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IGR 53 - Webster vs. Simpson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Quebedeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Quebedeaux!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quebedeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quebedeaux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torres checks it well.
Quebedeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Quebedeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head.
It looks like Rusty Torres has been cut.
Quebedeaux loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Quebedeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quebedeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quebedeaux jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quebedeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Quebedeaux closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Torres! Quebedeaux dives in looking to finish! Torres is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Quebedeaux!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fonzo The Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Stevenson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fonzo The Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Grappler's head backwards.
The Grappler shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Grappler slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
The Grappler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Grappler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
The Grappler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stevenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Grappler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevenson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stevenson is defending against the submission attempts here by The Grappler.
Stevenson is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grappler has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stevenson defend it? The Grappler steps over the head and cranks it - Stevenson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for The Grappler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fonzo The Grappler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullitt Quickdraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quickdraw has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bullitt Quickdraw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quickdraw misses with the combination.
Quickdraw misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Prime. No joy for Quickdraw on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Prime. No joy for Quickdraw on that attempt.
Quickdraw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quickdraw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prime darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quickdraw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Percy Prime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bullitt Quickdraw.
Quickdraw misses with a straight right.
Prime dodges the punch combination from Quickdraw.
Quickdraw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bullitt Quickdraw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Quickdraw misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quickdraw throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Quickdraw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quickdraw looks gassed!
Prime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quickdraw.
Prime dodges the punch combination from Quickdraw.
Prime dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quickdraw. That did some damage!
Prime cracks a nice hook into Quickdraw's ribs.
Prime stuffs the takedown attempt from Quickdraw. Quickdraw gets slowly back to his feet.
Prime connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quickdraw. Quickdraw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quickdraw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prime to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick from Prime lands but Quickdraw takes it in his stride.
Prime throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Prime catches Quickdraw right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quickdraw circles away quickly and effectively.
Quickdraw is trying desperately to land a takedown but Prime is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Quickdraw.
Quickdraw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prime is looking to slow Quickdraw down with leg kicks.
Prime scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quickdraw doesn't seem bothered though.
Prime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quickdraw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quickdraw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Quickdraw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quickdraw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime scores with a jab to the body.
Prime scores with a head kick.
Prime lands a jab to the head.
Prime lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quickdraw is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prime.
Quickdraw is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Prime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quickdraw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Prime.
Prime lands a nice hook to Quickdraw's body. Quickdraw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prime with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prime sizes up Quickdraw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prime bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Quickdraw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prime can pounce on him.
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prime scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime scores with a jab to the body.
Prime 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prime.
Prime connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prime.
Prime lands a jab to the head.
Prime lands with a nice combination. Quickdraw backs away looking to recover.
Prime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quickdraw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prime looks to land a combination but Quickdraw avoids it well.
Prime throws a series of punches but Quickdraw avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prime.
Percy Prime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Prime dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prime connects with a solid leg kick.
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Percy Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Quickdraw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prime lands a jab to Quickdraw's midsection.
Bullitt Quickdraw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quickdraw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prime moves out of range as Quickdraw strikes.
Prime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quickdraw can do to turn this around?
Quickdraw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prime. Prime obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Prime.
A shot to de liver by Prime. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Prime.
Quickdraw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prime lands a jab-cross combination.
Quickdraw is breathing heavily.
Quickdraw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prime to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Quickdraw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws a shot to the body.
Quickdraw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quickdraw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Quickdraw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prime thuds a left hand into Quickdraw's body.
Prime throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quickdraw has time to react.
Prime lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Donk. Prime catches Quickdraw right on the button with a cross.
Prime thuds his right hand into Quickdraw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prime. That's going to slow Quickdraw down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prime.
Prime lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Prime.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prime.
Prime scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quickdraw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quickdraw.
Prime jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prime lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quickdraw ducks right into an uppercut from Prime.
Prime fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a high kick!
Prime throws a head kick that Quickdraw semi-blocks.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prime lands a glancing blow to the side of Quickdraw's head.
Quickdraw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prime.
Prime fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prime slips under a jab from Quickdraw.
Quickdraw shoots for a double leg takedown but Prime sprawls well. He's pushed Quickdraw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Prime with a jab.
Prime connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Prime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a good cross that connects.
Prime cracks a nice hook into Quickdraw's ribs.
Prime throws a head kick that half lands.
Quickdraw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prime scores with a decent looking hook.
Prime wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quickdraw misses with a double jab
and Prime counters with an inside leg kick.
Quickdraw misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quickdraw throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prime works the jab nicely.
Prime moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Prime 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.
Prime lands a head shot.
Prime scores with a nice right hand.
Quickdraw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a thumping low kick.
Quickdraw misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a head kick. That will keep Quickdraw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice shot lands for Prime.
Jab from Prime.
Prime scores with a hook to the body. Quickdraw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quickdraw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a good low kick that Quickdraw was not able to check.
Prime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prime connects with a nice looking jab.
Quickdraw is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Prime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quickdraw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Prime.
Quickdraw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prime slips a straight right by Quickdraw.
Quickdraw walks into a stiff left hand from Prime.
Prime lands a head kick. Quickdraw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prime lands a glancing blow to the side of Quickdraw's head.
Prime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Prime.
Prime scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Prime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prime scores with a nice head shot.
Prime smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Quickdraw takes one to the side of the head.
Quickdraw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quickdraw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Prime throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Quickdraw might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Prime has got the better of the exchanges.
Prime scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Prime - just one landing.
Quickdraw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prime throws a good cross that connects.
Prime lands with a kick to the temple. Quickdraw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Prime lunges at Quickdraw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quickdraw's hand.
Prime darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quickdraw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prime scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quickdraw doesn't seem bothered though.
Quickdraw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prime.
Quickdraw shoots in for a double leg but Prime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quickdraw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prime.
Prime cracks Quickdraw with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Prime does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quickdraw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a right hand to the body.
Percy Prime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prime clobbers Quickdraw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime works the jab nicely.
Prime slips a jab from Quickdraw.
Prime connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prime cracks the inside of Quickdraw's front leg.
Prime lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Quickdraw.
Bullitt Quickdraw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Quickdraw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime counters with a head kick. That will keep Quickdraw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A lazy left from Prime finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Prime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prime has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Prime!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizou Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki has chosen Japanese Rap as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Strader!
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, Keizou Ishizaki!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strader gets caught flat footed, as Ishizaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Strader looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ishizaki passes into half guard.
Strader punching from the bottom.
Strader is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strader throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Strader throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Ishizaki manages to pass to side control.
Ishizaki gets to mount! Strader was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Strader sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ishizaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strader's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishizaki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strader looking for submissions off his back.
Strader landing rabbit punches to the side of Ishizaki's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Strader is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ishizaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strader moves into full guard.
Strader has momentary wrist control but Ishizaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Ishizaki drops back looking for a leg! Strader is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strader manages to kick Ishizaki off! Ishizaki jumps back into Strader's guard.
Strader bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ishizaki's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strader throws a strike but Ishizaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Strader is breathing heavily.
Ishizaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ishizaki thows a big elbow that misses.
Ishizaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Strader throws a couple of heel strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki postures up and lands a big shot to Strader's brow.
Strader is looking for a triangle but Ishizaki pushes his legs off easily.
Strader tries to strike from the bottom.
Ishizaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Strader wants to hit a switch here but Ishizaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Strader there!
Ishizaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Ishizaki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strader taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ishizaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strader looks a forlorn figure.
Strader is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strader 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.
Strader wants to control but Ishizaki is having none of it.
Strader is bucking up trying to escape but Ishizaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ishizaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizou Ishizaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ishizaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strader looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ishizaki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ishizaki blocks the strikes from Strader.
Ishizaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Strader tries to roll over but Ishizaki keeps him under control.
Ishizaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strader is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ishizaki jumps into side control!
Ishizaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ishizaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ishizaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishizaki landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strader is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ishizaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Keizou Ishizaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strader tries to get to full guard but Ishizaki has control of the leg.
Ishizaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strader with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Strader taking some punishment here, with Ishizaki in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ishizaki winds up and cracks Strader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ishizaki working over Strader with some ground and pound. Strader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Strader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strader throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ishizaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ishizaki working Strader over with strikes.
Strader is trying to stand up here but Ishizaki is controlling him well.
Ishizaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strader defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ishizaki throws an overhand right that lands on Strader's shoulder, as Strader tries to avoid the shot.
Strader shoots in looking for a takedown. Ishizaki tries to sprawl out of it but Strader keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ishizaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Strader sneaks out the side door and pushes Ishizaki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ishizaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left and a right from Strader both land. Nice combination.
Strader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ishizaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strader tries for a takedown but Ishizaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleb Strader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishizaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Strader misses with a strike from the bottom.
Strader tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strader is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ishizaki connects with a decent elbow.
Ishizaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strader is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strader gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ishizaki working the head and body with strikes.
Ishizaki prevents Strader from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizou Ishizaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ishizaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strader throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Strader working a defensive guard here.
Strader wants to hit a switch here but Ishizaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Strader there!
Strader throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strader is trying to escape the mount.
Ishizaki lands a big shot there that rocks Strader but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strader keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strader defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ishizaki.
Ishizaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Strader is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ishizaki landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strader swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Ishizaki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ishizaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ishizaki avoids the attempt from Strader to control.
Strader keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Strader slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Strader moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Strader shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kaleb Strader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishizaki wants to get back to full guard.
Strader lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ishizaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strader.
Ishizaki makes his way to full guard, as Strader worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strader missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ishizaki lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Strader is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishizaki has wrist control.
Ishizaki kicks Strader off and gets to his feet.
Ishizaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strader is looking to stand back up but Ishizaki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Strader.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keizou Ishizaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishizaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizou Ishizaki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug McSwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McSwain's choice of entrance music: Devil's Dance Floor. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug McSwain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSwain defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
McSwain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with a hook.
McSwain misses with an uppercut.
McSwain is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles McSwain. McSwain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McSwain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but McSwain is just out of range.
Rodriguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McSwain's head.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McSwain at a distance.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. McSwain shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Rodriguez finds it's target.
McSwain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McSwain misses with a hook to the body
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McSwain throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
McSwain misses with a hook.
McSwain looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
McSwain moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
McSwain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McSwain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
McSwain is rocked!
McSwain walks straight into a right hand from Rodriguez - that's dropped him! Rodriguez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save McSwain from any more punishment! McSwain complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bender Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Time. Sims has chosen Eminem, Xzibit, & Nate Dogg - Say My Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Sims!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Sims swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Horrible takedown by Castle or perhaps it was just good defense by Sims which made him look bad.
Castle takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Sims is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle is trying to drag Sims to the mat but Sims just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Castle.
It looks like Wes Sims has been cut.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sims tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sims wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sims is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Sims has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sims prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle wants to clinch.
Castle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sims circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Sims pushes him off.
Sims looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Sims cracks Castle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castle clinches with his opponent.
Castle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sims is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Sims can't break the clinch.
Sims is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Sims is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle lands a nice knee to the body.
Sims looks gassed!
Sims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Sims prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sims can't break the clinch.
Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sims lands with a nice combination. Castle backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castle moves into the clinch.
Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castle has managed to clinch.
Sims takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sims wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sims is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sims is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle prevents Sims from breaking the clinch.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castle is stalling here.
Castle works on Sims's body with a couple of short punches.
Castle scores with a knee to the head.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Castle landing knees to the body.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Castle.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle lands a nice shot to the body.
Castle connects with a knee to the head.
Castle tries to score a body lock takedown but Sims shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Sims keeps the fight on the outside.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sims with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sims throws a one two combo.
Sims stuffs the takedown attempt from Castle. Castle gets slowly back to his feet.
Castle tries to clinch but Sims is having none of it.
Sims lands a two punch combo.
Castle wants to clinch up but Sims keeps it at a distance.
Castle fails to land the takedown.
Sims listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Sims as Castle shoots in.
Sims keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle gets a clinch.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sims can't break the clinch.
Sims has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sims's face.
Sims prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Castle.
Castle controlling the action here for a moment.
Sims breaks the clinch.
Castle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sims as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Sims misses.
Castle moves into range and clinches up with Sims.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle manages to break the clinch.
Castle shoots in and drives through. Sims sprawls well.
Sims scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sims is fending him off so far but Castle persists. Nope, Sims circles away and we're back to standing.
Sims lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Sims's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castle looks to land a combination but Sims avoids it well.
Sims misses with a few strikes there.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Sims sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle is looking to clinch but Sims is avoiding it.
Sims throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Sims fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castle checks it well.
Sims throws a chopping leg kick but Castle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Sims throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castle misses with a head kick.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sims.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castle wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castle tries to clinch up but Sims circles away and keeps his distance.
Castle takes the fight into the clinch.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
Castle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sims has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Sims wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sims has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frank Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sims takes an elbow to the temple.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Castle landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sims pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sims wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sims regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims wriggles free and stands up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castle.
Sims lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
Castle has closed the distance and engaged Sims in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sims's defenses.
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sims wants to break free but Castle has control.
Castle lands a damaging elbow.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle lands a body shot.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle digs a right hand into Sims's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sims's gas tank.
Castle is trying to trip Sims. He has hold of a leg but Sims is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Castle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Castle wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position.
Castle trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.
Castle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sims kicks Castle off and gets to his feet.
Castle clinches up against the cage.
Castle gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sims manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sims throws a one two combo.
Castle moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Castle.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sims avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sims wants to break free but Castle has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle prevents Sims from breaking the clinch.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sims tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims wants to break free but Castle has control.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Castle lands a takedown into guard.
Castle won't allow Sims to get back to his feet.
Castle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sims pushes Castle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Castle shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle looks for a takedown but Sims sprawls well.
Castle wants to clinch up but Sims keeps it at a distance.
Sims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
Wes Sims is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Castle tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle ducks right into an uppercut from Sims.
Sims dodges the punch combination from Castle.
Sims throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wes Sims's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sims lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castle backs up against the cage.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle shoots in but Sims avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Castle or perhaps it was just good defense by Sims which made him look bad.
Sims lands a head kick. Castle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sims fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castle is out of range.
Sims throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Sims.
Castle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sims lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sims keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sims misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wes Sims seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sims avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castle gets a clinch.
Sims wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castle breaks the clinch.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice combination there by Sims.
Sims connects with a jab.
Castle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sims circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Castle blocks the low kick.
Castle tries to clinch but Sims moves out of range.
Sims misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle darts in and clinches Sims up against the cage.
Castle gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sims has one foot on Castle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sims throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle fails with the takedown.
Frank Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frank Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sims misses.
Castle closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Castle.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.
Sims tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castle lands an elbow that stopped Sims in his tracks for a moment.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Sims's ribcage. Sims let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sims is pressed up against the cage. Castle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sims down to the mat. Sims avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castle wants to clinch.
Castle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle avoids the body shot from Sims.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Sims.
Wes Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle closes the distance and clinches.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sims is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle has Sims pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sims manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle lands a nice knee to the body.
Castle taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Castle.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
Castle lands an elbow inside.
Sims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle scores a nice knee to the body.
Castle is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sims can't fight it off and eventually Castle manages to take the fight to the floor. Sims looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sims wants to stand up but Castle is controlling him.
Castle trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.
Sims really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Castle stands and throws Sims's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wes Sims.
I think Castle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Mousasi!
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, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Mousasi.
Mousasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Mousasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Mousasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mousasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mousasi throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Mousasi lands with a shot to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
Mousasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Mousasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Mousasi moved out of range nicely.
Mousasi throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a series of punches but Mousasi moves out of range.
Mousasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Mousasi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Mousasi drops Smith with a nice combination! Mousasi dives into Smith's guard, looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Mousasi closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Smith out cold! Smith corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fedor Mousasi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Y cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think cage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't let me be misunderstood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Y cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
cage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wallace. Wallace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wallace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace shoots in but cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
cage scores with a jab.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown. cage tries to sprawl out of it but Wallace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. cage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Wallace.
cage throws a leg kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. cage tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag cage to the ground. cage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
cage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
cage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
cage throws a one two combo.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wallace looks gassed!
cage drops Wallace with a big left hand! Wallace is injured, injured bad! cage jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Y cage!
Y cage retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ness Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ness Webster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simpson scores with a decent looking hook.
Webster feints and as Simpson raises his hands in defense, Webster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simpson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simpson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Webster is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Simpson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Simpson has escaped and now he's on top!
Webster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Webster looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simpson passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Webster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster actively working from the bottom here.
Webster flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Webster wants to improve his position but Simpson is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Simpson seems content to control.
Webster tries to get to full guard but Simpson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webster actively working from the bottom here.
Webster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simpson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Simpson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Webster. Webster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Webster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson scores with a nice head shot.
Webster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webster throws a sloppy head kick and Simpson moves out of range easily.
Webster is breathing heavily.
Simpson connects with a crisp jab.
Webster is rocked!
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Webster.
Oh Webster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson punishes Webster's body with a nice straight punch.
Webster seems to have got his legs back now.
Webster is holding his hands too far apart here. Simpson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Webster is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Homer Simpson !
Homer Simpson is the new featherweight champion!
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