blocks.
Calavar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mann lands with a kick to the temple. Calavar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mann.
Calavar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mann connects with a high kick.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calavar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann tries to clinch
and Calavar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mann lands a head kick. Calavar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calavar lands with a big left! Mann is wobbled badly! Calavar comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mann to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Calavar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Byron Henslee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Fullertodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Fullertodger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Byron Henslee's chin.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Henslee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Fullertodger!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henslee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henslee looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fullertodger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henslee looks to land a combination but Fullertodger avoids it well.
Fullertodger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henslee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fullertodger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fullertodger lands with a big left! Henslee is wobbled badly! Fullertodger comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Henslee to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Fullertodger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Alastair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alastair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is The End by Roadrunner United. The key to victory for Dante Alastair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Alastair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Alastair is avoiding it.
Sanderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alastair is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Alastair is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Sanderson is keen to just control but Alastair is a slippery customer.
Alastair manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanderson is looking to clinch.
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alastair tries to bum rush Sanderson with a series of wild strikes but Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alastair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanderson stops a takedown attempt from Alastair.
Alastair is breathing heavily.
Alastair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Alastair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alastair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanderson smiles and moves away.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanderson advances to half guard.
Alastair taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
Alastair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alastair tries to get out of the position.
Sanderson is working for a kimura but Alastair is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alastair!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks Alastair but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alastair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alastair is working hard here to advance position.
Alastair is squirming around, avoiding Sanderson's attempts to control the action.
Alastair looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alastair has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sanderson throwing sloppy strikes.
Sanderson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Alastair tries to break free.
Sanderson working for a choke but Alastair is defending well.
Sanderson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastair has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sanderson.
Alastair is trying to break free.
Sanderson punishes Alastair with strikes from the back mount.
Sanderson working for a choke but Alastair is defending well.
Alastair defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sanderson's arms.
Alastair tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Alastair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanderson on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sanderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alastair looks to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dante Alastair has been cut.
Sanderson pushes Alastair up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanderson has picked Alastair up - he's going for a ride! Sanderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanderson prevents Alastair from improving his position.
Sanderson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Alastair has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alastair is not content to let Sanderson control the position.
Sanderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Alastair is working from the bottom.
Sanderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alastair!
Alastair is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alastair looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sanderson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sanderson trying to control.
Sanderson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alastair knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alastair for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastair is keeping busy.
Sanderson not allowing Alastair to control his hands.
Alastair tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Alastair is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alastair can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alastair swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alastair tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Sanderson blocks Alastair's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanderson working Alastair over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to control the pace but Alastair is squirming around nicely.
Alastair is trying desperately to improve position.
Alastair tries to hold on but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alastair has worked his arm free - good work by Alastair!
Alastair is trying to work for a sweep but Sanderson has mounted him!
Alastair is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Alastair's cut.
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!
Alastair throws a series of punches but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson scores with a one two! Alastair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Alastair moves out of range.
Alastair swinging wilding here.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Alastair misses.
Sanderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Alastair is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alastair?
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Alastair has given up his back here. Will Sanderson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Sanderson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sanderson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sanderson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sanderson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sanderson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Alastair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanderson throws a looping overhand right but Alastair ducks down to avoid it.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Sanderson swings for the body but Alastair moves out of range.
Alastair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alastair won't be happy with that.
Alastair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ben Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson throws an elbow but Alastair slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alastair is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alastair trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
Alastair tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
Sanderson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastair is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Alastair is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alastair with a poor takedown
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Alastair is working from the bottom.
Alastair tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Alastair is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Dante Alastair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastair missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanderson seems to be working for a kimura but Alastair defends the submission attempt.
Alastair is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanderson wants to control but Alastair is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Alastair off the cage and back into rage.
Alastair throws a hook but Sanderson blocks it.
Sanderson connects with a body shot.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alastair.
Alastair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sanderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and don vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Mouth for War by Pantera. The key to victory for Phil Anselmo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Anselmo!
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, don vasyl!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vasyl fails with a takedown attempt.
vasyl misses with a takedown attempt - Anselmo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anselmo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Anselmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anselmo lands some shots froms side control.
Anselmo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for vasyl on the ground.
Anselmo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Anselmo lands a few punches from side control.
vasyl managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anselmo.
vasyl tries to buck Anselmo off but Anselmo is having none of it.
Anselmo trying to control the position but vasyl is working away.
vasyl gets back to half guard.
vasyl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
vasyl tries to roll over but Anselmo keeps him under control.
vasyl looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. vasyl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anselmo wanted to stand there but vasyl had control of the position.
vasyl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
vasyl is looking for a triangle but Anselmo pushes his legs off easily.
vasyl looks gassed!
Anselmo trying to control but vasyl is working from the bottom.
vasyl has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anselmo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anselmo thows a big elbow that misses.
vasyl has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anselmo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
vasyl is looking to sweep but instead, Anselmo has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo decides to stand and escape the position.
Anselmo gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anselmo throws an elbow but misses.
Anselmo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anselmo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
vasyl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phil Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of don vasyl.
vasyl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anselmo lands a damaging elbow.
vasyl tries for a takedown but Anselmo manages to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
vasyl manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anselmo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. vasyl is keeping the position for now.
vasyl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anselmo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anselmo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
vasyl looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo passes vasyl's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vasyl gets back to full guard.
Anselmo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of vasyl is proving hard to escape from.
Anselmo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anselmo stopping the sweep attempt from vasyl.
vasyl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
vasyl manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anselmo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from vasyl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vasyl is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anselmo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
vasyl is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anselmo is surviving well by controlling vasyl's body position as best he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
vasyl is working for a guillotine from mount but Anselmo frees his head quite easily.
Anselmo is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
vasyl working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
vasyl is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anselmo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
don vasyl dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
vasyl with a poor takedown
and Anselmo counters by clinching up.
vasyl has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Anselmo regains guard immediately.
Anselmo pushes vasyl off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Anselmo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but vasyl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
vasyl tries for a takedown but Anselmo circles away easily
and Anselmo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anselmo wants to stand but vasyl has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
vasyl is looking for a triangle but Anselmo pushes his legs off easily.
Anselmo wants to stand but vasyl is controlling his posture from full guard.
vasyl 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! Anselmo rolls with it to try and escape but vasyl cranks on the arm and Anselmo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). don vasyl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Razuvayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar comes to the cage accompanied by "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
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, Yuri Razuvayev!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Proudstar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Proudstar looks to land a body kick but Razuvayev moved away.
Razuvayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudstar moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Proudstar - that will leave a mark!
Proudstar is looking to clinch.
Proudstar doesn't manage to clinch there - Razuvayev circles away.
A choreographed right hand from Proudstar misses the target.
Proudstar works over Razuvayev's head and body with a nice combination.
Proudstar tries a head kick but it misses.
Proudstar throws a chopping leg kick but Razuvayev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Proudstar tries to clinch there but Razuvayev circles away.
Proudstar just misses with a punch to the body.
Razuvayev scores a takedown into full mount!
Proudstar tries to hold on but Razuvayev pushes him away.
Razuvayev looking to secure an arm triangle but Proudstar defends it well.
Razuvayev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Proudstar wants to hold on but Razuvayev pushes him away.
Razuvayev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razuvayev working the ground and pound effectively.
Razuvayev postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Proudstar in real trouble here! The ref calls for Proudstar to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Razuvayev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harley Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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171 lbs
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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, Harley Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Chin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a right and a left that Chin avoids nicely.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chin throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall gets underhooks to prevent Chin's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chin takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to de liver by Chin. Beautiful body shot.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Chin lands a slapping body shot.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Chin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chins head.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall pushes Chin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Chin in his tracks for a moment.
Chin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Chin's head.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chin takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Chin.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall slips a jab from Chin.
Chin lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin lands with a right and another and another! Hall is in big trouble! Chin lands again and this time it's lights out for Hall! A quality knockout there for Chin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Chin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock Me Sexy Jesus -Jesus Himself. 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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18
216 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Juggernaut!
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, Jesus Sakes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juggernaut. That's going to slow Sakes down.
Juggernaut doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakes circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juggernaut - the referee stops the clock and Sakes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juggernaut. Sakes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sakes looks gassed!
Juggernaut lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Sakes crumples to the floor! Juggernaut milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Juggernaut!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Phresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phresh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad chick alert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay Phresh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Phresh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary tries to land a front kick but Phresh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Leary misses with a kick to the body.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
O Leary throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Leary swinging wilding here.
Phresh keeps the fight on the outside.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
Phresh checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Leary pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Leary throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Leary looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary throws a right hand that Phresh ducks under and follows up with a left that Phresh also avoids with ease.
O Leary looks for the body kick but Phresh saw that one coming.
O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paddy O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phresh moves out of range of the body kick.
Phresh slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Leary scores with a spinning back kick!
O Leary misses with a few strikes there.
Phresh walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Leary.
O Leary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Leary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary scores with a push kick.
O Leary throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Leary misses with a kick to the body.
Phresh slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
O Leary wants to slow Phresh down by chopping away at his legs.
O Leary lands with a nice body kick.
O Leary tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Phresh with that takedown attempt.
O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looks to land a combination. Phresh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phresh shoots in for a double leg but O Leary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phresh keeps the fight on the outside.
O Leary looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Leary misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Leary.
Phresh blocks the body kick.
Crunch! O Leary slams his shin into Phresh's torso.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phresh fails with the takedown
and O Leary counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paddy O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Phresh.
O Leary misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Leary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Leary gets caught flat footed, as Phresh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Phresh is looking to stand up but O Leary won't let him.
Phresh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Leary 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.
O Leary controlling Phresh's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Leary scores with a body shot.
O Leary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O Leary - that will leave a mark!
O Leary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phresh moves away.
Phresh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O Leary.
Phresh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Leary. That one must have hurt.
Paddy O Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phresh is breathing heavily.
Phresh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Leary throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Leary lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Leary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phresh really wants to buck O Leary off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phresh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
O Leary controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phresh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
O Leary controlling from mount.
Phresh bucks O Leary off and manages to get back to his feet!
O Leary fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Leary throws a looping overhand right but Phresh ducks down to avoid it.
O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Phresh stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Phresh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phresh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phresh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Leary counters with a body kick.
O Leary misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phresh checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Leary is looking to land body kicks.
O Leary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phresh circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Leary throws a leg kick which misses Phresh's front leg but catches the back leg as Phresh tries to avoid it.
O Leary is looking to wear down Phresh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Leary wants to clinch.
O Leary lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Leary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phresh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Leary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Leary.
O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phresh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Leary looks to land a body kick but Phresh moved away.
Phresh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so O Leary counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Leary won't allow Phresh to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phresh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Leary content to stall in guard here.
O Leary gets to his feet. Phresh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O Leary misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Leary throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Leary gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary stops Phresh from getting back to his feet.
O Leary trying to control from half guard but Phresh is working away.
Phresh pushes O Leary off looking to stand but O Leary dives back in and keeps control.
O Leary seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
O Leary is tying to control. Phresh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary thows a huge punch but Phresh dodges it nicely.
O Leary perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Leary keeps Phresh at a distance using the push kick.
O Leary tries to clinch there but Phresh circles away.
O Leary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paddy O Leary is winning the standup battle so far.
O Leary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Leary tries to clinch up but Phresh circles away and keeps his distance.
O Leary throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phresh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phresh keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay Phresh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Leary moves in looking to clinch but Phresh pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Leary 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy O Leary!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Blisner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blisner's entrance music is Garth Brooks- Friends in Low Places. A fine choice. Goldman has chosen Thunder Kiss 65 as his entrance music. Mort Goldman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kirk Blisner's chin.
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255 lbs
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255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Blisner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mort Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman lands with an uppercut that bounces Blisner off the cage and back into rage.
Blisner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blisner, right into the meat.
Goldman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blisner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blisner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blisner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blisner fails to land with a series of punches.
Goldman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blisner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blisner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goldman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blisner is avoiding damage well.
Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Blisner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blisner can't do much from the bottom here.
Goldman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goldman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blisner wants to control but Goldman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Blisner is trying to get back to half guard.
Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blisner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blisner is trying to control Goldman's posture but Goldman avoids it.
Blisner tries to buck Goldman off but Goldman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blisner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blisner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goldman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blisner is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Goldman trying to pass the guard but Blisner defending well.
Goldman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blisner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goldman.
Goldman looks gassed!
Blisner is looking to control Goldman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blisner avoid being mounted?
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.
Blisner wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Blisner misses.
Blisner throws a looping overhand right but Goldman ducks down to avoid it.
Blisner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blisner misses with a double jab.
Goldman throws a hook but Blisner avoids it easily.
Goldman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blisner in his tracks.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blisner looks for a takedown but Goldman sprawls well.
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 Kirk Blisner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blisner takes the fight into the clinch.
Blisner manages to break the clinch.
Goldman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blisner.
Blisner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blisner misses with a double jab.
Blisner misses with a two punch combination.
Blisner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blisner throws a nice looking combination but Goldman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman lands with a nice combination. Blisner backs away looking to recover.
Blisner is rocked!
Kirk Blisner is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blisner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blisner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Blisner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blisner misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman checks a leg kick.
Blisner fails to land with a series of punches.
Blisner seems to have got his legs back now.
Blisner misses with a low kick.
Blisner tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman fails with the takedown.
Goldman checks a leg kick nicely.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Blisner.
Blisner throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Goldman looks to land a combination but Blisner avoids it well.
Goldman misses with a two punch combination.
Blisner misses with a double jab
and Goldman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goldman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blisner keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
Goldman passes Blisner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blisner trying to hold on to Goldman's head to control him but Goldman postures up.
Goldman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Goldman is keen to just control but Blisner is a slippery customer.
Blisner wants to control but Goldman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blisner is looking to get to half guard.
Blisner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Goldman wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blisner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blisner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blisner won't allow Goldman to sweep him here.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blisner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goldman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blisner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blisner advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Goldman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blisner throws a combination. Goldman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blisner.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blisner fails to land the takedown.
Blisner shoots in looking for a takedown. Goldman tries to sprawl out of it but Blisner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goldman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blisner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blisner misses the shot to the body.
Goldman throws a looping overhand right but Blisner ducks down to avoid it.
Blisner tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blisner pinned against the cage. Blisner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Blisner.
Blisner scores with a kick to the body.
Goldman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blisner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goldman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blisner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goldman's waist but Goldman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blisner off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Blisner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blisner misses with a double jab
and Blisner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirk Blisner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blisner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goldman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goldman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Blisner.
Blisner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blisner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blisner throws a combination that misses
and Goldman counters with a left to the body.
Blisner connects with a solid leg kick.
Blisner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blisner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blisner scores with a takedown into Goldman's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blisner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Blisner from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Goldman trying to keep a closed guard but Blisner is proving a slippery customer.
Blisner trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldman working a defensive guard here.
Blisner won't allow Goldman to sweep him here.
Goldman working for submissions but it's allowed Blisner to get to half guard.
Goldman manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goldman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blisner wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
Goldman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blisner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goldman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Blisner clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blisner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldman is thwarting Blisner's attempts to control the position.
Blisner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldman.
Goldman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blisner keeping hold of Goldman's head, controlling as best he can.
Blisner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldman is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman is pressing down on Blisner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blisner is holding on for now.
Blisner is holding on to half guard well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blisner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldman gets the takedown into side control.
Goldman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Blisner is looking to regain half guard here but Goldman keeps moving and retains side control.
Goldman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Blisner's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman working away.
Blisner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldman on the ground.
Goldman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blisner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blisner tries to get out of the position.
Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blisner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Blisner - just one landing.
Goldman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blisner.
Blisner throws a series of punches but Goldman avoids them all with ease.
Blisner fails with the takedown.
Blisner walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Goldman stops Blisner from standing up.
Goldman won't allow Blisner to sweep him here.
Goldman trying to control the position from guard on top but Blisner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blisner tries to bench press Goldman off him but Goldman keeps the position.
Blisner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Goldman dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blisner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
Goldman slips a straight right by Blisner.
Goldman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blisner misses with a combination
and Goldman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blisner counters with a two punch combo.
Blisner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Goldman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blisner.
Goldman scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blisner misses with a wild combination.
Kirk Blisner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blisner shoots in for a double leg but Goldman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goldman lands a jab-cross combination.
Blisner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldman counters with a two punch combo.
Goldman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blisner counters with a straight right hand.
Goldman fails to land the takedown.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldman throws a body punch but Blisner moves out of range.
Blisner shoots in for a double leg but Goldman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blisner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blisner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blisner thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Blisner misses.
Goldman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blisner misses with a wild combination.
Blisner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blisner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blisner won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blisner is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blisner being controlled for a moment.
Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blisner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blisner can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goldman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Blisner is trying to escape and Goldman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Blisner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Goldman! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mort Goldman!
Mort Goldman is the new heavyweight champion!
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