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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faulton Hardstaff (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faulton Hardstaff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roland is looking to clinch but Hardstaff is avoiding it.
Hardstaff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardstaff, pushing him back against the cage.
Roland connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Roland.
Roland stalling in the clinch but Hardstaff improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roland.
Roland lands a knee to the body.
Hardstaff looks gassed!
Roland breaks from the clinch.
Roland doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardstaff circles away.
Roland stuffs the takedown.
Hardstaff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roland pushes Hardstaff up against the cage in a clinch.
Roland has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardstaff uses from the top position.
Roland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roland throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Roland wants to sweep but no luck.
Roland working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardstaff won't allow Roland to sweep him here.
Roland wants to get back to his feet but Hardstaff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardstaff manages to get himself to full guard.
Roland passes Hardstaff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roland is thwarting Hardstaff's attempts to control the position.
Hardstaff desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Roland trying to control the action but Hardstaff is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardstaff is looking to improve his position.
Hardstaff keeping control of the position.
Roland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardstaff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roland cracks Hardstaff with a solid left hand.
Roland stopping the sweep attempt from Hardstaff.
Roland 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland throwing strikes but missing.
Roland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardstaff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardstaff pulls Roland in close to prevent any damage.
Roland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardstaff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roland is working Hardstaff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardstaff trying to keep a closed guard but Roland is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roland tries to clinch up but Hardstaff circles away and keeps his distance.
Roland tries to clinch but Hardstaff is having none of it.
Hardstaff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roland throws a head kick but Hardstaff moves out of range.
A head kick by Hardstaff misses
and Roland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Roland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rob Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faulton Hardstaff.
Roland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roland is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardstaff gets an underhook and turns Roland into the cage.
Hardstaff turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hardstaff wants to control but Roland is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roland 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.
Hardstaff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roland wants to control but Hardstaff postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Hardstaff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roland pushes Hardstaff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardstaff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Roland wants to control but Hardstaff postures up.
Hardstaff stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardstaff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roland tries to clinch but Hardstaff moves out of range.
Roland instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Roland.
Roland prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roland scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland has had enough of the clinch but Hardstaff keeps him there for the moment.
Hardstaff pulls guard successfully.
Hardstaff wants to hit a switch here but Roland passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hardstaff there!
Roland won't let Hardstaff get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hardstaff tries to hold on but Roland postures up.
Hardstaff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hardstaff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hardstaff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roland lands a big shot there that rocks Hardstaff but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hardstaff wants to control but Roland is having none of it.
Hardstaff throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hardstaff wants to control but Roland is having none of it.
Roland landing punches.
Hardstaff wants to hold on but Roland pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardstaff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roland tries to control but Hardstaff wriggling away.
Hardstaff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardstaff tries to hold on but Roland postures up.
Hardstaff takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hardstaff is in a horrible position here. Roland smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
Hardstaff is trying desperately to improve position.
Hardstaff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hardstaff is working to get back to half guard.
Roland lands a big shot there that rocks Hardstaff but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hardstaff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roland with a couple of short strikes.
Roland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardstaff's face.
Roland avoids the attempt from Hardstaff to control.
Roland wants to control the pace but Hardstaff is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roland dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hardstaff misses with a takedown attempt
and Roland counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hardstaff keeps the fight on the outside.
Roland tries to clinch but Hardstaff moves out of range.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardstaff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roland moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Roland.
Roland jumps guard and drags Hardstaff to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roland is trying to keep Hardstaff in close.
Roland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roland trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardstaff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardstaff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roland keeping full guard, as Hardstaff tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardstaff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardstaff decides to stand back up. Hardstaff steps back and let's Roland get back to his feet.
Hardstaff stuffs the takedown attempt from Roland. Roland gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardstaff shoots in for a takedown but Roland shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardstaff keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardstaff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roland wants to clinch up but Hardstaff keeps it at a distance.
Hardstaff blocks a head kick by Roland.
Hardstaff throws a combination that misses
and Roland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardstaff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rob Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faulton Hardstaff.
Roland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Roland.
Roland connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardstaff's face.
It looks like Faulton Hardstaff has been cut.
Roland wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardstaff won't allow it.
Hardstaff wants a takedown.
Roland lands a body shot.
Roland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardstaff has a takedown stuffed.
Roland wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland gets caught flat footed, as Hardstaff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardstaff won't allow Roland to get back to his feet.
Roland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardstaff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardstaff controls the position.
Roland manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hardstaff is trying to control but can't.
Hardstaff gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardstaff is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roland, into his guard.
Hardstaff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faulton Hardstaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardstaff postures up.
Roland is striking off his back. Hardstaff thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Roland trying to control but Hardstaff postures up.
Roland wants to improve his position but Hardstaff is controlling well.
Roland trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Faulton Hardstaff.
I think Roland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Roland!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Finnan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roddy Finnan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seth Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Johnson!
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, Roddy Finnan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnan slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finnan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab-cross combination lands for Finnan and sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Finnan follows him down to the mat - Johnson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Johnson is rocked!
Finnan wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finnan stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson is pulling down on Finnan's head. It's preventing any offense from Finnan, at least for the moment.
Finnan 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.
Finnan preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Finnan any problems.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson has his hands on Finnan's head, controlling the position.
Finnan stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Finnan controlling him for the moment.
Finnan wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Finnan has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Finnan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finnan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finnan stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Finnan lands a knee to the head.
Finnan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Finnan controls the action.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finnan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson 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.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Finnan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Finnan is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control but Finnan is working from the bottom.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Finnan is keeping the position.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Finnan is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson stands up.
Finnan throws a big shot that misses.
Finnan cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Finnan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finnan digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson slips a straight right by Finnan.
Finnan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Finnan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Finnan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Finnan leaning against his opponent.
Finnan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Finnan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as Finnan throws knees to the body.
Johnson wants the takedown. Finnan is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Finnan's guard against the cage.
Johnson gets to his feet. Finnan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Finnan which made him look bad.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finnan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Finnan stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Finnan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finnan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Finnan.
Finnan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finnan breaks from the clinch.
Seth Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Finnan lands with a cross.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Finnan to stand up.
Finnan clinches with his opponent.
Finnan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Finnan's body. Finnan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finnan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Finnan scores with a jab to the head.
Finnan tries a head kick but it misses.
Finnan works the jab nicely.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finnan.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Finnan circles away and keeps his distance.
Finnan swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Finnan wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Finnan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Seth Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diago Palichini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mauricio Rua was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Palichini!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Palichini on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Palichini.
Palichini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Palichini decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rua to his feet.
Palichini misses with a double jab.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palichini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palichini throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rua.
Rua remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ground and pound from Rua seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Palichini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with the ground and pound.
Palichini is trying to get back to his feet.
Palichini is breathing heavily.
Palichini struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palichini tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua tries to score a body lock takedown but Palichini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palichini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua avoiding damage as Palichini throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rua has Palichini pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rua pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Palichini tumbling to the mat - Rua dives into Palichini's guard.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palichini is keeping the position for now.
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Palichini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Palichini has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Palichini pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Palichini manages to pass to side control.
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.
Palichini stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Palichini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Palichini.
Rua keeps control of Palichini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palichini backwards.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palichini backwards.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Palichini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palichini wants to clinch
and Rua moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauricio Rua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua stands up.
Palichini rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Palichini wants to break free but Rua has control.
Palichini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palichini jumps guard but Rua stands there with Palichini around his waist. Palichini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rua no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rua trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palichini is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palichini is one step ahead there.
Rua is trying to control the position but Palichini postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Rua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Palichini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palichini jabs Rua right on the nose. Rua blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palichini misses with a double jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Palichini! Rua is backing up but he can't get away as Palichini lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Rua and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diago Palichini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Eckhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bryce ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eckhoff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk by Pantera. bryce ahr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Eckhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bryce ahr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ahr moves in looking to clinch but Eckhoff pushes him off.
ahr throws an overhand right that lands on Eckhoff's shoulder, as Eckhoff tries to avoid the shot.
ahr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eckhoff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eckhoff is looking to reverse the position.
Eckhoff gets back to half guard.
ahr stalling.
Eckhoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eckhoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eckhoff throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
ahr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Eckhoff punching from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
ahr gets the takedown into side control.
Eckhoff 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.
ahr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
ahr looks gassed!
ahr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eckhoff keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Eckhoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckhoff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eckhoff sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eckhoff gets full guard.
Eckhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ahr controls the pace.
ahr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eckhoff wants to stand but ahr is controlling the position.
ahr trying to control the position from guard on top but Eckhoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr preventing the sweep.
Eckhoff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
ahr wants to pass the guard but Eckhoff is keeping the position.
ahr prevents Eckhoff from getting back to his feet.
Eckhoff has momentary wrist control but ahr slips an elbow through the middle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ahr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
ahr throws a sloppy head kick and Eckhoff moves out of range easily.
Eckhoff is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ahr throws a right and a left that Eckhoff avoids nicely.
Eckhoff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
ahr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eckhoff tries to avoid it but ahr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eckhoff to the ground. Eckhoff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eckhoff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
ahr sneaks out the side door and pushes Eckhoff away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
ahr fails with the takedown.
ahr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chris Eckhoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bryce ahr.
Eckhoff misses with a head kick.
Eckhoff closes the distance and clinches.
Eckhoff ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Eckhoff no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but bryce ahr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eckhoff lands a nice shot that snaps ahr's head back.
ahr tries a head kick but it misses.
Eckhoff lands a slapping body shot.
Eckhoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eckhoff throws a head kick but ahr moves out of range.
Eckhoff tries to close the distance and clinch but ahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bryce ahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eckhoff closes the distance and clinches.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eckhoff jabs at ahr's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eckhoff.
ahr with a poor takedown
and Eckhoff counters by moving into the clinch.
Eckhoff can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckhoff managing to block the knees to the body from ahr.
ahr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eckhoff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ahr looking for a takedown.
Chris Eckhoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bryce ahr.
ahr is breathing heavily.
Eckhoff looking to stall.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch.
ahr fails with the takedown
and Eckhoff counters with a stiff right hand.
Eckhoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ahr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ahr shoots in but Eckhoff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ahr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eckhoff clinches up with ahr and pushes him back against the cage.
ahr tries to score a body lock takedown but Eckhoff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
ahr tries for a takedown but Eckhoff manages to get underhooks.
Eckhoff manages to break the clinch.
ahr defending well as Eckhoff loads up on a big left hand.
ahr has his takedown stuffed
and Eckhoff counters with a stiff right hand.
ahr darts in trying to clinch
and Eckhoff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr misses with a takedown
and Eckhoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eckhoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eckhoff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Eckhoff.
ahr lands a head kick!
Eckhoff is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Eckhoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ahr breaks from the clinch.
Eckhoff seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckhoff is looking to clinch.
ahr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chris Eckhoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ahr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eckhoff waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract ahr.
ahr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eckhoff circles away.
ahr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ahr swats away the attempt to clinch by Eckhoff.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Eckhoff lands an impressive looking overhand right. ahr doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Eckhoff dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ahr dodges the punch combination from Eckhoff.
Eckhoff scores with a hook to the body. ahr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
ahr with a poor takedown
and ahr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eckhoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ahr but ahr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eckhoff throws a nice looking combination but ahr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ahr slips a straight right by Eckhoff.
ahr clinches up against the cage.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ahr closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr is trying to break the clinch but Eckhoff has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ahr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eckhoff counters by moving into the clinch.
Eckhoff breaks from the clinch.
Eckhoff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ahr counters with a shoot takedown. Eckhoff fights it but they end up in guard.
ahr sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ahr preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr prevents Eckhoff from getting back to his feet.
Eckhoff wants to control the position but ahr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Eckhoff is refusing to be controlled, as ahr sits in half guard.
ahr working the head and body with strikes.
Eckhoff wants to improve his position but ahr is controlling well.
Eckhoff flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
ahr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Eckhoff takes the fight into the clinch.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckhoff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eckhoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
ahr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eckhoff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eckhoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
ahr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ahr wants to stand but Eckhoff is controlling the position.
Eckhoff won't allow ahr to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as ahr holds on and takes a little breather.
Eckhoff preventing the sweep.
Eckhoff is looking to work some ground and pound but ahr has wrist control.
ahr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
ahr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eckhoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ahr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
bryce ahr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ahr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bryce ahr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Isokyyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Anderson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dan Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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, Jukka Isokyyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Isokyyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Isokyyko pushes him off.
Isokyyko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anderson!
Isokyyko raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson wants to control but Isokyyko is having none of it.
Isokyyko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anderson is surviving well by controlling Isokyyko's body position as best he can.
Isokyyko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Isokyyko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Isokyyko working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson is rocked!
Isokyyko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Isokyyko finish him?
Isokyyko manages to capitalize on a mistake by Anderson to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is in bad spot here.
Isokyyko lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Anderson hold on?!
Isokyyko lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Anderson.
Isokyyko has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Anderson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Isokyyko gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jukka Isokyyko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Pulp Fiction theme song. James York is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Toney!
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, James York!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney lands an overhand right.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
Duke Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but York is out of range.
York tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from York misses.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
York fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toney lands a with a good body shot.
Toney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Toney.
Toney throws a solid leg kick but York takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toney.
Horrible takedown by Toney or perhaps it was just good defense by York which made him look bad.
Toney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
York tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toney misses with a combination
and York counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toney lands with a nice body punch.
York throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toney throws a nice looking combination but York bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
York pushes Toney away with a front kick.
Toney lands with an overhand left.
Toney scores with a shot to the body.
Toney lands a jab to the nose.
York is rocked!
York tries to close the distance and clinch but Toney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
York is still on wobbly legs! Can Toney finish him?
York takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
York looks gassed!
Toney lands an uppercut out of nowhere! York falls backwards - clearly groggy! Toney dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Toney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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18
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martial but Martial pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab lands there for Martial.
De Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Souza looks to land a combination but Martial avoids it well.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Martial sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ninho De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martial fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from De Souza misses.
Martial throws a shot to the body.
De Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Souza.
Martial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Martial punishes De Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Ninho De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martial's guard.
Martial can't keep his opponent in guard - De Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martial trying to control here.
De Souza wants to stand up but Martial has a hold of him and won't allow it.
De Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if De Souza 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.
Martial won't allow De Souza to pass to mount.
De Souza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martial is just riding it out for now. De Souza eventually gives up the hold.
De Souza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is keen to just control but Martial is a slippery customer.
Martial really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martial trying to control here.
Martial is staying active underneath De Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Souza tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Martial tries to get to full guard but De Souza has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza misses with a wild combination.
De Souza throws a series of punches but Martial avoids them all with ease.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martial uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
De Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martial swivels and escapes.
De Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martial moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martial lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martial as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from De Souza misses.
De Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martial. Martial circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonifacio Martial dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martial scoring well with a low kick there.
Martial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ninho De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martial's waist but Martial gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Souza off to one side.
Martial is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the body from De Souza misses
and Martial counters with a solid body kick.
Martial connects with a high kick.
Martial lands a glancing blow to the side of De Souza's head.
De Souza is rocked!
Martial cracks De Souza with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! De Souza falls to his knees and Martial doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bonifacio Martial!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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23
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good leg kick by Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pierre!
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Pierre has mounted him!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pierre working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Pierre there.
Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva looking for a sweep but Pierre has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre controlling his opponent.
Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pierre prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Pierre trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Pierre manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silva hold on?!
Pierre has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Silva can't escape the position.
Pierre 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.
Pierre is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pierre trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I would not like to be Silva right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Pierre lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silva hold on?!
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pierre prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pierre's back instead.
Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pierre has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pierre trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yrjo Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pierre prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierre decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Pierre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Yrjo Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pierre escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva is not content to let Pierre control the position.
Pierre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pierre working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pierre 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.
Pierre won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
Silva tries to buck Pierre off but Pierre is having none of it.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pierre's best efforts.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pierre with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pierre!
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pierre is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pierre is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Pierre defends the submission attempt.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pierre is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is thwarting Pierre's attempts to control the position.
Silva prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pierre!
Pierre avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pierre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pierre punching from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
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 works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pierre can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pierre wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rabago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lungs Like Gallows. The key to victory for Adam Rabago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Adam Rabago!
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, Richard Muller!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muller is fending him off so far but Rabago persists. Nope, Muller circles away and we're back to standing.
Rabago wants to clinch up but Muller keeps it at a distance.
Muller throws a right hand that Rabago ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabago also avoids with ease.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rabago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rabago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rabago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Rabago pushes Muller against the cage but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rabago is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muller defends it well.
Rabago prevents Muller from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago trying to control the action but Muller is working from the bottom.
Muller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rabago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rabago tries to pass to full mount but Muller defends it.
Muller wants to get back to full guard.
Rabago wants to pass to mount but Muller is defending the position.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Rabago wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.
Muller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rabago wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rabago, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rabago.
Muller stops a takedown attempt from Rabago.
Rabago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller stalls.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rabago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rabago ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rabago no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Muller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rabago is keeping the position for now.
Muller sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muller throwing strikes but missing.
Muller landing some decent shots from guard.
Muller stands up and waves to Rabago to follow him.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rabago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller clinches up with Rabago and pushes him back against the cage.
Muller lands an elbow just above Rabago 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller stops a takedown attempt from Rabago.
Rabago tries to pull guard but Muller holds him up against the cage and eventually Rabago drops back down to his feet.
Muller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rabago tries to pull guard but Muller won't allow it.
Muller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rabago avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Muller to work.
Rabago drags the fight down to the ground.
Rabago is trying to keep Muller in close.
Muller wants to control from the top but Rabago keeps moving.
Muller postures up in Rabago's guard and throws a big left but Rabago blocks it.
Muller is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rabago has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Muller is looking to defend but Rabago has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Muller! Rabago pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Muller taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Rabago!
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