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EUFC 46: This is IT PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aschen Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible. Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dont trust me 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aschen Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz pushes Breaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Breaker pulls guard successfully.
Breaker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Breaker working the ground and pound effectively.
Breaker 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.
Ortiz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Breaker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortiz is rocked!
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!
Breaker drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ortiz! More shots from Breaker and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aschen Breaker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Parcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parcell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins. Matthew Parcell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonas Villa's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Parcell!
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, Jonas Villa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa avoids the head kick by Parcell.
Villa clobbers Parcell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parcell shoots in and drives through. Villa sprawls well.
Villa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parcell. That did some damage!
Villa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Villa.
Villa cracks Parcell with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Parcell falls to his knees and Villa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Villa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This Calling by All That Remains. McCarthy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: God's Gonna Cut You Down. Cormac McCarthy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy swinging wilding here.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richardson wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCarthy keeps control of Richardson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but McCarthy won't allow it.
Richardson is trying to break free.
McCarthy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Richardson dodges it nicely.
McCarthy trying to control from half guard but Richardson is working away.
McCarthy is looking to advance position but Richardson won't allow it.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCarthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCarthy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCarthy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richardson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richardson swinging wilding here.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt - Richardson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richardson jabs at McCarthy's body.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Richardson throws a solid leg kick but McCarthy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richardson.
McCarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCarthy misses with a leg kick.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richardson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richardson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richardson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy counters with a big head kick but Richardson shrugs it off.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richardson throws out the jab.
Nate Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richardson misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Richardson misses with the combination.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Richardson misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy has a takedown stuffed.
McCarthy catches Richardson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richardson misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling the position.
Richardson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCarthy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McCarthy forces his way into half guard.
Richardson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson is bucking up trying to escape but McCarthy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCarthy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCarthy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCarthy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by McCarthy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richardson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCarthy moves into the clinch successfully.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy lands a nice looking body kick.
Richardson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
McCarthy is trying to trip Richardson. He has hold of a leg but Richardson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McCarthy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richardson is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nate Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richardson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCarthy to score with a decent uppercut.
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCarthy chips away with some ground and pound.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richardson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richardson's guard.
Richardson is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
McCarthy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCarthy cracks Richardson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by McCarthy.
McCarthy lands with some strikes.
BOOM! McCarthy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCarthy with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richardson tries to hold on but McCarthy pushes him away.
McCarthy landing shots from mount.
Richardson taking shots to the head.
McCarthy is landing with some decent strikes but Richardson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is landing with some decent strikes but Richardson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCarthy lands a big elbow.
McCarthy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richardson is in a horrible position here. McCarthy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Richardson taking shots to the head.
McCarthy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Richardson is bucking up trying to escape but McCarthy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by McCarthy.
A nice elbow there by McCarthy.
Richardson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy scoring with strikes but Richardson is staying in there.
Richardson tries to hold on but McCarthy pushes him away.
McCarthy landing strikes, looking to finish!
McCarthy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richardson?
McCarthy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Richardson hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy dominating with strikes here.
McCarthy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy 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!
Richardson falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCarthy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richardson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCarthy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCarthy drives through and clinches with Richardson against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardsons head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCarthy.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling the position.
McCarthy gets control of Richardson's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCarthy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McCarthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is working for a kimura but Richardson is defending it quite comfortably.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richardson's head.
Richardson is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy uses his free foot to push down on Richardson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Richardson.
McCarthy working for a guillotine from mount but Richardson is in no mood to give up.
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.
McCarthy lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCarthy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richardson is bucking up trying to escape but McCarthy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Richardson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McCarthy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McCarthy with shots to the head and body - Richardson looks very uncomfortable down there.
McCarthy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richardson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McCarthy.
Richardson tries to lock up and control but McCarthy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying desperately to improve position.
McCarthy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McCarthy lands a big shot there that rocks Richardson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCarthy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Richardson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McCarthy is landing with some decent strikes but Richardson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCarthy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McCarthy lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Richardson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is working to get back to half guard.
McCarthy lands a big elbow.
Nate Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McCarthy.
Richardson is trying desperately to improve position.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCarthy controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCarthy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural comes into the arena with back in black - ACDC blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Natural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mack!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Natural takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Mack throws a head kick but Natural moves out of range.
Natural thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Natural clinches with his opponent.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Natural.
Mack tries to score a body lock takedown but Natural shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mack tries for a takedown but Natural manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Natural to work.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natural unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mack is working for takedown but Natural is calmly controlling the position for now.
Randy Natural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Mack.
Natural landing knees to the body.
Mack looks gassed!
Natural is leaning against Mack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natural lands a nice knee to the body.
Natural crunches a lovely knee into Mack's ribcage.
Natural stalling against the cage.
Natural trying to land knees to the body.
Natural lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Natural.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Natural crunches a lovely knee into Mack's ribcage.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Natural.
Knees to the body from Natural.
Natural pushes Mack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Natural.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Natural unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Natural.
Good body shot from Natural.
Natural landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natural using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Natural tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Natural misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
A left hand lands to the body for Natural.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Mack is trying to maintain a safe position but Natural gets an underhook and turns Mack into the cage.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Natural works on Mack's body with a couple of short punches.
Natural lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mack.
Natural stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Natural.
Natural dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack is looking to break free of the clinch but Natural has double underhooks.
Natural lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Natural.
Natural cracks Mack with a nice body shot.
Natural trying to land knees to the body.
Natural landing knees to the body.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Natural trying to land knees to the body.
Natural unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Natural.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural lands a nice knee to the body.
Natural digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Natural lands a body shot in the clinch.
Natural just leaning against Mack, taking a breather.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Mack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Natural misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Mack is trying to break free.
Natural has hold of one of Mack's legs. Mack is fighting the takedown attempt but Natural gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Natural controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Natural dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natural.
Mack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natural is fending him off so far but Mack persists. Nope, Natural circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack has a takedown stuffed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Natural here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good exchange - Natural coming out on top.
Mack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Natural misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Natural throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natural scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natural.
Big Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Natural thuds his right hand into Mack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Natural stuffs the takedown.
Randy Natural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natural.
Natural keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mack avoids the body shot from Natural.
Natural is looking to wear down Mack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Natural darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Natural.
Natural tightens his grip and picks Mack up, before dumping him to the ground. Mack manages to land in guard.
Natural stays in close to Mack's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Natural puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Natural wants to pass the guard but Mack is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Natural in particular looking to stall.
Natural has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mack.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Natural looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Natural lands with a straight right. Mack didn't see that one coming.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural dips to his left and cracks Mack with an uppercut!
Natural swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Natural looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Natural drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Natural tries to advance to mount but Mack denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Natural presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Natural controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Natural dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Natural misses with a body shot.
Natural lands a nice hook to Mack's body. Mack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Natural blocks a head kick by Mack.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural lands a nice shot to the body.
Natural cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Big Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natural has managed to clinch.
Natural misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Natural lands a body punch in the clinch.
Natural using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Natural is working Mack over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural trying to land knees to the body.
Randy Natural has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Natural lands a body punch in the clinch.
Natural is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mack can do to turn this around?
Natural is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Natural.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Natural takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Natural.
The is referee keeping an eye on Natural - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Big Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Natural.
Mack avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Natural is working Mack over against the cage.
Natural is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Natural digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Natural is working Mack over against the cage.
Mack looking to slow down the pace here.
Mack is fighting off a takedown attempt but Natural is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mack to the mat. Mack regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Natural passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Natural politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Natural prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mack throws a few strikes from the bottom but Natural takes advantage and mounts!
Natural 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 referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mack throws a head kick but Natural moves out of range.
Randy Natural is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natural rushes Mack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Natural showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Natural has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaques Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Number Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaques Armstrong!
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, Number Five!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five darts in and clinches Armstrong up against the cage.
Five misses with some punches.
Five misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Five.
Armstrong has hold of one of Five's legs. Five is fighting the takedown attempt but Armstrong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Armstrong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Five is looking for a triangle but Armstrong pushes his legs off easily.
Armstrong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Five is keeping the position for now.
Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Armstrong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Five is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Five avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Armstrong 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.
Five utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Five tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Five manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Five.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Five sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Five sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaques Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Five tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Armstrong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Armstrong avoids the attempt from Five to control.
Armstrong working Five over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five tries to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Armstrong working Five over with strikes here.
Armstrong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Five in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Five is looking to escape.
Armstrong prevents Five from getting the reversal.
Armstrong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Armstrong is landing with some decent strikes but Five is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Armstrong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Five is having none of it.
Armstrong wants to finish this one by submission but Five is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong trying to control but Five is having none of it.
Five working to try and regain half guard.
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Armstrong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Armstrong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Five is looking to improve his position but Armstrong isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Five wants to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Armstrong working Five over with strikes here.
Armstrong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Five hang on?
Armstrong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong has hold of Five's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Five manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Five swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Five takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Armstrong looking to secure an arm triangle but Five defends it well.
Five tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaques Armstrong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Five tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Five's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Five down.
A nice combination there by Armstrong.
It looks like Number Five has been cut.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Five as he jumps to the side.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Five tries to hold on but Armstrong postures up.
Armstrong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Five looks a forlorn figure.
Five takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong looking to control but Five is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Five is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Armstrong looking to finish Five with some ground and pound. This is bad for Five!
Armstrong tries to control but Five wriggling away.
Armstrong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Five looks a forlorn figure.
Armstrong lands a big elbow.
Five tries to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Armstrong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Five manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Armstrong decides to stand back up. Armstrong steps back and let's Five get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Five dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Five closes the distance looking to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Five shoots in for a double leg but Armstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Five pushes him off.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Five circles away.
Armstrong looks to land a combination. Five sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Five gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Armstrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Five is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Five circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaques Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Armstrong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Five takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong wants a takedown.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Five.
Armstrong tries to score a body lock takedown but Five shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Five holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Five tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Five back against the cage.
Five looking to throw knees to the head but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Armstrong has clasped his hands together around Five's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Armstrong trying to control the position but Five is working away.
Five sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Armstrong there.
Five on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Five tries to roll over but Armstrong keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Five!
A nice elbow there by Armstrong.
Five is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong with good strikes from the mount here!
Armstrong scoring with strikes but Five is staying in there.
BOOM! Armstrong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Armstrong prevents Five from getting the reversal.
Armstrong punishing his opponent with strikes.
Armstrong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Five's face.
Five has left one of his arms exposed and Armstrong doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Five screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaques Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davi Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonjiro Fuuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slaughterhouse-Move On. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Yonjiro Fuuma enters the cage!
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282 lbs
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273 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davi Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonjiro Fuuma!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Fuuma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fuuma's waist but Fuuma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A head kick lands from Fuuma that sends Gracie to the canvas. Gracie tries to scramble back to his feet but Fuuma brings him back down into side control.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Davi Gracie has been cut.
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!
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fuuma pulls his head out easily.
Gracie trying to hold on to Fuuma's head to control him but Fuuma postures up.
Fuuma stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from Fuuma.
Fuuma moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Fuuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Fuuma misses with a body kick.
Fuuma lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuuma swinging wilding here.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
A big head kick from Fuuma and Gracie is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Fuuma gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fuuma steps into range and cracks Gracie with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gracie flops backwards and Fuuma dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls Fuuma momentarily but Fuuma frees himself.
Fuuma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fuuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fuuma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Fuuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davi Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fuuma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yonjiro Fuuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fuuma. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Fuuma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuuma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuuma.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Fuuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Fuuma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuuma.
Fuuma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Yonjiro Fuuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuuma digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Fuuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Fuuma which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Fuuma with a hook.
Davi Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuuma. That's going to slow Gracie down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuuma is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Fuuma circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuuma misses with a double jab.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuuma circles away.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fuuma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fuuma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fuuma wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuuma tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Fuuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davi Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fuuma counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuuma.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Fuuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuuma cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fuuma grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Gracie takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Fuuma cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yonjiro Fuuma!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seany Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton's entrance music is OTC- why can't i. A fine choice. Sullivan has chosen Mudshovel by Staind as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Hamilton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seany Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hamilton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hamilton trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Hamilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamilton tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Sullivan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sullivan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Sullivan is in trouble!
It looks like Seany Sullivan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position but Hamilton isn't that keen on the idea.
Sullivan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hamilton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamilton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Hamilton is keeping the position.
Hamilton pulls Sullivan in close to prevent any damage.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sullivan stopping the sweep attempt from Hamilton.
Sullivan postures up in Hamilton's guard and throws a big left but Hamilton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamilton is on top in guard.
Hamilton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sullivan trying to control but Hamilton postures up.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Sullivan tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
Hamilton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hamilton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Hamilton's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sullivan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamilton has control of Sullivan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sullivan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sullivan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Hamilton is landing with some decent strikes but Sullivan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.
Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamilton wants to control the pace but Sullivan is squirming around nicely.
Sullivan is looking to get to half guard.
Hamilton working Sullivan over with strikes here.
Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hamilton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamilton showed some decent athleticism there.
Hamilton throwing shots but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Hamilton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sullivan missing with punches from the bottom.
Hamilton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sullivan tries to get to full guard but Hamilton has control of the leg.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan can't keep his opponent in guard - Hamilton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sullivan missing with punches from the bottom.
Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan wants to sweep but Hamilton has passed to side control!
Hamilton scoring with punches and elbows.
Sullivan is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hamilton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sullivan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Sullivan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamilton trying to control the position but Sullivan is working away.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Hamilton tries for a kimura but Sullivan is defending well.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Sullivan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Rob Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamilton controls the position.
Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sullivan to see if he's OK.
Hamilton controls the position from side control.
Sullivan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hamilton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamilton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hamilton working the body and head with strikes.
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.
Sullivan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hamilton 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.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Hamilton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamilton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamilton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sullivan's guard.
Hamilton trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Hamilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sullivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Hamilton controlling him for the moment.
Sullivan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamilton is in close to Sullivan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamilton controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamilton trying to control from half guard but Sullivan is working away.
Sullivan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sullivan.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Sullivan is striking but Hamilton is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamilton passes to full mount!
Sullivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hamilton controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing shots from mount.
Sullivan tries to reverse the position but Hamilton maintains control.
Hamilton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sullivan is in a horrible position here. Hamilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hamilton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sullivan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Sullivan is in trouble!
Hamilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Hamilton scoring with strikes but Sullivan is staying in there.
Sullivan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Hamilton or perhaps it was just good defense by Sullivan which made him look bad.
Hamilton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamilton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sullivan showed some decent athleticism there.
Sullivan with the ground and pound but Hamilton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hamilton looking for a guillotine here but Sullivan defends easily.
Hamilton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to keep a closed guard but Sullivan is proving a slippery customer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sullivan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton is trying to keep Sullivan in close.
Sullivan wanted to stand there but Hamilton had control of the position.
Sullivan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamilton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamilton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hamilton stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan wants to hit a switch here but Hamilton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sullivan there!
Hamilton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hamilton 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.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from getting the reversal.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Hamilton's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Hamilton has a good base and remains in mount.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sullivan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sullivan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hamilton tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Hamilton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hamilton with a couple of short strikes.
Hamilton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from getting the reversal.
Sullivan wants to control but Hamilton is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Sullivan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton had his way with Seany Sullivan in that round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hamilton has his takedown stuffed
and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses.
Hamilton is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan throws a strike but Hamilton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sullivan 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.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hamilton passes Sullivan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamilton controls the pace.
Hamilton postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan strikes from his own guard.
Sullivan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton content to stall in guard here.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamilton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sullivan is striking from the bottom but Hamilton uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hamilton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Seany Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sullivan duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Sullivan counters with a one-two to the body.
Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sullivan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamilton.
Hamilton passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sullivan wants to get back to full guard but Hamilton has passed into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamilton, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Hamilton!
Rob Hamilton retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Choice Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MotherFu*ker of the Year - Motley Crue. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choice Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn misses the jab.
Damn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Damn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Damn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damn swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damn.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damn looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choice Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn instigates a clinch.
Damn wants to break free but Gracie has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damn throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Damn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn.
Nice takedown defense from Damn. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Damn thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damn missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Damn finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Damn shows good takedown defense.
Damn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damn misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Damn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damn throws out a powerful jab.
Damn throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie defending well as Damn loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damn.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Damn circles away easily
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Gracie clinches but Damn breaks the clinch
and Damn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gee Damn 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.
Damn throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie wants to clinch but Damn slips to the side
and Damn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choice Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Damn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn clinches with his opponent.
Damn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Damn.
Damn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Damn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie clinches but Damn breaks the clinch
and Damn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damn misses the jab.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Damn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Damn defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Damn 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 scores with a couple of short elbows.
Damn is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damn throws a big shot that misses.
Damn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Damn circles away easily
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Damn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie slips a jab from Damn.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choice Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Damn throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Damn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damn lands a lovely overhand right.
Damn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damn thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damn counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gee Damn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damn.
Damn throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Damn moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for Damn to work.
Gracie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Damn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Damn wants to get back to his feet.
Damn is keeping busy.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Damn is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Damn throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Damn counters with a stiff right hand.
Damn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Damn throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Choice Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Damn misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damn throws out the jab.
Gracie slips a jab from Damn.
Damn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Damn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damn misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Damn.
Damn fails to land with a series of punches.
Damn misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Damn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Damn from breaking the clinch.
Damn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choice Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn can't break the clinch.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Damn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Damn can't break the clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Damn.
A left hand lands to the body for Damn.
Damn breaks the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Damn counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Damn to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Damn moves into the clinch.
Damn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damn is trying to break free.
Damn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Damn - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Damn.
Damn lands with an overhand left.
Damn misses the jab.
Damn throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Damn swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Damn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Damn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Damn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Damn wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choice Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Damn counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choice Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Damn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance but Damn moves to the side
and Damn counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damn.
Damn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Damn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Damn does it's job there.
Damn cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Damn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damn keeps working.
Gee Damn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gee Damn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gee Damn!
Gee Damn is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Meridius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Meridius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Meridius shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rolf Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Meridius.
Meridius clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Meridius.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Meridius won't allow it.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Meridius fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Meridius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Meridius persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Meridius knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius fails with the takedown.
Meridius looks gassed!
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Meridius won't allow it.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Meridius won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meridius fails to pull guard.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Maximus Meridius's cut even more.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meridius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Meridius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Meridius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Meridius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meridius blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson drops Meridius with a beautiful combination! Meridius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Maximus Meridius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meridius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson catches Meridius napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Meridius to the canvas!
Maximus Meridius's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maximus Meridius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rolf Jackson!
Rolf Jackson retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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