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EPIC 2.6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Twardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Finnan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Twardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roddy Finnan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twardy ducks under a wild hook from Finnan.
Finnan misses with a straight right.
Twardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnan misses with a hook.
Finnan throws a big shot that misses.
Twardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Finnan missing with a left hand there. Twardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twardy moves in looking to clinch but Finnan pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Twardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Finnan which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Twardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnan misses with a looping right.
Twardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finnan as he avoids it easily.
Twardy avoids the head kick by Finnan.
Finnan lands with a hook. Twardy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finnan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Twardy to the mat! Twardy manages to get full guard.
Finnan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Twardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finnan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Twardy is breathing heavily.
Finnan trying to control but Twardy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Finnan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finnan is looking to work some ground and pound but Twardy has wrist control.
Finnan tries to stand but Twardy is controlling from the bottom.
Twardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Twardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finnan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finnan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finnan wants to stand but Twardy is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Finnan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Finnan controlling from the top position.
Twardy wants to sweep here but Finnan controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finnan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finnan with a jab.
Finnan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Finnan lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Finnan.
Twardy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Finnan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finnan landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Finnan.
Finnan misses with a knee to the head.
Twardy blocks an elbow strike from Finnan.
Finnan is stalling here.
Finnan looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Finnan.
Finnan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finnan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnan throws out a powerful jab.
Finnan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finnan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finnan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finnan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Twardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finnan.
Finnan darts in and clinches Twardy up against the cage.
Finnan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finnan has Twardy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Finnan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Twardy tumbling to the mat - Finnan dives into Twardy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Twardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finnan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finnan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Twardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Twardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finnan with a jab.
Finnan lands with a right hand.
Roddy Finnan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finnan connects with a jab.
Twardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Finnan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Twardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finnan has a takedown stuffed.
Twardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Finnan sprawls well. He's pushed Twardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finnan throws an elbow but misses.
Twardy is working for takedown but Finnan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Finnan.
Finnan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finnan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finnan has Twardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Twardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Twardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finnan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Twardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Twardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finnan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Twardy pushes Finnan up against the cage in a clinch.
Twardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finnan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finnan lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Finnan misses.
Finnan closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Finnan.
Finnan lands an elbow just above Twardy 's eye.
Finnan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twardy's defenses.
Finnan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twardy shoots in but Finnan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finnan clinches but Twardy breaks the clinch
and Twardy counters with a single leg into guard. Finnan didn't expect that.
Twardy has gone for a leg lock! Finnan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Twardy's guard.
Twardy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Finnan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Twardy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Finnan's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnan trying to control the action but Twardy just sinks the hooks in.
Twardy missing with strikes from the back.
Finnan manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Finnan.
Twardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finnan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finnan closes the distance and clinches up with Twardy, looking for a takedown. Finnan pushes Twardy against the cage but Twardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Twardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Finnan tries to clinch there but Twardy circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finnan, as that shot connected.
Twardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Finnan.
Twardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Twardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finnan lands an overhand right.
Finnan lands a really nice looking cross but Twardy seems unphased.
A shot to de liver by Finnan. Beautiful body shot.
Finnan pushes Twardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Finnan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finnan trying to keep a closed guard but Twardy is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnan keeping full guard, as Twardy tries to pass.
Twardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finnan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Finnan wants to control the pace but Twardy is squirming around nicely.
Twardy is looking to get to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Finnan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Finnan stuns Twardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Twardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finnan digs a good body shot into Twardy's ribs.
Finnan clinches.
Finnan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Finnan breaks the clinch.
Finnan fails with a takedown attempt.
Finnan lands a really nice looking cross but Twardy seems unphased.
Finnan throws a right and a left that Twardy avoids nicely.
Twardy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roddy Finnan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnan lands a jab to the head.
Twardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Finnan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnan looks to throw the jab but Twardy is out of range.
Finnan clinches with his opponent.
Finnan scores a nice knee to the body.
Twardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finnan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finnan has Twardy pushed against the cage.
Twardy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Finnan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Finnan lands a left hand.
Finnan lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Finnan.
Finnan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Twardy looking to throw knees to the head but Finnan is blocking nicely.
Finnan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Twardy tries to clinch but Finnan moves out of range.
Finnan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Twardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Twardy tries to clinch but Finnan moves out of range.
Dan Twardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finnan tests Twardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finnan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Twardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Twardy is working Finnan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Twardy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Twardy tries for a kimura but Finnan is defending well.
Twardy working the ground and pound.
Twardy tries to move to mount but Finnan blocks the move with his legs.
Twardy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Finnan wants to get back to his feet but Twardy drags him back down.
Finnan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finnan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Twardy.
Twardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Twardy 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.
Twardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Twardy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finnan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finnan won't allow Twardy to pass to mount.
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.
Finnan pushes Twardy off and gets back to his feet.
Finnan throws a head kick but Twardy moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finnan.
Twardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Finnan tries to sprawl out of it but Twardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finnan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Finnan tries to clinch but Twardy is having none of it.
Twardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finnan but Finnan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Twardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnan doesn't manage to clinch there - Twardy circles away.
Dan Twardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roddy Finnan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finnan digs a good body shot into Twardy's ribs.
Finnan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Twardy's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Finnan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finnan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Finnan!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameon Zanola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dameon Zanola!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zanola swivels and escapes.
Pendragon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zanola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pendragon tries to improve position but can't.
Zanola scoring with punches from side control.
Zanola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zanola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pendragon down.
Zanola is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pendragon is trying to escape and Zanola transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pendragon is forced to tap! Nice work there by Zanola! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dameon Zanola!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
De Souza tries to bum rush Creed with a series of wild strikes but Creed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Souza misses with the combination.
Creed dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
De Souza swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Creed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Creed counters with a series of strikes that really hurt De Souza! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Carlssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Queensryche - Jet City Woman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sten Carlssen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlssen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carlssen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlssen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sten Carlssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlssen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carlssen to the mat! Carlssen manages to get full guard.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Carlssen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carlssen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anderson's back instead.
Carlssen is trying to stick to Anderson's back but Anderson is turning into Carlssen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Carlssen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anderson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlssen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Carlssen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson distracts Carlssen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Carlssen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Carlssen looks gassed!
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Carlssen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carlssen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anderson's back instead.
Anderson turns into Carlssen and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson distracts Carlssen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson cracks Carlssen with a solid left hand.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson stands and throws Carlssen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson lands an elbow.
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carlssen tries to improve position but can't.
Carlssen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carlssen taking a bit of punishment here - Anderson scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anderson cracks Carlssen with a big elbow.
Anderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Anderson grinds an elbow into Carlssen's temple.
Anderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlssen regains half guard.
Carlssen is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlssen taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlssen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson is nestled in close to Carlssen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlssen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Carlssen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson has Carlssen up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlssen counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carlssen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlssen throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlssen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlssen wants to clinch
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carlssen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlssen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson works over Carlssen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Carlssen's brow.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carlssen's head.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson cracks Carlssen with a solid left hand.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Carlssen's brow.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Carlssen is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carlssen's head.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carlssen's head.
Carlssen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson cracks Carlssen with a solid left 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.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carlssen!
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carlssen?
Carlssen is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
Carlssen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Carlssen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Carlssen is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Carlssen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carlssen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlssen taking shots to the head.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Carlssen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carlssen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carlssen's face.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carlssen hang on?
Carlssen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carlssen is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Carlssen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson prevents Carlssen from getting the reversal.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Carlssen is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
The referee warns Carlssen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carlssen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Carlssen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carlssen is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Carlssen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Anderson dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Carlssen throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson prevents Carlssen from improving his position.
Felix Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlssen taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Carlssen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlssen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlssen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlssen taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Carlssen's hands, connecting with Carlssen's forehead.
Carlssen manages to get to full guard.
Anderson works over Carlssen with some ground and pound from guard.
Carlssen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carlssen's head.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Carlssen's brow.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson is working Carlssen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson moves out of range as Carlssen throws a body kick.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carlssen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlssen regains half guard.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carlssen actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Carlssen's temple.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Carlssen's hands, connecting with Carlssen's forehead.
Carlssen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlssen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson is nestled in close to Carlssen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlssen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carlssen darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Carlssen.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlssen can do to turn this around?
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson is working Carlssen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carlssen throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Carlssen didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson works over Carlssen with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Carlssen looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson is sitting in close to Carlssen's body. Carlssen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Anderson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Anderson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Carlssen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sten Carlssen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). blackman has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight (Best of Rocky 6) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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, Tyrone Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve blackman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blackman shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
blackman scores with a takedown into Phillips's guard.
blackman pushes down on Phillips's leg and manages to get into half guard.
blackman is working for a submission of some sort.
Phillips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for blackman on the ground.
blackman is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Phillips has managed to free his arm - good work.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
blackman is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips punching from the bottom.
blackman is looking to advance position but Phillips won't allow it.
Phillips is looking to escape.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Phillips manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Phillips is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but blackman is one step ahead there.
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.
blackman advances position into side control!
blackman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Phillips rolls with the submission and now he's on top in blackman's guard! Nice work there by Phillips!
Phillips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
blackman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips works over blackman with some ground and pound from guard.
blackman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
blackman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phillips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phillips manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a couple of short punches.
Phillips is in close to blackman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
blackman has his foot on Phillips's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phillips works his way back into a safe position though.
blackman keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
Phillips gets to his feet. blackman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A nice leg kick lands there from Phillips.
Phillips looks to land a combination. blackman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips throws a right hand that blackman ducks under and follows up with a left that blackman also avoids with ease.
blackman shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyrone Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of steve blackman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but blackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
blackman walks into a stiff left hand from Phillips.
blackman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
blackman shoots in for a double leg but Phillips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phillips feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
blackman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Phillips has picked blackman up and slammed him! blackman can't keep hold of the triangle and Phillips manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
blackman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Phillips gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as blackman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
blackman stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Phillips will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
blackman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phillips.
Phillips avoiding damage.
blackman tries to pull guard but Phillips holds him up against the cage and eventually blackman drops back down to his feet.
Phillips keeps control of blackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
blackman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Phillips is just too persistent for him and manages to trip blackman to the mat. blackman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Phillips cracks blackman with a solid left hand.
blackman trying to control the position.
blackman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phillips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phillips manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
blackman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Phillips's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but blackman is keeping the position.
blackman is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
blackman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phillips can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
blackman is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
Phillips slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
blackman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Phillips's best efforts.
blackman trying to control but Phillips postures up.
Phillips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
blackman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phillips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
blackman actively working from the bottom here.
blackman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blackman looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Phillips pushes past his half guard into mount!
Phillips working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
blackman tries to hold on but Phillips pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Phillips.
blackman tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
Phillips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish blackman?
Phillips throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for blackman because Phillips loaded up on that one.
Phillips cracks blackman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
blackman regains half guard.
blackman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
blackman wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy.
blackman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
blackman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
blackman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Phillips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Phillips lands strikes from half guard.
steve blackman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so blackman is just riding it out for now. Phillips eventually gives up the hold.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Phillips will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
blackman misses with a takedown attempt
and Phillips counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for blackman!
Phillips landing strikes from the mount.
blackman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
blackman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phillips is working away from the top position though.
blackman wants to control but Phillips passes into side.
Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
blackman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
blackman is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to roll over but blackman keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from blackman there.
blackman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Phillips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of blackman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take blackman's back!
blackman turns into Phillips and is now in his guard.
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.
blackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
blackman trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips moves into range and clinches up with blackman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blackman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phillips smiles and moves away.
blackman dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
blackman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phillips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyrone Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of steve blackman.
Phillips is working blackman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
blackman looking for a guillotine here but Phillips defends easily.
blackman lands with a heel strike from the guard.
blackman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
blackman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phillips stands up from blackman's guard - Phillips perhaps looking for a knockout.
steve blackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips throws a right hand that blackman ducks under and follows up with a left that blackman also avoids with ease.
Phillips tries to clinch but blackman is having none of it.
Phillips instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by blackman.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
blackman shoots in but Phillips avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phillips 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 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Phillips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Frazier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frazier.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frazier can pounce on him.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazier drops Pierre with a right and a left! Frazier comes rushing in but Pierre regains his composure and manages to keep Frazier in guard.
Pierre is rocked!
It looks like Yrjo Pierre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier advances to half guard.
Oh Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Frazier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
I looks like Frazier might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Frazier trying to advance position but Pierre counters by regaining guard.
Frazier is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Frazier defends easily.
Frazier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frazier is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre has his foot on Frazier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frazier works his way back into a safe position though.
Frazier postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Frazier misses with a wild combination.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frazier swivels and escapes.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frazier pinned against the cage. Frazier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Frazier darts in and clinches Pierre up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frazier being controlled against the cage.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frazier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Frazier stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Frazier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierre, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is fighting off a takedown attempt but Frazier is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pierre to the mat. Pierre regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Frazier advances position into side control!
Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Frazier is nestled in close to Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Frazier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Frazier lands strikes from half guard.
Frazier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frazier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre is in trouble now - Frazier has advanced to mount!
Frazier tries to control but Pierre wriggling away.
Frazier lands with some strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pierre'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.
Frazier wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Frazier which made him look bad.
Pierre shoots for a takedown but Frazier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Frazier looks to clinch
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frazier pulls Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frazier is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Frazier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frazier passes Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frazier stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Frazier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frazier moves into range and clinches up with Pierre.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yrjo Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Frazier.
Frazier is looking to clinch.
Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier closes the distance but Pierre moves to the side
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre lands a high kick!
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frazier's waist but Frazier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierre off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier closes the distance and clinches.
Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Come on Frazier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frazier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Frazier takes the fight into the clinch.
Frazier gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pierre wants to control but Frazier is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Frazier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Frazier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierre darts in and clinches Frazier up against the cage.
Frazier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Frazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier closes the distance but Pierre moves to the side
and Pierre counters with a one-two to the body.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimmy Frazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frazier moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frazier as he avoids it easily.
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Frazier tries to clinch
and Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Frazier.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frazier can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Frazier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pierre!
Frazier with good strikes from the mount here!
Frazier dominating with strikes here.
Frazier cracks Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pierre is looking to improve his position but Frazier isn't that keen on the idea.
Frazier has control of Pierre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pierre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Frazier tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jimmy Frazier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frazier content just to control the position here.
Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jimmy Frazier has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Frazier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frazier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frazier has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pierre's face.
Yrjo Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frazier tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yrjo Pierre.
Well Frazier 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Frazier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - I'm Broken. Juan Roc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Juan Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roc wants to get back to his feet.
Roc makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Connor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roc wants to get back to his feet.
Connor tries to pass to full mount but Roc defends it.
Roc is looking to escape.
Roc kicks off Connor and gets to his feet.
Roc throws a leg kick but Connor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor dodges the punch combination from Roc.
Connor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roc's waist but Roc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Connor off to one side.
Roc misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.
Roc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roc.
Nice sprawl there from Roc as Connor shoots in.
Connor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roc looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roc sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Roc looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roc tries to kick Connor off in order to stand up. Connor Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Roc is breathing heavily.
Roc is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc struggling a bit here.
Connor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roc, who protects the arm well.
Roc wants to control but Connor postures up.
Connor tries to advance to mount but Roc denies him.
Roc regains half guard.
Roc gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc wants to sweep but no luck.
Roc throws his legs up looking for a submission but Connor uses it to pass to side control.
Connor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Connor has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Roc is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Connor yanks on the arm and Roc is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Connor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Connor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaque LeRouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeRouge comes to the cage accompanied by Road To Zion. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaque LeRouge!
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, Johny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeRouge misses with a looping right.
Jones avoids the head kick by LeRouge.
Jones blocks a head kick by LeRouge.
Jones scores with a jab.
It looks like Jaque LeRouge has been cut.
LeRouge blocks a head kick by Jones.
LeRouge misses with the combination.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but LeRouge ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a leg kick but LeRouge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LeRouge avoids the head kick by Jones.
LeRouge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from LeRouge, right into the meat.
Jones blocks the body kick.
LeRouge throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
LeRouge misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
LeRouge wants to clinch.
A head kick by LeRouge misses
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones shoots in and bounces LeRouge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones passes LeRouge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to LeRouge's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones is working for a kimura but LeRouge is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones looks gassed!
LeRouge looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
LeRouge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but LeRouge manages to avoid the submission attempt.
LeRouge tries to escape but Jones is in control.
LeRouge is not content to let Jones control the position.
LeRouge stops Jones from passing to mount.
Jones advances to mount.
LeRouge is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LeRouge is looking to escape.
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones has control of LeRouge's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and LeRouge regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LeRouge is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
LeRouge throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks LeRouge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeRouge swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
LeRouge is looking to get to half guard.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LeRouge is looking to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaque LeRouge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LeRouge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for LeRouge.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by LeRouge misses
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for LeRouge!
LeRouge is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
LeRouge is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones throwing strikes here but LeRouge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
LeRouge is trying to escape the mount.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and LeRouge is in trouble!
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but LeRouge manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeRouge is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeRouge tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
LeRouge is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
LeRouge is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's LeRouge get back to his feet.
LeRouge gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
LeRouge swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones looking to isolate an arm here. LeRouge doesn't see it coming and as Jones extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johny Jones!
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