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Syn' 67: Impossible Is Nothing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Uliramokikiroee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres's entrance music is Adagio For Strings. A fine choice. Vince Uliramokikiroee looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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149 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Uliramokikiroee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uliramokikiroee misses with a few strikes there.
Uliramokikiroee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uliramokikiroee throws a big shot that misses.
Uliramokikiroee fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uliramokikiroee misses with a hook.
Uliramokikiroee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uliramokikiroee looks gassed!
Uliramokikiroee wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Uliramokikiroee tries a head kick but it misses.
Uliramokikiroee doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Vince Uliramokikiroee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres jumps into guard, dragging Uliramokikiroee to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Torres drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Torres seems to have locked his on tight now - Uliramokikiroee screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Torres, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kid Torres!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burnside's choice of entrance music: Clipse - Money. Eddie Burnside is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnside lands with a nice body punch.
Burnside drops Lachance with a right and a left! Burnside comes rushing in but Lachance regains his composure and manages to keep Burnside in guard.
Lachance is rocked!
It looks like Tim Lachance has been cut.
Burnside controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oh Lachance is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burnside arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lachance's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Burnside!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CockO SauruS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fritz Lukens!
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, CockO SauruS!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SauruS fails to land with a series of punches.
SauruS avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
SauruS drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lukens wants to stand up but SauruS is controlling him.
Lukens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in SauruS's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SauruS keeping moving, preventing Lukens from controlling successfully.
Lukens advances to half guard.
Lukens passes to side control.
Lukens takes advantage of some sloppy striking from SauruS to pass into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukens prevents SauruS from getting the reversal.
Lukens looking for a guillotine from mount but SauruS is having none of it.
SauruS prevents Lukens from taking his back.
SauruS really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
SauruS is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lukens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
SauruS working to try and regain half guard.
Lukens controlling the position easily from mount.
SauruS flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lukens wants to finish this one by submission but SauruS is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lukens.
SauruS can't escape the position.
SauruS gets back to half guard.
Lukens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but SauruS does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SauruS moves into full guard.
Lukens wants to control from the top but SauruS keeps moving.
SauruS keeping full guard, as Lukens tries to pass.
Lukens trying to control the position from guard on top but SauruS is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
SauruS tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lukens trying to control but SauruS is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
SauruS drives through and clinches with Lukens against the cage.
Lukens lands a damaging elbow.
Lukens scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukens tries to land knees in the clinch but SauruS avoids the damage to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lukens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens prevents a takedown attempt there.
SauruS tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lukens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lukens is looking to control SauruS's arms but SauruS gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lukens has his back to the cage.
Lukens lands a knee to the head.
Lukens gets underhooks to prevent SauruS's takedown attempt.
Fritz Lukens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CockO SauruS.
Lukens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
SauruS looking for a takedown.
SauruS wants a takedown but no success here.
SauruS is looking to break free of the clinch but Lukens has double underhooks.
Lukens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but SauruS has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
SauruS drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lukens tries to land a knee to the head but SauruS blocks with his arms.
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.
SauruS drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lukens lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lukens landing knees to the body.
Lukens stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lukens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from SauruS.
Lukens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning SauruS up against the cage.
Lukens crunches a lovely knee into SauruS's ribcage.
SauruS managing to block the knees to the body from Lukens.
Lukens scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
SauruS drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
SauruS is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritz Lukens 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.
Lukens rushes SauruS and presses him up against the cage.
Lukens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but SauruS has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Lukens.
Lukens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
SauruS wants a takedown.
SauruS avoiding damage as Lukens throws knees to the body.
SauruS has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lukens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
SauruS drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lukens pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fritz Lukens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CockO SauruS.
Lukens wants to clinch up but SauruS keeps it at a distance.
Fritz Lukens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lukens darts in trying to clinch
and SauruS counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens looking for a sweep. Not yet Lukens, not yet.
SauruS postures up in Lukens's guard and throws a big left but Lukens blocks it.
SauruS is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lukens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lukens has escaped and now he's on top!
SauruS throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
SauruS tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now SauruS is on top in guard.
SauruS is breathing heavily.
Lukens wants to sweep here but SauruS controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as SauruS accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukens trying to keep a closed guard but SauruS is proving a slippery customer.
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.
SauruS loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lukens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lukens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
SauruS stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lukens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
SauruS tries to clinch up.
Fritz Lukens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukens tries to clinch up
and SauruS counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lukens tries to clinch up
and SauruS counters with a single leg into guard. Lukens didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SauruS postures up in Lukens's guard and throws a big left but Lukens blocks it.
SauruS trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lukens controlling the position.
Lukens 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.
SauruS thows a big elbow that misses.
SauruS scoring with punches to the head and body.
SauruS throws a strike but Lukens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lukens wants to control from the top but SauruS keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
SauruS manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lukens manages to get himself to full guard.
Lukens is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but SauruS frees his head nicely. Oh but Lukens has switched to an armbar! SauruS is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Fritz Lukens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bustamante is rocked!
Bustamante misses with a two punch combination.
Bustamante is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Bustamante throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Bustamante seems to have recovered his senses.
Bustamante misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Bustamante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bustamante moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Demian Bustamante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bustamante! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bustamante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bustamante 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bustamante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante stops Harris from standing up.
Bustamante postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bustamante trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bustamante throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harris uses it to pass to side control.
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.
Bustamante is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harris is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bustamante is trying to escape the mount.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bustamante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bustamante takes one to the chin there.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Bustamante's head but Bustamante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris takes a swing at Bustamante's ribcage but misses.
Bustamante moves away from the strike by Harris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bustamante.
Bustamante ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice cross by Harris.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Bustamante.
No joy there for Bustamante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris thuds his right hand into Bustamante's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bustamante.
A big right from Harris misses.
Bustamante misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Demian Bustamante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bustamante misses with a wild body shot.
Bustamante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Bustamante shoots in.
A slow jab from Bustamante misses its intended target.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris moves out of range as Bustamante strikes.
Dominic Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bustamante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bustamante swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bustamante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Bustamante dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Bustamante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bustamante walks straight into a right hand from Harris - that's dropped him! Harris jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bustamante from any more punishment! Bustamante complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dominic Harris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate has chosen Sail as his entrance music. 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickhard Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Izgrate.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izgrate.
Izgrate tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Izgrate saw that one coming.
Izgrate just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Izgrate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izgrate swinging wilding here.
Izgrate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith cracks Izgrate with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Izgrate's ribcage but misses.
Izgrate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rickhard Smith has been cut.
Smith scores with a jab.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izgrate misses with a double jab.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Izgrate counters with a straight right hand.
Smith looks to land a combination. Izgrate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Izgrate is looking to clinch.
Izgrate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rickhard Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izgrate misses with a wild combination.
Izgrate wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Izgrate stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a leg kick but Izgrate moved away.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Izgrate's head backwards.
Izgrate tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Izgrate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izgrate wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Izgrate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith wants to sweep here but Izgrate controlling him for the moment.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Izgrate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Izgrate rolls with it to try and escape but Smith cranks on the arm and Izgrate is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickhard Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pointek's choice of entrance music: Sevendust - Enemy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Pointek!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Nice combo by Gracie! Oh, that's hurt him - Pointek falls to the canvas and Gracie follows him into side control.
Pointek is rocked!
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pointek is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pointek pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pointek seems to have recovered his senses.
Pointek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pointek stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Pointek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gracie trying to control the position but Pointek is working away.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pointek throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pointek throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pointek's guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Pointek is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Pointek looks gassed!
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Pointek wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Pointek.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bum rush Pointek with a series of wild strikes but Pointek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pointek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pointek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pointek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pointek throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pointek is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Pointek circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pointek has time to react.
Pointek throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Pointek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Pointek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike Pointek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pointek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Mike Pointek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Pointek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Pointek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pointek kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie catches Pointek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pointek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pointek won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pointek throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Pointek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Pointek lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Pointek misses its intended target.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Pointek.
Pointek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when Pointek was well out of range.
Pointek throws a head kick that misses.
Pointek is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Pointek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pointek throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Aaron Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Pointek misses with a leg kick.
Pointek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pointek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Pointek takes one on the button.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Pointek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek lands a head kick!
Pointek throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Pointek.
Pointek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pointek.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Pointek counters with a head kick.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Pointek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pointek!
Gracie defending well as Pointek loads up on a big left hand.
Pointek misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pointek counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie stops Pointek from standing up.
Gracie pushes down on Pointek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pointek wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pointek has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pointek!
Pointek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Gracie 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. This is the final round!
Gracie misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Pointek.
Pointek connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gracie to the floor! Pointek dives in looking for the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Pointek wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pointek manages to pass to mount!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Pointek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pointek stands up out of the half guard.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Pointek throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Pointek throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Pointek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Pointek tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pointek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Pointek coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek throws a combination that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pointek.
Pointek slips a jab from Gracie.
Aaron Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pointek's corner calls for a 1-2. Pointek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Pointek misses.
Pointek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pointek fails to land with a series of punches.
Pointek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tests Pointek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Mike Pointek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie stands and throws Pointek's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pointek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pointek is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pointek's legs.
Pointek misses with a strike from the bottom.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pointek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Pointek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Pointek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Pointek.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Aaron Gracie!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Aaron Gracie!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Aaron Gracie!
Aaron Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pera Vihtahousu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtahousu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Konevitsan Kirkonkellot. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pera Vihtahousu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vihtahousu crumples to the floor! Palo milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tauno Palo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satomi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Boys. Ivan Ovechkin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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179 lbs
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177 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ovechkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ovechkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ovechkin throws the left hand but Satomi avoids the punch easily.
Ovechkin digs a good hook to Satomi's body.
Ovechkin scores with a takedown into Satomi's guard.
Satomi working for a triangle but Ovechkin defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ovechkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Satomi working a defensive guard here.
Ovechkin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Satomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ovechkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satomi looking for a triangle here. Ovechkin is fighting it but it looks tight! Satomi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ovechkin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Che Satomi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jesus Walks kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye West!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West tries to clinch there but Marciano circles away.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West walks into a jab.
Nice shot by West.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marciano's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marciano keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West won't allow Marciano to get back to his feet.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
West wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
West passes Marciano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
West is taking a breather. Marciano says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West is looking for a kimura but Marciano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for West to get the leverage.
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.
West is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
West looks gassed!
Marciano looks like he's trying to stand up.
West wants to take a breather but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marciano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
West wants to pass the guard but Marciano is keeping the position.
West 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
West passes into half guard.
West looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
West seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Marciano is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kanye West!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tor Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Grandmasion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nansen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Prodigy - Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor Nansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Grandmasion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandmasion misses with an uppercut. Nansen saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Nansen. That snapped Grandmasion's head back.
Nansen fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Grandmasion misses.
No luck for Nansen with that takedown attempt.
Grandmasion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nansen manages to avoid it.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grandmasion.
Nansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot.
Grandmasion stuffs the takedown attempt from Nansen. Nansen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandmasion throws a combination that misses
and Nansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grandmasion thinking.
Nansen drops his hands momentarily and Grandmasion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandmasion loads up on a big right hand but Nansen slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandmasion looks to land a right hand but Nansen moved out of range.
Grandmasion swings for the body but Nansen moves out of range.
Grandmasion throws a body kick that misses.
Nansen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grandmasion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nansen.
Some wild striking there from Grandmasion.
Nansen fails to land the takedown.
Grandmasion misses with a combination
and Nansen counters with a single leg into guard. Grandmasion didn't expect that.
Nansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Grandmasion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grandmasion is looking to stand up but Nansen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grandmasion holds on and takes a little breather.
Nansen 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.
Grandmasion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nansen.
Nansen trying to control but Grandmasion is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grandmasion misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Nansen blocks the low kick.
Grandmasion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nansen counters with a shoot takedown. Grandmasion fights it but they end up in guard.
Nansen looking to pass the guard.
Nansenis looking to pass into half guard but Grandmasion pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grandmasion is in guard.
Grandmasion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion is pushing down on Nansen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nansen is fighting to maintain full guard but Grandmasion has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grandmasion trying to control the action but Nansen is working from the bottom.
Nansen is controlling Grandmasion's trapped leg to prevent Grandmasion from advancing to side control.
Grandmasion decides to stand up.
Grandmasion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grandmasion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grandmasion misses with a wild body shot.
Nansen slips a straight right by Grandmasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandmasion misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grandmasion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grandmasion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francois Grandmasion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grandmasion misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Nansen misses.
Grandmasion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nansen tries to work over Grandmasion's front leg with a kick but Grandmasion checks it.
Grandmasion tries to bum rush Nansen with a series of wild strikes but Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Nansen misses.
Nansen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grandmasion.
Francois Grandmasion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grandmasion's waist but Grandmasion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nansen off to one side.
Nansen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Grandmasion.
Grandmasion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandmasion misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tor Nansen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nansen throws a body punch but Grandmasion moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nansen.
Grandmasion lands a with a good body shot.
Grandmasion misses the shot to the body.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nansen.
Grandmasion looks to land a combination but Nansen avoids it well.
Nansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grandmasion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nansen.
Nansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandmasion swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Nansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grandmasion is pulling down on Nansen's head. It's preventing any offense from Nansen, at least for the moment.
Grandmasion wants to sweep here but Nansen controlling him for the moment.
Grandmasion keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grandmasion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nansen stopping the sweep attempt from Grandmasion.
Nansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grandmasion wants to stand up but Nansen is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Grandmasion lands a nice hook to Nansen's body. Nansen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion looks to land a combination but Nansen avoids it well.
Nansen swinging wilding here.
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.
Nansen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grandmasion throws a series of punches but Nansen avoids them all with ease.
Grandmasion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grandmasion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grandmasion jabs Nansen right on the nose. Nansen blinks but takes it well.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot.
Grandmasion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandmasion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
Grandmasion is breathing heavily.
Nansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grandmasion.
Tor Nansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grandmasion blocks a head kick by Nansen.
Grandmasion misses with a hook. Nansen ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grandmasion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nansen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grandmasion just misses with a punch to the body.
Nansen misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nansen!
Some wild striking there from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nansen slips a straight right by Grandmasion.
Crunch! Grandmasion slams his shin into Nansen's torso.
Grandmasion takes a swing at Nansen's ribcage but misses.
Grandmasion throws a jab but it's blocked by Nansen.
Nansen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grandmasion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grandmasion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grandmasion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grandmasion.
Nansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nansen showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Nansen seems content to control.
Nansen wants to control but Grandmasion is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen dominated that second 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.
Grandmasion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grandmasion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandmasion loads up on a big right hand but Nansen slips the punch.
Grandmasion throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Nansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion stuns Nansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grandmasion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandmasion looks to throw a body kick
and Nansen counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nansen jumps guard but Grandmasion stands there with Nansen around his waist. Nansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nansen has Grandmasion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grandmasion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nansen trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grandmasion avoids the damage to the body.
Nansen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nansen jumps guard but Grandmasion stands there with Nansen around his waist. Nansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grandmasion breaks the clinch.
Grandmasion looks to throw a body kick
so Nansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grandmasion's head.
Grandmasion keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nansen won't allow Grandmasion to get back to his feet.
Nansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen prevents Grandmasion from getting back to his feet.
Nansen 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Grandmasion - just one landing.
Grandmasion throws a jab but it's blocked by Nansen.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandmasion throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Grandmasion.
Grandmasion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nansen throws a combination that misses
and Grandmasion counters with a left to the body.
Grandmasion throws a right and a left that Nansen avoids nicely.
Grandmasion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nansen moves away.
Nansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grandmasion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion moves out of range of the strikes.
Grandmasion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grandmasion gets caught flat footed, as Nansen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Grandmasion keeps moving.
Nansen postures up and lands a big shot to Grandmasion's brow.
Grandmasion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nansen is controlling him.
Grandmasion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grandmasion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nansen is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Grandmasion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Nansen scores with a four punch combination!
Grandmasion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nansen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grandmasion blocks the elbow strike.
Nansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nansen jumps guard but Grandmasion stands there with Nansen around his waist. Nansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nansen tries to land a knee to the head but Grandmasion blocks with his arms.
Nansen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nansen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grandmasion keeps the fight on the outside.
Grandmasion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nansen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grandmasion lands with a right to the head.
Nansen tries to pull guard but Grandmasion holds him up against the cage and eventually Nansen drops back down to his feet.
Grandmasion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nansen breaks from the clinch.
Grandmasion misses with a looping left.
Grandmasion misses with a series of wild punches.
Grandmasion misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen scores with a three punch combo!
Nansen moves into range and clinches up with Grandmasion.
Nansen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen breaks the clinch.
Grandmasion misses the jab.
Nice shot by Grandmasion.
Grandmasion throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
Grandmasion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grandmasion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grandmasion thows a body shot but no joy.
Grandmasion is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandmasion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grandmasion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grandmasion takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Nansen misses its intended target.
Francois Grandmasion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grandmasion won't be happy with that.
Grandmasion is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nansen connects with a decent elbow.
Nansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grandmasion, who protects the arm well.
Grandmasion can't do much from the bottom here.
Nansen landing a few strikes.
Nansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grandmasion is trying to get back to his feet.
Nansen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grandmasion is trying to improve his position.
Grandmasion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grandmasion is staying active underneath Nansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nansen stops Grandmasion from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nansen scores with a head kick.
Grandmasion avoids the head kick by Nansen.
Nansen closes the distance and clinches up with Grandmasion, looking for a takedown. Nansen pushes Grandmasion against the cage but Grandmasion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandmasion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nansen's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grandmasion lands a jab-cross combination.
Nansen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen staying out of range there.
Nansen checks a low kick from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion throws a combination that misses
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
Nansen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grandmasion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandmasion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nansen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grandmasion is looking to stand up but Nansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Grandmasion keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen had his way with Francois Grandmasion in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grandmasion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nansen counters with a left and a right that stings Grandmasion.
Grandmasion checks a low kick from Nansen.
Grandmasion tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Grandmasion does no damage.
Nansen avoids the body shot from Grandmasion.
Nansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandmasion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Grandmasion does no damage.
Grandmasion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nansen counters with a three punch combo that has Grandmasion backing up. Grandmasion nods at Nansen to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandmasion cracks Nansen with an open hand slap.
Nansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandmasion is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grandmasion throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Nansen scores with a three punch combo!
Grandmasion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandmasion ducks under a wild hook from Nansen.
Grandmasion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nansen manages to avoid it.
Nansen misses with a looping left.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nansen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grandmasion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nansen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grandmasion's guard.
Nansen wants to pass the guard but Grandmasion is keeping the position.
Nansen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grandmasion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grandmasion has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion postures up.
Grandmasion wants to get up but he can't break Nansen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grandmasion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nansen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grandmasion!
Nansen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grandmasion manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nansen tries to move to mount but Grandmasion blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion controls the position for a moment.
Grandmasion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nansen lands a few punches from side control.
Grandmasion is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nansen connects with a decent elbow.
Nansen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grandmasion is trying to get back to his feet.
Francois Grandmasion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grandmasion wants to get back to his feet but Nansen is dominant here and he's now got Grandmasion's back!
Grandmasion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tor Nansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nansen takes Grandmasion's back.
Nansen lands shots from the back.
Nansen lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nansen.
Nansen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Grandmasion!
Grandmasion wants to get back to his feet.
Nansen tries to keep control of the position but Grandmasion is staying busy.
Nansen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Grandmasion's body.
Grandmasion is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor Nansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nansen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Tor Nansen wins by unanimous decision!
Tor Nansen retains his lightweight title!
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