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CECF Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retard Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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284 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Retard Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kiel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiel misses with a two punch combination.
Kiel fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiel as he avoids it easily.
Kiel throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiel swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiel.
Strong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiel misses with a wild combination.
Kiel looks gassed!
Kiel wants to clinch.
Strong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kiel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kiel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Strong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kiel pushes Strong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Strong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Strong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kiel down.
Kiel is rocked!
Strong lands a strong strike to the head of Kiel. That's dazed him! Strong looking to finish here. Kiel is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Strong lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Retard Strong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Danske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Danske!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Danske.
Some wild striking there from Danske.
Danske missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danske rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danske throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Danske looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danske misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Hayes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hayes in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Danske tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hayes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Hayes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mechan Belzouti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the ring accompanied by Oh my god.... 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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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mechan Belzouti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a one two combo.
Belzouti looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Belzouti misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belzouti.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belzouti doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob swinging wilding here.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Bob throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mechan Belzouti has been cut.
Belzouti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob clobbers Belzouti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Bob.
Bob looks to land a body kick but Belzouti moved away.
Belzouti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob lands with a cross.
Bob tests Belzouti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bob scores with a one two! Belzouti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob has managed to clinch.
Bob breaks from the clinch.
Bob throws a series of punches but Belzouti avoids them all with ease.
Bob moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bob misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bob.
Bob throws a combination. Belzouti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bob.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bob.
Bob throws a combination. Belzouti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bob is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob sizes up Belzouti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belzouti doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belzouti backs up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belzouti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bob.
Bob digs a good hook to Belzouti's body.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Belzouti backpedaling.
Belzouti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belzouti throws a lazy head kick
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bob.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Bob scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mechan Belzouti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belzouti moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Bob works over Belzouti's head and body with a nice combination.
Belzouti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belzouti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob tries to bum rush Belzouti with a series of wild strikes but Belzouti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Belzouti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob scores with a nice strike.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belzouti at a distance.
Bob throws a one two combo.
Bob looks to land a combination. Belzouti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Belzouti dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belzouti can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a jab.
Bob moves into range and clinches up with Belzouti.
Bob content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belzouti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bob counters with a right hand to the body.
Bob digs a good hook to Belzouti's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belzouti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Belzouti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob connects with a single shot there.
Bob throws a shot to the body.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bob duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Belzouti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob scores with a punch to the head.
Belzouti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belzouti at a distance.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bob dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mechan Belzouti's cut.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Big Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob works over Belzouti's head and body with a nice combination.
Belzouti misses with a combination
and Bob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belzouti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob cracks Belzouti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bob scores with a punch to the head.
Bob punishes Belzouti's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Belzouti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belzouti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Bob.
Bob cracks Belzouti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belzouti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belzouti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bob lands a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belzouti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belzouti doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belzouti slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
A left and a right from Bob both land. Nice combination.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belzouti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Belzouti is out of range.
Bob throws a series of punches but Belzouti avoids them all with ease.
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bob moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob has managed to clinch.
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belzouti wants to clinch but Bob slips to the side
and Bob counters with a left and a right that stings Belzouti.
Mechan Belzouti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob looks to land a combination. Belzouti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bob.
Big Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belzouti throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a series of strikes. Belzouti will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Bob!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deny Hatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deny Hatch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deny Hatch!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar connects with a nice cross there... Hatch is looking wobbly and Lesnar recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hatch to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Lesnar jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CoCo Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CoCo Ware has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CoCo Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ware misses with a looping right.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
Ware throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Ware moves out of range.
Ware lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ware throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ware counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Ware throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ware looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ware steps into range and cracks Robinson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Robinson flops backwards and Ware dives into his guard looking to finish!
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Ware has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robinson is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware forces his way into half guard.
Ware is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Robinson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Ware is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Robinson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Ware has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Robinson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Ware doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). CoCo Ware!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haile Selasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K O (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Haile Selasi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haile Selasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K O!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selasi rushes O and presses him up against the ropes.
Selasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Selasi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like K O has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as O blocks the leg kick.
O looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Selasi is fending him off so far but O persists. Nope, Selasi circles away and we're back to standing.
Selasi misses with the combination.
O decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O is pressing down on Selasi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Selasi is holding on for now.
Selasi is doing well to control the position and prevent O from advancing to side control.
Selasi wants to control but O is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Selasi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
O seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Selasi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Selasi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Selasi is looking to stand up but O isn't so interested in that idea.
O postures up.
O is looking to work some ground and pound but Selasi has wrist control.
O tries to free his leg and advance position but Selasi is retaining full guard.
O throws a big right hand that misses.
O landing some decent shots from guard.
Selasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Selasi, not yet.
Selasi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O is controlling him.
Selasi is breathing heavily.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Selasi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Selasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Selasi misses with a wild combination.
O fails to land the takedown.
O closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O lands in his opponent's guard.
O preventing the sweep.
O with a nice head shot there.
O stands up over Selasi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O stops Selasi from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O trying to control but Selasi is working from the bottom.
Selasi is controlling O's posture.
O trying to control the position from guard on top but Selasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Selasi trying to control the position.
O pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selasi is keeping the position for now.
O has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Selasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but O is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Selasi as he avoids it easily.
Haile Selasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of K O.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Selasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Selasi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O blocks the body kick.
K O seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selasi wants to clinch up but O keeps it at a distance.
O fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Selasi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Selasi.
O tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Selasi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O regains guard.
O throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Selasi stands and steps away. O gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Selasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on K O's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Selasi.
A combination from Selasi does no damage.
O has a takedown stuffed.
O shoots in for a double leg but Selasi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Selasi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O throws a combination that misses
and Selasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O keeps the fight on the outside.
Selasi throws a leg kick that is checked
and O counters with a body kick.
Haile Selasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Selasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Selasi tries to clinch there but O circles away.
Selasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O backs up against the ropes.
Selasi moves into the clinch.
Selasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selasi tries to break the clinch but O is controlling the position.
O swings wildly with an uppercut but Selasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Selasi is trying to stall.
Selasi is looking to break free of the clinch but O has double underhooks.
Selasi is trying to break free.
O drops down looking for an ankle pick but Selasi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haile Selasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of K O.
Selasi closes the distance and clinches.
Selasi can't break the clinch.
Selasi lands a shoulder strike.
Selasi prevents the takedown attempt.
Selasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of O backwards.
Selasi tries to break the clinch but O is controlling the position.
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.
Selasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Selasi!
Selasi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Selasi moves into the clinch successfully.
Selasi presses O against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Selasi is trying to trip O. He has hold of a leg but O is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Selasi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
O is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Selasi keeping control of the position.
Selasi tries to get to full guard but O has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O winds up and cracks Selasi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O wants to pass the guard but Selasi is defending well.
Selasi gets back to full guard.
O wants to control from the top but Selasi keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Selasi holds on and takes a little breather.
Selasi wants to stand up but O is controlling him.
O working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O looking to pass the guard.
O is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Selasi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O!
Selasi blocks O's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Selasi controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Selasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on K O's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O shoots and misses
and Selasi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Selasi instigates a clinch.
O is working for takedown but Selasi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Selasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Selasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Selasi manages to break the clinch.
O takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Selasi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Selasi decides to stand and escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Selasi!
Selasi tries to lock up and control but O gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Selasi is squirming around, avoiding O's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O avoids the attempt from Selasi to control.
Selasi is looking to get to half guard.
Selasi tries to hold on but O pushes him away.
Selasi is squirming around, avoiding O's attempts to control the action.
O is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Haile Selasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Selasi tries to hold on but O pushes him away.
Selasi is squirming around, avoiding O's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Selasi wants to control but O is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O tries to control but Selasi wriggling away.
Selasi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
O wants to finish this one by submission but Selasi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O.
Selasi tries to lock up and control but O gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Selasi is looking to escape.
Selasi wants to hold on but O pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selasi tries to reverse the position but O maintains control.
O lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Selasi working to try and regain half guard.
O in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Selasi is squirming around, avoiding O's attempts to control the action.
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.
Selasi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Selasi trying to control the position from guard on top but O is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Selasi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
O is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Selasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haile Selasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Selasi 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haile Selasi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCann comes to the ring accompanied by Bitches. William O Leary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary misses with a wild combination.
O Leary's corner calls for a 1-2. O Leary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCann throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
O Leary throws a chopping leg kick but McCann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Leary looks to land a left hand but McCann moved out of range nicely.
McCann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Leary pinned against the cage. O Leary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCann closes the distance and clinches up with O Leary, looking for a takedown. McCann pushes O Leary against the ropes but O Leary circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from McCann.
O Leary throws a combination that misses
so McCann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary looking to control but McCann passes into half guard.
O Leary is not content to let McCann control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like McCann is going to stand back 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.
McCann trying to control from half guard but O Leary is working away.
McCann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann wants to pass to mount but O Leary is defending the position.
McCann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Leary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
O Leary throws a series of punches but McCann moves out of range.
O Leary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Leary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCann dodges the punch combination from O Leary.
O Leary throws a wild body kick that McCann sees coming a mile off.
A jab-cross combination lands for O Leary and sends McCann crashing to the mat! O Leary follows him down to the mat - McCann regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
McCann is rocked!
It looks like Justin McCann has been cut.
O Leary is keen to just control but McCann is a slippery customer.
Oh McCann is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann seems to have got his legs back now.
McCann kicks off O Leary and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary misses with a double jab
and McCann counters with a left and a right that stings O Leary.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCann misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William O Leary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin McCann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Leary lands a with a good body shot.
William O Leary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCann closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Leary circles away.
O Leary is looking to slow McCann down with leg kicks.
O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Leary misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Leary jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCann dodges the punch combination from O Leary.
O Leary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCann counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Leary scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCann in his tracks.
O Leary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCann's hands.
McCann is rocked!
A punch combination from O Leary misses.
McCann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCann stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
McCann dodges the punch combination from O Leary.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary tries to clinch
and McCann counters with a three punch combo that has O Leary backing up. O Leary nods at McCann to acknowledge the strikes.
O Leary misses with a wild body shot.
McCann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Leary swivels and escapes.
O Leary lands with a nice body punch.
McCann fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin McCann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCann tries to clinch there but O Leary circles away.
O Leary closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCann to the mat! McCann manages to get full guard.
McCann working a defensive guard here.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but McCann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann is controlling O Leary's posture.
McCann wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann has O Leary pulled in close to control his posture.
McCann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Leary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McCann is tightening it up a little... O Leary has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! O Leary reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! O Leary taps out! nice BJJ there by McCann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Justin McCann!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Has Feelings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the ring accompanied by 99 Problems Remix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Has Feelings!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Has Feelings moves away.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Has Feelings slips a jab from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Has Feelings staying out of range there.
Has Feelings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Has Feelings misses with a double jab.
Has Feelings misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter throws the left hand but Has Feelings avoids the punch easily.
Carter misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Carter misses.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter lands a body shot.
Has Feelings dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Has Feelings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Has Feelings misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter throws a jab when Has Feelings was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a series of punches but Has Feelings avoids them all with ease.
Has Feelings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Has Feelings.
Nice body kick from Has Feelings.
Has Feelings misses with a few strikes there.
Has Feelings moves out of range of the strikes.
Has Feelings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Has Feelings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shawn Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter swings for the body but Has Feelings moves out of range.
Has Feelings misses with a double jab
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Has Feelings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Has Feelings avoids the body shot from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Has Feelings should have avoided that one.
Has Feelings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Has Feelings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Has Feelings throws a combination that misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Has Feelings wants to clinch.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Has Feelings saw that one coming.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Has Feelings slips the punch.
Has Feelings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Has Feelings's head.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Has Feelings.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Has Feelings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Has Feelings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Has Feelings to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shawn Carter!
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