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IGR 34 - Akiyama's Run PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Like Seppou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flo Like Seppou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Seagal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Seppou prevents Seagal from improving his position.
Seppou is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Seagal won't allow Seppou to pass to mount.
Seppou seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Seagal is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Flo Like Seppou!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Ruchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruchel's entrance music is Blow Me Away. A fine choice. Lopez has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Ruchel!
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, RJ Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruchel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruchel landing a few strikes.
Lopez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruchel connects with a decent elbow.
Ruchel cracks Lopez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Ruchel finish him?
Ruchel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ruchel has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ruchel working Lopez over with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ruchel lands a big elbow.
Ruchel unloading with bombs!
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Ruchel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Ruchel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruchel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ruchel prevents Lopez from getting the reversal.
Ruchel landing strikes from the mount and Lopez is in trouble!
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Ruchel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruchel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruchel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ruchel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ruchel lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruchel landing shots from mount.
Lopez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ruchel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruchel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.
Ruchel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Ruchel.
Ruchel landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruchel cracks Lopez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ruchel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ruchel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruchel working over Lopez with some ground and pound. Lopez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez tries to roll over but Ruchel keeps him under control.
Lopez looks gassed!
Ruchel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruchel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruchel slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Ruchel is very close to passing his half guard.
Ruchel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ruchel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ruchel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Ruchel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to roll over but Ruchel keeps him under control.
Ruchel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruchel working Lopez over with strikes.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Ruchel drops an elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Ruchel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruchel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruchel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruchel uses his free foot to push down on Lopez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lopez.
Ruchel with the ground and pound from mount.
Ruchel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ruchel lands with some strikes.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruchel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ruchel dominating with strikes here.
Ruchel cracks Lopez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ruchel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Ruchel cracks Lopez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ruchel raining down shots from the mount!
Ruchel cracks Lopez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ruchel scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Ruchel working Lopez over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruchel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Ruchel landing punches.
Ruchel landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Ruchel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruchel gets a takedown into half guard.
Lopez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andy Ruchel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruchel winds up and cracks Lopez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Ruchel is controlling well.
Ruchel 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.
Lopez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruchel connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruchel working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ruchel pulls his head out easily.
Ruchel slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruchel lands strikes from half guard.
Ruchel 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruchel connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
Ruchel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruchel works his way into side control.
Ruchel working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruchel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruchel grinds an elbow into Lopez's temple.
Lopez is trying to control Ruchel's posture but Ruchel avoids it.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruchel misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lopez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruchel scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Ruchel isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruchel postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Lopez has his foot on Ruchel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruchel works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruchel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopez tries to move to mount but Ruchel blocks the move with his legs.
Ruchel is looking for a sweep.
Lopez tries to move to mount but Ruchel blocks the move with his legs.
Ruchel is looking to reverse the position.
Ruchel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ruchel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruchel connects with a big shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Ruchel is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lopez up.
Lopez rolls, trying to escape but Ruchel keeps control of the position.
Ruchel lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Can Lopez hold on?! Ruchel is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lopez breaks Ruchel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ruchel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruchel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ruchel has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruchel regains half guard.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruchel punching from the bottom.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Ruchel is working away.
Ruchel manages to get to full guard.
Ruchel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ruchel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ruchel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruchel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ruchel drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lopez! More shots from Ruchel and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Ruchel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberval Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by turn my swag on by by soulja boy. Roberval Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Jackson!
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, Roberval Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
It looks like Roberval Silva has been cut.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Silva is rocked!
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberval Silva.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson throws a big uppercut that drops Silva! More strikes from Jackson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva lies dazed against the cage as Jackson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor has chosen AC/DC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. Marcin Piotrowski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Piotrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Razor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Piotrowski.
Piotrowski defending well as Razor loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Razor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piotrowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Razor is fending him off so far but Piotrowski persists. Nope, Razor circles away and we're back to standing.
Razor throws a sloppy head kick and Piotrowski moves out of range easily.
Razor misses with a head kick.
Razor throws a right and a left that Piotrowski avoids nicely.
Razor misses with a double jab.
Piotrowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piotrowski closes the distance and clinches up with Razor, looking for a takedown. Piotrowski pushes Razor against the cage but Razor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piotrowski fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Piotrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Razor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Piotrowski jabs at Razor's body.
Piotrowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Piotrowski scores a takedown into full mount!
Razor working to try and regain half guard.
Piotrowski tries to control but Razor wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor regains half guard.
Razor is trying to control but Piotrowski passes into side control!
Razor tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Razor wants to control but Piotrowski postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piotrowski is breathing heavily.
Razor regains half guard, as Piotrowski was trying to land strikes.
Razor is looking to improve his position.
Piotrowski 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 two 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.
Razor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Razor looking to control.
Razor pushes Piotrowski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Razor throws a right hand that Piotrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Piotrowski also avoids with ease.
Razor throws a series of punches but Piotrowski moves out of range.
Razor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piotrowski counters with a single leg into guard. Razor didn't expect that.
Razor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Razor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piotrowski is one step ahead there.
Piotrowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Piotrowski wants to control from the top but Razor keeps moving.
Piotrowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piotrowski drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Piotrowski as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Razor screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Piotrowski! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marcin Piotrowski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Roundhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robo Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roundhouse comes to the cage accompanied by Good Girls Gone Bad by Cobra Starship. 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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175 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Roundhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robo Cop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundhouse shoots in and bounces Cop off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cop wants to sweep here but Roundhouse controlling him for the moment.
Roundhouse throwing strikes from guard but Cop blocks nicely.
Cop looking for a sweep. Not yet Cop, not yet.
Cop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roundhouse's guard.
Roundhouse looking for a sweep. Not yet Roundhouse, not yet.
Roundhouse throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cop won't allow Roundhouse to sweep him here.
Cop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cop forces his way into half guard.
Roundhouse is looking for a sweep. Cop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop is looking for a kimura but Roundhouse is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cop to get the leverage.
Roundhouse trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roundhouse scores a takedown into full mount!
Roundhouse controlling from the full mount.
Cop tries to reverse the position but Roundhouse maintains control.
Roundhouse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roundhouse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roundhouse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cop is working to get back to half guard.
Roundhouse looking to control but Cop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cop bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roundhouse is working an open guard so Cop takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cop looks gassed!
A head kick from Cop lands but Roundhouse takes it in his stride.
Roundhouse scores with a takedown into Cop's guard.
Roundhouse forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roundhouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cop keeps working.
Roundhouse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roundhouse is tying to control. Cop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Roundhouse pulls his head out easily.
Cop is staying active underneath Roundhouse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roundhouse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roundhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Roundhouse scores a takedown into full mount!
Roundhouse lands with some strikes.
Roundhouse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cop is working to get back to half guard.
Cop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Roundhouse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse controlling from mount.
Cop working to try and regain half guard.
Roundhouse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cop is working to get back to half guard.
Cop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cop is working to get back to half guard.
Roundhouse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roundhouse working Cop over with strikes here.
Roundhouse working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Roundhouse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roundhouse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cop momentarily.
Cop lands a high kick!
Roundhouse misses with a looping left.
Roundhouse scores with a takedown into Cop's guard.
Cop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roundhouse is one step ahead there.
Roundhouse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roundhouse wants to control from the top but Cop keeps moving.
Roundhouse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roundhouse chips away with some ground and pound.
Cop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roundhouse passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Roundhouse is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cop is looking for a sweep. Roundhouse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cop is breathing heavily.
Roundhouse trying to control the action but Cop is working from the bottom.
Cop looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cop tries to get to full guard but Roundhouse has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roundhouse lands a nice short elbow.
Roundhouse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roundhouse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cop tries to clinch but Roundhouse moves out of range.
Cop gets caught flat footed, as Roundhouse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roundhouse cracks Cop with a solid left hand.
Cop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cop looking for a guillotine here but Roundhouse defends easily.
Cop keeping moving, preventing Roundhouse from controlling successfully.
Cop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roundhouse's guard.
Cop tries to free his leg and advance position but Roundhouse is retaining full guard.
Cop has gone for a leg lock! Roundhouse slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cop's guard.
Cop has his foot on Roundhouse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roundhouse works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop can't keep his opponent in guard - Roundhouse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cop is refusing to be controlled, as Roundhouse sits in half guard.
Cop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roundhouse connects with a nice short shot to Cop's temple.
Roundhouse lands with a punch from half guard.
Roundhouse content to control rather than advance.
Cop looking for submissions off his back.
Roundhouse prevents Cop from improving his position.
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.
Roundhouse drops an elbow to the side of Cop's head.
Roundhouse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roundhouse is keen to just control but Cop is a slippery customer.
Roundhouse trying to control the pace.
Roundhouse prevents Cop from improving his position.
Cop has hold of Roundhouse's hands but Roundhouse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cop is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Roundhouse pulls his head out easily.
Cop has hold of Roundhouse's hands but Roundhouse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Roundhouse dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roundhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roundhouse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roundhouse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cop moves in looking to clinch but Roundhouse pushes him off.
Cop has his takedown stuffed
and Roundhouse counters with a stiff right hand.
Cop dodges the punch combination from Roundhouse.
Cop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roundhouse counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Roundhouse misses.
Roundhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cop tries to clinch there but Roundhouse circles away.
Cop lands with a slapping head kick.
Roundhouse avoids the head kick by Cop.
Roundhouse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roundhouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roundhouse looks to land a combination but Cop avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cop tries to clinch up
and Roundhouse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roundhouse manages to get himself to full guard.
Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roundhouse is keeping the position for now.
Cop drops back, looking for a kneebar! Roundhouse looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Roundhouse looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Roundhouse!
Roundhouse scoring with punches from side control.
Roundhouse gets to mount! Cop was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cop sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roundhouse passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cop!
Robo Cop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundhouse postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cop looks a forlorn figure.
Cop can't escape the position.
Roundhouse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roundhouse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cop hang on?
Cop is desperately trying to improve his position but Roundhouse has a good base and remains in mount.
Roundhouse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cop's face.
Roundhouse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roundhouse fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roundhouse trying to control but Cop is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse landing punches.
Roundhouse wants to control the pace but Cop is squirming around nicely.
Cop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roundhouse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cop is looking to get to half guard.
Cop is bucking up trying to escape but Roundhouse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cop regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse is pressing down on Cop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cop is holding on for now.
Roundhouse working the head and body with strikes.
Roundhouse trying to control the action but Cop is working from the bottom.
Cop tries to roll over but Roundhouse keeps him under control.
Roundhouse winds up and cracks Cop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roundhouse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roundhouse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roundhouse slips nicely into half guard.
Cop looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Roundhouse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roundhouse 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Roundhouse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Stocky!
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, Oscar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stocky lands a right hook to the body.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Stocky sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Greg Stocky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
Stocky has managed to clinch.
Stocky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stocky has managed to clinch.
Stocky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stocky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Stocky darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Stocky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stocky closes the distance and clinches.
Stocky is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Stocky manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stocky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stocky won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working for a triangle but Stocky defends it easily.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stocky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stocky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looks gassed!
Stocky stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stocky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stocky with a nice head shot there.
Stocky won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stocky uses it to pass to side control.
Stocky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Stocky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Stocky is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stocky trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Stocky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stocky's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stocky winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Stocky in his half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Stocky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Stocky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stocky stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stocky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Stocky moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Stocky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stocky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stocky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stocky rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Stocky stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Greg Stocky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stocky smiles and moves away.
Greg Stocky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stocky clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stocky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stocky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stocky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stocky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stocky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stocky lands with a slapping head kick.
Stocky lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Stocky sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stocky connects with a single shot there.
Stocky lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stocky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Stocky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stocky has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Stocky manages to get underhooks.
Stocky manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Stocky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Stocky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but Stocky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stocky pinned against the cage. Stocky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stocky. That's going to slow Silva down.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Stocky dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Stocky rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Stocky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stocky works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Greg Stocky is winning the standup battle so far.
Stocky forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Stocky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but Stocky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Stocky sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stocky.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stocky closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stocky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Stocky holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Stocky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stocky dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stocky rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stocky prevents it.
Stocky breaks from the clinch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Stocky defending well.
Silva is thwarting Stocky's attempts to control the position.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stocky gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is fighting to break Stocky's control of his arms but Stocky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stocky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stocky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stocky!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stocky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Stocky working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is pressing down on Stocky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stocky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stocky trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stocky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Stocky trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stocky is keeping the position for now.
Stocky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stocky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stocky tries to get out of the position.
That's four 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.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stocky manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Stocky in his guard.
Stocky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stocky is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Stocky tries to roll out but it's too tight and Stocky has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cock Chestnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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275 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cock Chestnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestnar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lesnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chestnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
Chestnar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lesnar is trying to improve his position.
Chestnar grinds an elbow into Lesnar's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Chestnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chestnar working the head and body with strikes.
Chestnar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chestnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chestnar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lesnar is desperately trying to improve his position but Chestnar has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Chestnar pushes him away.
Chestnar landing strikes from the mount and Lesnar is in trouble!
Chestnar looking for a guillotine from mount but Lesnar is having none of it.
Chestnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Chestnar breaks from Lesnar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chestnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Lesnar advances to half guard.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chestnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chestnar tries to get out of the position.
Chestnar wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chestnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Chestnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chestnar gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Lesnar advances position into side control!
Chestnar tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
Chestnar is breathing heavily.
Chestnar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chestnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar missing with punches from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chestnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chestnar trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it.
Lesnar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chestnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lesnar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lesnar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chestnar off and has taken his back!
Lesnar punishes Chestnar with strikes from the back mount.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound. Can Chestnar escape?
Lesnar has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Chestnar.
Lesnar gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Lesnar scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Chestnar is looking for a way out.
Lesnar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Chestnar is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chestnar up.
Oh Chestnar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Chestnar.
Lesnar is landing big shots and Chestnar is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Norris!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Norris swings around for an armbar but Akiyama sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Norris's guard.
Norris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akiyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Norris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akiyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akiyama wants to get up but he can't break Norris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Norris wants to sweep here but Akiyama controlling him for the moment.
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris 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.
Akiyama wants to get up but he can't break Norris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Akiyama passes into half guard.
Norris moves into full guard.
Norris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Norris working for submissions but it's allowed Akiyama to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama wants to stand up but Norris has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akiyama tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Norris.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Akiyama has control of the leg.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to improve his position but Akiyama is controlling well.
Norris gets back to full guard.
Norris is looking for a triangle here but Akiyama uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Norris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Akiyama has control of the leg.
Norris is looking to get back to full guard here but Akiyama has managed to pass to side control instead.
Norris is looking to improve his position but Akiyama isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Norris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akiyama misses with a kick to the body.
Akiyama dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from Akiyama.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Akiyama looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Akiyama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akiyama stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshihiro Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Akiyama connects with a body shot.
Akiyama throws a push kick but Norris slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama misses with a wild body shot.
Akiyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norris wants to clinch up but Akiyama keeps it at a distance.
Akiyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akiyama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akiyama catches Norris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akiyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akiyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Akiyama.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Akiyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses
and Norris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Akiyama pushes Norris off looking to stand but Norris dives back in and keeps control.
Norris trying to mount his opponent but Akiyama defends it.
Norris is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama won't allow Norris to pass to mount.
Norris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Akiyama wants to try and get back to his feet.
Norris is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Akiyama is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Norris!
Mike Norris is the new middleweight champion!
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