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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between bryce ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Guyton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guyton has chosen We gone run this town as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bryce ahr!
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, Antonio Guyton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guyton closes the distance and clinches.
ahr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ahr gets a trip takedown into half guard.
ahr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guyton wants to improve his position but ahr is controlling well.
ahr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Guyton is wriggling around trying to escape.
ahr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guyton tries to improve his position but instead ahr has taken his back!
Good control from ahr.
Guyton is in bad spot here.
ahr has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Guyton's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guyton breaks ahr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
ahr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Guyton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
ahr scores a takedown into full mount!
ahr wants to control the pace but Guyton is squirming around nicely.
Guyton is working to get back to half guard.
ahr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guyton is looking to improve his position but ahr isn't that keen on the idea.
Guyton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
ahr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guyton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Guyton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Guyton is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ahr is breathing heavily.
Guyton tries to hold on but ahr postures up.
Guyton is trying to escape the mount.
ahr is standing up, even though he is in mount.
ahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guyton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ahr counters with a takedown into side control.
ahr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Guyton moves into the clinch successfully.
Guyton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guyton prevents ahr from breaking the clinch.
Guyton misses with a knee strike.
ahr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guyton has ahr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ahr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bryce ahr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guyton gets caught flat footed, as ahr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guyton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
ahr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guyton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ahr trying to control but Guyton is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guyton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guyton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guyton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guyton is pressing down on ahr's thigh, looking to free his foot. ahr is holding on for now.
Guyton lands with a punch from half guard.
Guyton is looking for a kimura here.
ahr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Guyton is working for a kimura but ahr is defending it quite comfortably.
Guyton is pressing down on ahr's thigh, looking to free his foot. ahr is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ahr is looking to control Guyton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can ahr avoid being mounted?
Guyton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guyton wants to take ahr's back here but ahr is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Guyton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guyton has control of ahr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and ahr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
ahr wants to hold on but Guyton pushes him away.
Guyton lands with some strikes.
Guyton looking to secure an arm triangle but ahr defends it well.
Guyton goes for an armbar but ahr turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from ahr.
ahr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guyton 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.
Guyton is looking to sweep but instead, ahr has passed into half guard.
Guyton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ahr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ahr's back!
ahr trying to control the hands but Guyton won't let him.
Guyton is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Guyton gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Guyton gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Guyton apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Guyton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Guyton tries to clinch
and ahr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guyton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guyton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
ahr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guyton wants to sweep but no luck.
Guyton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ahr has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guyton is letting ahr control him for a moment.
Guyton manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guyton won't allow ahr to pass to mount.
ahr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guyton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guyton moves into full guard.
Guyton has his foot on ahr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ahr works his way back into a safe position though.
Guyton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guyton keeping moving, preventing ahr from controlling successfully.
Guyton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guyton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ahr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ahr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guyton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ahr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ahr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr forces his way into half guard.
Guyton wants to sweep but ahr has passed to side control!
Guyton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guyton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Guyton is trying to keep ahr in close.
Guyton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr wants to pass the guard but Guyton is keeping the position.
Guyton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think ahr should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Guyton has tightened it up now! ahr should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Guyton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Casillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Eckhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eckhoff has chosen Walk by Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Casillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Eckhoff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casillas throws a series of punches but Eckhoff moves out of range.
Casillas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Casillas throws an elbow that misses.
Eckhoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Casillas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casillas tries a head kick but it misses.
Casillas lands a high kick!
Eckhoff is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Casillas.
Eckhoff is still on wobbly legs! Can Casillas finish him?
Casillas throws a nice looking combination but Eckhoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eckhoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Eckhoff moves away from the strike by Casillas.
Some bone on bone action there as Eckhoff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Casillas shoots in for a double leg but Eckhoff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Casillas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Casillas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eckhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Casillas.
Casillas scores with a sloppy right hand. Eckhoff should have avoided that one.
Jacob Casillas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casillas throws a head kick but Eckhoff moves out of range.
Eckhoff rushes Casillas and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckhoff breaks from the clinch.
Eckhoff tries to clinch there but Casillas circles away.
Casillas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Casillas lands with a kick to the temple. Eckhoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Casillas clinches up with Eckhoff and pushes him back against the cage.
Casillas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch.
Casillas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eckhoff.
Casillas is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casillas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Casillas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eckhoff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eckhoff wants to clinch.
Casillas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casillas throws a wild body kick that Eckhoff sees coming a mile off.
Casillas tries a head kick but it misses.
Eckhoff lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Eckhoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Casillas falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Eckhoff counter with a right hand.
Eckhoff rushes Casillas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eckhoff trying to land knees to the body.
Casillas keeps control of Eckhoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eckhoff tries to score a body lock takedown but Casillas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eckhoff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Casillas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eckhoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eckhoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eckhoff is looking to clinch.
Casillas throws a hook but Eckhoff avoids it easily.
Eckhoff rushes Casillas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Eckhoff.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Casillas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eckhoff blocks a jab.
Eckhoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casillas, pushing him back against the cage.
Eckhoff wants to break free but Casillas has control.
Eckhoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Casillas won't allow it.
Casillas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eckhoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casillas throws a combination that misses
and Eckhoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eckhoff staying out of range there.
Eckhoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casillas throws a sloppy head kick
and Eckhoff counters by clinching up.
Eckhoff breaks from the clinch.
Casillas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Casillas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eckhoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casillas tries to get to full guard but Eckhoff has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eckhoff tries to stand but can't do so whilst Casillas controls his leg.
Casillas tries to roll over but Eckhoff keeps him under control.
Eckhoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Casillas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eckhoff passes the guard and advances to mount!
Eckhoff with shots to the head and body - Casillas looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Eckhoff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eckhoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Casillas.
Eckhoff stuffs the takedown.
Casillas misses with a wild combination.
Casillas throws a lazy head kick
and Eckhoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eckhoff won't allow Casillas to sweep him here.
Eckhoff looking to pass the guard.
Eckhoff wants to stand but Casillas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eckhoff postures up in Casillas's guard and throws a big left but Casillas blocks it.
Eckhoff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casillas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Casillas 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.
Eckhoff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Casillas is proving hard to escape from.
Casillas looking for a sweep. Not yet Casillas, not yet.
Eckhoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eckhoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casillas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eckhoff thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casillas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Casillas wants to sweep but no luck.
Eckhoff trying to stand up but can't free himself from Casillas's guard.
Casillas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Eckhoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casillas is keeping the position for now.
Casillas looking for a guillotine here but Eckhoff defends easily.
Eckhoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casillas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casillas unloading with bombs!
Eckhoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Casillas.
Eckhoff is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Eckhoff is trying to escape the mount but Casillas keeps good control and instead manages to take Eckhoff's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casillas working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eckhoff breaks Casillas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Eckhoff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eckhoff blocks a head kick by Casillas.
A head kick by Casillas misses
and Eckhoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Casillas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eckhoff dodges the punch combination from Casillas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eckhoff darts in trying to clinch
and Casillas counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Casillas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Casillas throws a sloppy head kick
and Eckhoff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casillas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eckhoff to the mat! Eckhoff manages to get full guard.
Casillas gets to his feet - Eckhoff follows without any prompting.
Eckhoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Eckhoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eckhoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Casillas.
Eckhoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Casillas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casillas throws a sloppy head kick
and Eckhoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Casillas!
Eckhoff raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casillas can't escape the position.
Casillas is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Eckhoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Casillas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eckhoff working for a submission but Casillas is keeping him at bay.
Eckhoff with a couple of short strikes.
Casillas is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eckhoff lands with some strikes.
Eckhoff working the ground and pound effectively.
Eckhoff prevents Casillas from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckhoff breaks from Casillas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eckhoff working Casillas over with strikes here.
Casillas tries to reverse the position but Eckhoff maintains control.
Eckhoff lands a heavy elbow.
Casillas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Casillas is in a horrible position here. Eckhoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Casillas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Casillas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Casillas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eckhoff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Casillas hang on?
Casillas is looking to improve his position but Eckhoff isn't that keen on the idea.
Eckhoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Casillas's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Eckhoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eckhoff 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Eckhoff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Harris!
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, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Harris moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva tries to buck Harris off but he can't manage it.
Harris with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harris tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harris.
Harris moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Harris 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.
Harris has hold of Silva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Silva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Harris cranks the arm and Silva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Silva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dameon Zanola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donivan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dameon Zanola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donivan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zanola.
Horrible takedown by Zanola or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Zanola lands a high kick!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zanola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zanola drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hall wants to stand up but Zanola is controlling him.
Hall seems keen to control Zanola's posture.
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zanola is controlling him.
Hall is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall jumps guard and drags Zanola to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zanola could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zanola is controlling him.
Zanola postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zanola won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zanola's guard.
Zanola being controlled here, momentarily.
Hall stands and throws Zanola's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zanola throws a head kick that misses.
Zanola fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dameon Zanola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanola is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Zanola or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Zanola goes down! Hall jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Zanola is rocked!
It looks like Dameon Zanola has been cut.
Hall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Zanola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanola seems to have got his legs back now.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donivan Hall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zanola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall pushes Zanola off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zanola takes an elbow to the temple.
Zanola drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hall gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donivan Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dameon Zanola's cut.
That's time! Zanola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zanola.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zanola misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hall clinches up with Zanola and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall pulls guard.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Zanola is having none of it.
Zanola throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hall passes Zanola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donivan Hall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall tries to clinch up but Zanola circles away and keeps his distance.
Zanola tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall lands an elbow just above Zanola 's eye.
Hall avoiding damage.
Zanola takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall has clasped his hands together around Zanola's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hall digs a good hook to Zanola's body.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zanola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zanola to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Zanola.
Zanola moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zanola misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dameon Zanola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Zanola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Zanola tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hall decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donivan Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dameon Zanola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Zanola closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Zanola pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zanola shoots and misses
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Zanola didn't expect that.
Zanola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zanola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zanola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Donivan Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall stands up and waves to Zanola to follow him.
Hall looks for a takedown but Zanola sprawls well.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zanola, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zanola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanola wants to stall.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zanola tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dameon Zanola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zanola to the mat! Zanola manages to get full guard.
Zanola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall stands up and waves to Zanola to follow him.
Zanola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zanola's waist but Zanola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zanola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zanola landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hall gets back to half guard.
Hall has one foot on Zanola's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zanola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zanola shoots in and bounces Hall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Zanola is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zanola stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Zanola looking to pass the guard.
Dameon Zanola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall pushes Zanola off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donivan Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donivan Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Kilmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coutinho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by They Don't Care About Us. Andre Coutinho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Kilmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kilmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilmer, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilmer working a defensive guard here.
Coutinho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coutinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kilmer looking for a triangle here. Coutinho is fighting it but it looks tight! Kilmer pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Coutinho is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henry Kilmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao has chosen Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Murphy!
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, Johnnie Lao!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
Murphy throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Lao avoids them all with ease.
Lao shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Lao.
A right-left combo lands from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lao.
Murphy takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.
Lao shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lao with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is trying to reverse the position but instead Lao has taken his back - oops!
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Lao has got one arm under Murphy's chin. This could be trouble... Murphy trying to control the other hand but Lao gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Murphy has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnnie Lao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple 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, Cory Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Black!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a straight left.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel connects with a nice cross there... Black is looking wobbly and Steel recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Black to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Steel jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cory Steel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dersu Uzala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dersu Uzala!
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, Seth Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Uzala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dersu Uzala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Johnson.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uzala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uzala gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Uzala is controlling well.
Uzala is stalling here. Johnson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Uzala seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzala keeps working.
Uzala regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzala works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uzala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Uzala's closed guard. He's half up but Uzala has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Uzala pivots and extends the arm, Johnson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Uzala! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dersu Uzala!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zac Lawman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac Lawman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawman gets a takedown into half guard.
Crowe is trying to stand.
Crowe has hold of Lawman's hands but Lawman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe keeping hold of Lawman's head, controlling as best he can.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Lawman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crowe's head.
Crowe is looking to escape.
Lawman thows a huge punch but Crowe dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crowe catches Lawman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Zac Lawman has been cut.
Crowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawman's head.
Lawman is rocked!
Lawman ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Lawman is still on wobbly legs! Can Crowe finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
Crowe throws out a loose jab but Lawman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe tries to bum rush Lawman with a series of wild strikes but Lawman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe throws out a loose jab but Lawman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Lawman slips the punch.
Crowe throws a right hand that Lawman ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawman also avoids with ease.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Lawman slips the punch.
Crowe is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Lawman hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raymond Crowe!
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