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Free Fall Without A Parachute PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer McTague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spencer McTague !
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, Raymond Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTague fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Rabago. No joy for McTague on that attempt.
McTague decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McTague is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rabago is just riding it out for now. McTague eventually gives up the hold.
McTague has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rabago defend it? McTague steps over the head and cranks it - Rabago is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McTague !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spencer McTague !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dale Gribble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Manbearpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Gribble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Manbearpig!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gribble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manbearpig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gribble.
Gribble shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gribble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manbearpig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gribble avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manbearpig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gribble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gribble cracks Manbearpig with a solid left hand.
Gribble wants to pass the guard but Manbearpig is keeping the position.
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.
Manbearpig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manbearpig keeping moving, preventing Gribble from controlling successfully.
Gribble landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribble is looking to work some ground and pound but Manbearpig has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gribble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manbearpig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gribble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gribble throwing strikes from guard but Manbearpig blocks nicely.
Gribble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gribble with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manbearpig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gribble is one step ahead there.
Gribble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gribble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Gribble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manbearpig wants to improve his position but instead Gribble has moved into half guard.
Gribble is stalling here. Manbearpig is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gribble seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Manbearpig has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Manbearpig trying to control the action but Gribble is working from the bottom.
Manbearpig looks gassed!
Manbearpig tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manbearpig has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manbearpig has his takedown stuffed
and Gribble counters with a nice uppercut.
Gribble decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gribble is thwarting Manbearpig's attempts to control the position.
Gribble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribble working the head and body with strikes.
Manbearpig wants to improve his position but Gribble is controlling well.
Gribble landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gribble scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manbearpig on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gribble wants to control but Manbearpig is keeping him busy.
Gribble winds up and cracks Manbearpig with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gribble is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Manbearpig!
Gribble with a couple of short strikes.
Manbearpig in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gribble with a couple of short strikes.
Gribble fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gribble in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribble is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gribble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gribble dominating with strikes here.
Manbearpig is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gribble landing strikes from the mount.
Gribble with the ground and pound from mount.
Manbearpig slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Manbearpig is holding on to half guard well.
Manbearpig on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manbearpig looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manbearpig is defending against the submission attempts here by Gribble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Gribble dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manbearpig moves into the clinch successfully.
Gribble is looking to break free of the clinch but Manbearpig has double underhooks.
Gribble manages to pull guard.
Manbearpig landing some decent shots from guard.
Gribble has his foot on Manbearpig's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manbearpig works his way back into a safe position though.
Dale Gribble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manbearpig passes Gribble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gribble looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manbearpig trying to control from half guard but Gribble is working away.
Gribble is defending against the submission attempts here by Manbearpig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manbearpig wants to control but Gribble is keeping him busy.
Gribble punching from the bottom.
Gribble moves into full guard.
Gribble wants to sweep here but Manbearpig controlling him for the moment.
Gribble tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manbearpig shoots in but Gribble avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manbearpig is looking to clinch but Gribble is avoiding it.
Gribble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manbearpig. Manbearpig circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dale Gribble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Manbearpig has managed to clinch.
Gribble breaks the clinch.
Gribble tries to keep at a distance but Manbearpig has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gribble manages to pull guard.
Gribble tries to strike from the bottom.
Manbearpig would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gribble striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Gribble bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manbearpig's guard.
Gribble landing some decent shots from guard.
Manbearpig pushes Gribble off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manbearpig avoids the body shot from Gribble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manbearpig slips a jab and a cross from Gribble.
Gribble has managed to clinch.
Manbearpig changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gribble fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gribble lands a jab to the nose.
Gribble scores with a nice right hand.
Gribble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manbearpig has a takedown stuffed.
Dale Gribble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Manbearpig.
Gribble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manbearpig shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gribble counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gribble.
Gribble breaks the clinch.
Manbearpig throws a head kick that misses.
Gribble thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribble lands a jab to the nose.
Gribble throws a body punch but Manbearpig moves out of range.
Manbearpig pushes Gribble up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gribble is trying to break the clinch but Manbearpig has him pressed against the ropes.
Gribble wants to break free but Manbearpig has control.
Gribble is pressed up against the ropes. Manbearpig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gribble down to the mat. Gribble avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manbearpig can't break the clinch.
Gribble breaks from the clinch.
Gribble stalks Manbearpig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manbearpig's face. Manbearpig staggers backwards, shaken.
Manbearpig doesn't manage to clinch there - Gribble circles away.
Manbearpig tries for a takedown but Gribble circles away easily
and Gribble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manbearpig has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gribble finds it's way round the side to connect with Manbearpig's head.
Gribble misses with a series of wild punches.
Gribble scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Gribble dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Manbearpig rushes Gribble and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gribble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manbearpig prevents the takedown attempt.
Gribble breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Gribble does no damage.
Gribble looks to land a combination but Manbearpig avoids it well.
Manbearpig looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gribble throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Gribble wants to stand up but Manbearpig is controlling him.
Manbearpig has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gribble is proving hard to escape from.
Gribble thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Manbearpig pushing down on Gribble's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gribble wants to control but Manbearpig is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manbearpig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gribble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gribble is trying to stand back up but Manbearpig is controlling him
Manbearpig is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manbearpig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gribble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gribble tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Manbearpig seems to be working for a kimura but Gribble defends the submission attempt.
Gribble is pressing down on Manbearpig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gribble is trying to keep Manbearpig in close.
Gribble being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Gribble trying to strike off his back.
Gribble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manbearpig trying to control but Gribble is working from the bottom.
Manbearpig controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manbearpig drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gribble looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gribble looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gribble!
Gribble creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manbearpig is not content to let Gribble control the position.
Gribble looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Manbearpig is avoiding damage well.
Gribble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manbearpig keeps working.
Gribble in side control, throwing shots but Manbearpig defends.
Gribble tries to stand but Manbearpig is controlling his head.
Manbearpig avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gribble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manbearpig tries to clinch up but Gribble circles away and keeps his distance.
Manbearpig moves into the clinch.
Manbearpig landing knees to the body.
Manbearpig manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gribble.
Gribble in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gribble stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Manbearpig throws a sloppy head kick and Gribble moves out of range easily.
Gribble scores with the left hand. Manbearpig knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick by Manbearpig misses
and Gribble counters with a left and a right that stings Manbearpig.
Manbearpig dodges the punch combination from Gribble.
Nice takedown defense from Gribble. No joy for Manbearpig on that attempt.
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 Dale Gribble.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gribble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Dale Gribble!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Dale Gribble!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Dale Gribble!
Dale Gribble wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Koi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the ring accompanied by Such a Tragedy. Koi has chosen Cross Out the Eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Tony Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Koi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Washington. No joy for Koi on that attempt.
Washington moves into the clinch successfully.
Washington lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rob Koi has been cut.
Koi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Tony Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Koi.
Koi misses with a knee strike.
Koi misses with a knee to the head.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington lands with a hook. Koi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koi looks gassed!
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Washington is looking to clinch but Koi is avoiding it.
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Washington lands an elbow just above Koi 's eye.
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Koi in his tracks for a moment.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Koi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koi takes an elbow to the temple.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Washington with a hook.
Washington clinches with his opponent.
Koi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koi takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Rob Koi's cut even more.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koi misses with an elbow strike.
Washington lands an elbow just above Koi 's eye.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Koi shrugs off.
Washington has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Koi is trying to keep an underhook but Washington manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Washington is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Washington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koi on the ground.
Koi tries to get to full guard but Washington has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Washington escapes and gets back to his feet.
Washington tries to clinch but Koi moves out of range.
Washington clinches up against the ropes.
Koi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Koi in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Rob Koi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Washington wants the takedown. Koi is fighting it off but Washington persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Koi's guard against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington gets to his feet. Koi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Washington rushes Koi and presses him up against the ropes.
Washington breaks the clinch.
Washington has Koi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Washington tightens his grip and picks Koi up, before dumping him to the ground. Koi manages to land in guard.
Koi wants to improve his position but instead Washington has moved into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Washington stands up out of the half guard.
Washington has managed to clinch.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Washington clinches with his opponent.
Koi looking to throw knees to the head but Washington is blocking nicely.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Washington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington clinches.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
Washington rushes Koi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Koi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Washington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koi's defenses.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington lands a knee to the body.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington clinches.
Koi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Washington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koi goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Koi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Washington misses with a series of wild punches.
Koi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koi swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koi.
Jab from Washington.
Koi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Washington swivels and escapes.
Koi shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tony Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Koi.
Koi swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
Washington darts in and clinches Koi up against the ropes.
Washington is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Koi can't fight it off and eventually Washington manages to take the fight to the floor. Koi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington wants to stand but Koi is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Washington tries to clinch but Koi is having none of it.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Koi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koi keeps the fight on the outside.
Washington darts in and clinches Koi up against the ropes.
Koi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Washington lands an elbow just above Koi 's eye.
Washington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington throws a series of punches but Koi avoids them all with ease.
Koi swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
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.
Washington moves into range and clinches up with Koi.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington wants to clinch up but Koi keeps it at a distance.
Tony Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington has managed to clinch.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Washington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koi uses from the top position.
Washington wants to stand and escape but Koi is having none of it.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing Koi from standing up.
Koi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Koi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Washington manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Koi has Washington in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Washington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koi is proving hard to escape from.
Washington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Washington stops Koi from standing up.
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.
Washington wants to get up but he can't break Koi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koi shoots in looking for a takedown. Washington tries to sprawl out of it but Koi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Washington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Washington forces Koi back against the ropes and clinches.
Washington avoiding damage as Koi throws knees to the body.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koi misses with a knee strike.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington darts in and clinches Koi up against the ropes.
Washington crunches a lovely knee into Koi's ribcage.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koi managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Koi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koi dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Washington moves into range and clinches up with Koi.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tony Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Koi won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Washington pushes Koi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Washington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koi's defenses.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koi can do to turn this around?
Washington rushes Koi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington tries to clinch but Koi is having none of it.
Washington darts in and clinches Koi up against the ropes.
Tony Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koi's defenses.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Koi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koi is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Washington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Washington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Koi.
Koi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Washington rushes Koi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Washington has managed to clinch.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington pushes Koi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Washington lands an elbow just above Koi 's eye.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington breaks the clinch.
Koi shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington pushes Koi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Koi can't get the takedown.
Tony Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Koi.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koi.
Koi wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
Koi missing with knees to the body.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Washington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Koi in his tracks for a moment.
Washington avoiding damage as Koi throws knees to the body.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Koi.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Washington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Koi shrugs off.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Koi avoiding damage as Washington throws knees to the body.
Washington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rob Koi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koi missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tony Washington!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Tony Washington!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tony Washington!
Tony Washington wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven DeNomee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeNomee comes to the ring accompanied by XXL. Joe Richards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven DeNomee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Richards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNomee clinches up against the ropes.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeNomee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Richards wants to improve his position but DeNomee is controlling well.
DeNomee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richards can do anything to dispel that myth.
DeNomee is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
DeNomee prevents Richards from standing back up.
DeNomee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
DeNomee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Richards is not content to let DeNomee control the position.
Richards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards is defending against the submission attempts here by DeNomee.
Richards is defending against the submission attempts here by DeNomee.
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.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNomee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time DeNomee.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
DeNomee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
DeNomee is breathing heavily.
Richards has one foot on DeNomee's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Joe Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNomee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DeNomee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. DeNomee doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Steven DeNomee has been cut.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from DeNomee as Richards shoots in.
Richards shoots and misses
and DeNomee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Richards tries to roll over but DeNomee keeps him under control.
Richards wants to sweep but DeNomee has passed to side control!
DeNomee 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.
DeNomee working the ground and pound.
Richards manages to work his way to half guard, despite DeNomee's best efforts.
DeNomee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
DeNomee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DeNomee prevents Richards from standing back up.
DeNomee lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNomee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DeNomee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DeNomee avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeNomee shoots and misses
and Richards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven DeNomee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNomee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
DeNomee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
DeNomee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards is looking to stand up but DeNomee won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNomee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as DeNomee shoots in.
DeNomee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeNomee is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, DeNomee circles away and we're back to standing.
DeNomee gets the takedown into side control.
DeNomee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards, who protects the arm well.
DeNomee prevents Richards from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards misses with a strike from the bottom.
DeNomee trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
DeNomee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Richards is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven DeNomee's cut.
That's time! DeNomee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Richards throws a series of punches but DeNomee avoids them all with ease.
DeNomee blocks a jab.
DeNomee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richards's waist but Richards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing DeNomee off to one side.
DeNomee 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.
DeNomee stands up from Richards's guard - DeNomee perhaps looking for a knockout.
DeNomee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - DeNomee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeNomee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
DeNomee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards tries to bench press DeNomee off him but DeNomee keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNomee working the ground and pound.
DeNomee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Richards is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Richards is trying to get back to his feet.
DeNomee has knee on belly and moves into mount.
DeNomee lands with some strikes.
DeNomee working Richards over with strikes here.
DeNomee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richards?
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeNomee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DeNomee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
DeNomee working for a guillotine from mount but Richards is in no mood to give up.
DeNomee trying to control but Richards is having none of it.
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.
DeNomee has control of Richards's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richards regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Richards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richards is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! DeNomee has taken his back!
DeNomee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Richards is defending well though. DeNomee let's go of the attempt for now.
DeNomee looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Richards looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards DeNomee.
Richards is keeping busy.
DeNomee looking for the choke from the back.
Richards rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
DeNomee working over Richards with some ground and pound. Richards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards has his takedown stuffed
and DeNomee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by DeNomee.
DeNomee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven DeNomee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNomee jumps guard but Richards stands there with DeNomee around his waist. DeNomee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
DeNomee prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
DeNomee wants a takedown but no success here.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DeNomee decides to pull guard.
DeNomee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards wants to get up but he can't break DeNomee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
DeNomee working for a triangle but Richards defends it easily.
DeNomee trying to control the position.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven DeNomee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven DeNomee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
DeNomee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Richards has hold of DeNomee's hands but DeNomee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DeNomee is looking to take a break and control but Richards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeNomee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
DeNomee is working for a submission of some sort.
Richards tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DeNomee stops Richards from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards wants to improve his position but DeNomee is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DeNomee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNomee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
DeNomee wants to control but Richards is keeping him busy.
DeNomee tries for a kimura but Richards is defending well.
DeNomee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
DeNomee scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
DeNomee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
DeNomee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Richards is looking to regain half guard here but DeNomee keeps moving and retains side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
DeNomee dodges the punch combination from Richards.
DeNomee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
DeNomee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
DeNomee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
DeNomee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNomee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeNomee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Richards tries to buck DeNomee off but DeNomee is having none of it.
Richards tries to escape but DeNomee is in control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. DeNomee moves away and avoids it.
DeNomee gets the takedown into side control.
DeNomee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Richards is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven DeNomee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gianfranco Sforza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sforza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith throws a head kick that Sforza semi-blocks.
No joy there for Sforza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sforza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sforza stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sforza is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Sforza circles away and we're back to standing.
Sforza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sforza stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Sforza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sforza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Sforza does no damage.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sforza wants to break free but Smith has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sforza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sforza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith tries to clinch but Sforza moves out of range.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Sforza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the ropes.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith looks gassed!
Sforza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sforza throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sforza lands a with a good body shot.
Sforza throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws the left hand but Sforza avoids the punch easily.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Sforza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sforza duly obliges.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Sforza.
Sforza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sforza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sforza throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sforza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sforza lands a two punch combo.
Sforza throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Sforza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sforza looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Sforza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Sforza scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Sforza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sforza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sforza.
Sforza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith gets a clinch.
Sforza gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sforza has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith prevents Sforza from breaking the clinch.
Sforza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sforza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gianfranco Sforza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sforza.
A jab from Sforza finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sforza misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Sforza cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sforza misses with a few strikes there.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Sforza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sforza scores with a three punch combo!
Sforza throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Sforza pushes him off.
Sforza throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Sforza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sforza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Sforza which made him look bad.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sforza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sforza duly obliges.
Gianfranco Sforza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Sforza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sforza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sforza.
Sforza stuffs the takedown.
Sforza moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sforza lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Sforza jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Sforza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sforza duly obliges.
Sforza scores with a nice right hand.
Sforza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Sforza cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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.
Sforza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Sforza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Sforza misses with a double jab.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sforza throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Sforza's knee but Sforza avoids it well.
Sforza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Sforza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sforza scores with a jab.
Sforza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sforza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sforza works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Sforza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Sforza does no damage.
Sforza keeps the fight on the outside.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sforza finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sforza sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gianfranco Sforza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sforza throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sforza swinging wilding here.
Sforza tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gianfranco Sforza is winning the standup battle so far.
Sforza stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Sforza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sforza keeps it at a distance.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sforza.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Sforza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Sforza scores with a four punch combination!
Sforza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sforza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sforza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sforza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sforza.
Smith looks for the body kick but Sforza saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sforza!
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianfranco Sforza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sforza lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Sforza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Sforza misses.
A nice combination there by Sforza.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sforza scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Sforza pushes him off.
Sforza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sforza lands an overhand right.
Smith scores with a one two! Sforza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
Smith moves forwards but Sforza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sforza misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Sforza misses.
Sforza throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A combination from Sforza does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Sforza.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sforza's waist but Sforza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sforza sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Sforza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the ropes.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sforza finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Sforza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sforza works the jab nicely.
Sforza misses with a few strikes there.
Sforza throws a one two combo.
Sforza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sforza swivels and escapes.
Sforza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sforza tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sforza.
Sforza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sforza.
Sforza throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sforza lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sforza!
Sforza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Sforza.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sforza.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sforza is keeping the position for now.
Sforza is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Sforza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith wants to stand but Sforza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sforza wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Sforza misses.
Sforza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Gianfranco Sforza!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Gianfranco Sforza!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gianfranco Sforza!
Gianfranco Sforza wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Konbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Stick Stickly as his entrance music. Griffin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Obi Konbi 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Obi Konbi!
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, Mark Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konbi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Konbi grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Griffin takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Konbi cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Obi Konbi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mahdi Sandnema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahdi Sandnema!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Houston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston tries to clinch but Sandnema is having none of it.
Sandnema fails to land the takedown.
Sandnema shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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.
Sandnema trying to pass the guard but Houston defending well.
Houston wants to control but Sandnema passes into side.
Houston is looking for a sweep.
Houston wants to control but Sandnema postures up.
Houston is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sandnema off and has taken his back!
Sandnema trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sandnema tries to escape the position.
Sandnema wants to control his opponent's hands but Houston gets his hands free.
Houston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandnema. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sandnema hold on?!
Houston doesn't have the hooks in and Sandnema manages to turn into his guard.
Sandnema trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sandnema passes into side control.
Houston throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sandnema is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Houston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sandnema is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Houston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sandnema is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Houston prevents Sandnema from moving into mount.
Sandnema working away.
Sandnema goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Houston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sandnema but great work by Houston.
Houston tries for a kimura but Sandnema is defending well.
Houston trying to control the position but Sandnema is working away.
Houston is chipping away with strikes.
Sandnema taking a bit of punishment here - Houston scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandnema takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sandnema is looking for a sweep.
Houston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Houston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandnema keeps working.
Sandnema tries to bench press Houston off him but Houston keeps the position.
Houston is working Sandnema over with some ground and pound from side control.
Houston is working Sandnema over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sandnema is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Sandnema or perhaps it was just good defense by Houston which made him look bad.
Sandnema throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Houston's waist but Houston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sandnema off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahdi Sandnema. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Houston looks to land a combination but Sandnema avoids it well.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Houston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandnema moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandnema feints and as Houston raises his hands in defense, Sandnema changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sandnema is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Houston wants to stand up but Sandnema is controlling him.
Sandnema postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Houston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sandnema, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Houston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Houston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Houston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sandnema is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Houston swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sandnema is now in Houston's guard. A big mistake from Houston there, giving up the dominant position!
Sandnema passes Houston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Houston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sandnema wants to pass the guard but Houston is defending well.
Sandnema is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Houston is looking to control Sandnema's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Houston avoid being mounted?
Sandnema prevents Houston from improving his position.
Sandnema is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Houston tries to roll over but Sandnema keeps him under control.
Sandnema is looking for a kimura but Houston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandnema to get the leverage.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Houston.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandnema throws a nice head kick!
Houston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandnema.
Houston tries to clinch up but Sandnema circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandnema changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Houston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
What's Houston going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Sandnema swings around for an armbar but Houston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sandnema's guard.
Houston advances position into side control!
Sandnema tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands an elbow.
Sandnema being controlled for a moment.
Houston gets to mount! Sandnema was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Houston lands a big shot there that rocks Sandnema but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sandnema wants to control but Houston is having none of it.
Houston with a couple of short strikes.
Rashad Houston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Houston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Houston is landing with some decent strikes but Sandnema is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandnema is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sandnema is desperately trying to improve his position but Houston has a good base and remains in mount.
Houston punishing his opponent with strikes.
Houston unloading with bombs!
Sandnema is looking to improve his position but Houston isn't that keen on the idea.
Houston has control of Sandnema's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sandnema regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sandnema bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Houston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sandnema shoots in and bounces Houston off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sandnema stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Houston is striking off his back. Sandnema thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Houston trying to hold on to Sandnema's head to control him but Sandnema postures up.
Sandnema wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houston keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandnema is trying to work for a kimura but Houston is defending well.
Houston misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandnema wants to take a breather but Houston is having none of it.
Houston wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandnema takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston shoots in looking for a takedown. Sandnema tries to sprawl out of it but Houston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sandnema manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sandnema has his takedown stuffed
and Houston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sandnema's guard.
Sandnema looking for a guillotine here but Houston defends easily.
Houston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandnema's head.
Houston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandnema working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Houston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Houston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sandnema is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Houston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sandnema is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston wants to control from the top but Sandnema keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandnema dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Sandnema doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Houston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Houston.
Sandnema goes for a takedown in the clinch but Houston prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahdi Sandnema. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandnema gets caught flat footed, as Houston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sandnema has an active guard here but Houston has managed to pass into half guard.
Sandnema is trying to maintain the position but Houston is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Houston connects with a nice short shot to Sandnema's temple.
Sandnema avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houston.
Houston thows a huge punch but Sandnema dodges it nicely.
Sandnema has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Houston is working away from the top position though.
Sandnema is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Houston pulls his head out easily.
Houston winds up and cracks Sandnema with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sandnema has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Houston is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Houston scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Houston really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Houston.
Sandnema closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sandnema is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Houston flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sandnema moves into full mount! Houston won't be happy about that!
Sandnema has hold of Houston's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Houston manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Houston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sandnema is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Houston is just riding it out for now. Sandnema eventually gives up the hold.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandnema is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sandnema blocks the strikes from Houston.
Sandnema tries to pass the half guard into mount. Houston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Houston punching from the bottom.
Houston tries to get to full guard but Sandnema has control of the leg.
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.
Sandnema moves into full mount! Houston won't be happy about that!
Houston throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sandnema tries to control but Houston wriggling away.
Houston regains half guard.
Houston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Houston is trying to control the position but Sandnema postures up.
Houston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sandnema kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandnema preventing the sweep.
Sandnema wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Sandnema trying to move into half guard but instead Houston has managed to sweep!
Sandnema looking to control.
Houston is working Sandnema over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Houston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandnema counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sandnema.
Houston has picked Sandnema up - he's going for a ride! Houston dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sandnema works his way to full guard. Good work.
Houston is in close to Sandnema's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sandnema working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Houston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Houston trying to control but Sandnema is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sandnema to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Houston is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sandnema pulls down on the head and he's put Houston to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mahdi Sandnema!
Mahdi Sandnema is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Downfall as his entrance music. Tim Belfort will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Bain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bain closes the distance and clinches.
Bain takes an elbow to the temple.
Bain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belfort fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bain scores with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belfort.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches up with Bain, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes Bain against the ropes but Bain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Belfort shoots in but Bain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephen Bain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Belfort.
Belfort fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bain checks it well.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bain fails with the takedown.
Tim Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
Belfort is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bain wants to improve his position but Belfort is controlling well.
Bain is working hard here to advance position.
Belfort winds up and cracks Bain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bain is trying to get back to full guard.
Belfort seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain moves into full guard.
Bain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belfort is looking to stand up but Bain won't let him.
Belfort preventing the sweep.
Bain is breathing heavily.
Bain has an active guard here but Belfort has managed to pass into half guard.
Belfort lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belfort wants to stand but Bain has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bain missing with punches from the bottom.
Belfort stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bain to get to his feet.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Bain circles away easily
and Bain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Belfort is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bain's back!
Bain tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Belfort lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bain hang on?
Belfort landing punches.
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bain?
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Belfort looking to control but Bain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belfort has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bain's face.
Bain is looking to improve his position but Belfort isn't that keen on the idea.
Belfort controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Belfort dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt - Bain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belfort fails with the takedown
and Bain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bain.
Bain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Belfort manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bain has Belfort in his guard.
Belfort stands up over Bain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belfort tries to hold on but Bain postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain thowing shots but they're missing.
Bain jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Belfort is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Belfort and Bain has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Belfort is trying to control Bain's posture but Bain avoids it.
Belfort is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belfort is trying to stand back up but Bain is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belfort is trying is best to control the position here.
Bain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belfort's head.
Bain working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Belfort's thigh. Belfort counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Belfort looking for a guillotine here but Bain defends easily.
Belfort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belfort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain looking to sit in guard and control but Belfort gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belfort with a nice head shot there.
Bain trying to keep a closed guard but Belfort is proving a slippery customer.
Bain trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belfort stopping the sweep attempt from Bain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belfort tries to clinch
and Bain counters with a single leg into guard. Belfort didn't expect that.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Bain from controlling successfully.
Bain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belfort is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bain wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belfort is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bain, into his guard.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Bain keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Bain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Bain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bain clinches but Belfort breaks the clinch
and Belfort moves into the clinch.
Bain manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Bain. No joy for Belfort on that attempt.
Belfort tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bain swivels and escapes.
Stephen Bain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Belfort.
Belfort fails to land the takedown.
Belfort fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain instigates a clinch.
Belfort has hold of one of Bain's legs. Bain is fighting the takedown attempt but Belfort gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bain working for submissions but it's allowed Belfort to get to half guard.
Belfort drops an elbow to the side of Bain's head.
Bain is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Belfort pulls his head out easily.
Belfort slows the pace down in half guard.
Bain keeping hold of Belfort's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bain is not content to let Belfort control the position.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Bain's hands, connecting with Bain's forehead.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Bain's hands, connecting with Bain's forehead.
Belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bain keeps working.
Bain is looking to improve his position.
Bain trying to get back to full guard but Belfort takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain tries to lock up and control but Belfort gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bain is squirming around, avoiding Belfort's attempts to control the action.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bain tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
Belfort with shots to the head and body - Bain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bain throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Belfort putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Bain flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bain taking shots to the head.
Belfort working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bain is trying to escape the mount.
Tim Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bain swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Belfort scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Belfort really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bain misses with a body kick.
Belfort tries to clinch up
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
and Bain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort shoots and misses
and Bain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Belfort wants to clinch
and Bain counters with a shoot takedown. Belfort fights it but they end up in guard.
Belfort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belfort is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bain is working Belfort over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bain tries to free his leg and advance position but Belfort is retaining full guard.
Bain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bain lands a couple of elbows.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but Bain is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Bain circles away easily
and Bain counters with a series of strikes. Belfort will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bain misses with a few strikes there.
Bain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Belfort with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belfort won't be happy with that.
Stephen Bain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Belfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bain working away.
Belfort taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bain grinds an elbow into Belfort's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bain.
Belfort is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Bain passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bain landing punches.
Bain trying to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Bain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Belfort wants to hold on but Bain pushes him away.
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.
Bain scoring with strikes but Belfort is staying in there.
Bain avoids the attempt from Belfort to control.
Belfort takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Belfort is desperately trying to improve his position but Bain has a good base and remains in mount.
Belfort tries to hold on but Bain pushes him away.
Bain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belfort is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Bain had his way with Tim Belfort in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Belfort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Bain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bain trying to control the position.
Belfort is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bain has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Belfort is looking to defend but Bain has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Belfort! Bain pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Belfort taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen Bain!
Stephen Bain is the new heavyweight champion!
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