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Escape The Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hoppus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Rex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hoppus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Hoppus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hoppus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoppus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Hoppus circles away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Hoppus.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Hoppus. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoppus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoppus lands in his opponent's guard.
Hoppus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hoppus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hoppus tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
Hoppus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hoppus moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hoppus has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Hoppus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hoppus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hoppus is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoppus seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hoppus wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Silva still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Silva has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back!
Silva trying to control momentarily.
Silva gets his hands free as Hoppus looks to control.
Hoppus controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
You can see the frustration on Hoppus's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoppus is trying to stand back up.
Silva keeps control of the position as Hoppus tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to keep control of the position but Hoppus is staying busy.
What can Hoppus do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hoppus is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hoppus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Hoppus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hoppus has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rex Silva has been cut.
Silva is looking to control Hoppus's arms but Hoppus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Hoppus tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Hoppus drops back down to his feet.
Hoppus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppus is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rex Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hoppus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoppus has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Hoppus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Hoppus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Hoppus manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Hoppus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoppus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand but Hoppus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoppus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoppus is keeping the position for now.
Hoppus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Hoppus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoppus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoppus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoppus keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Hoppus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Hoppus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppus is trying to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Hoppus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rex Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hoppus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoppus. That's going to slow Silva down.
Hoppus has a takedown stuffed.
Hoppus rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Hoppus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoppus fails to pull guard.
Rex Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hoppus.
Hoppus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoppus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hoppus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppus is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva trying to stall but Hoppus improves his position.
Hoppus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Hoppus pulls guard successfully.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to stand but Hoppus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva trying to control but Hoppus is working from the bottom.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hoppus throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Hoppus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoppus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Hoppus clinches.
Hoppus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
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.
Hoppus jumps guard but Silva stands there with Hoppus around his waist. Hoppus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoppus jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hoppus keeps moving.
Hoppus wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoppus looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
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 Rex Silva.
Well Hoppus 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 for Mark Hoppus!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Mark Hoppus!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Mark Hoppus!
Mark Hoppus wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Shapiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Koi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shapiro comes to the cage accompanied by The Wackness. The crowd seem to be enjoying Koi's choice of entrance music: Cross Out the Eyes. Rob Koi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Shapiro's chin.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Shapiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Koi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shapiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Koi is just out of range.
Shapiro misses with a hook.
Koi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shapiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shapiro won't allow Koi to pass to mount.
Shapiro tries to roll over but Koi keeps him under control.
Koi wants to stand but Shapiro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Shapiro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Koi is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shapiro is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shapiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shapiro is pressing down on Koi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shapiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shapiro is trying to keep Koi in close.
Koi wants to control from the top but Shapiro keeps moving.
Koi looks gassed!
Koi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shapiro is keeping the position for now.
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.
Shapiro managing to control the position.
Shapiro pushes Koi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Koi swats away the attempt to clinch by Shapiro.
Shapiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Koi or perhaps it was just good defense by Shapiro which made him look bad.
Shapiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Shapiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Shapiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Shapiro.
Shapiro keeps Koi at a distance using the push kick.
Shapiro scores with a nice strike.
Koi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shapiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shapiro scores with a takedown into Koi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shapiro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Shapiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Koi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shapiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shapiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koi can't escape the position.
Koi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shapiro controlling from the full mount.
Koi reaches up to try and control the position but Shapiro seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Koi rolls and tries to escape and now Shapiro has his back!
Shapiro doesn't have the hooks in and Koi manages to turn into his guard.
Shapiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shapiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Luke Shapiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Shapiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Shapiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Koi's head.
Shapiro lands a two punch combo.
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.
Shapiro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koi wants to improve his position but Shapiro is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Shapiro seems content to control.
Koi is trying to control but can't.
Shapiro stalling.
Koi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Koi wants to improve his position but Shapiro is controlling well.
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.
Shapiro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koi trying to control but Shapiro postures up.
Shapiro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Shapiro dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Koi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shapiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koi misses with a takedown
and Shapiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shapiro trying to pass the guard but Koi defending well.
Shapiro passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shapiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koi tries to buck Shapiro off but Shapiro takes his back!
Koi tries to roll but Shapiro sticks to his back.
Shapiro biding his time, controlling Koi.
Rob Koi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Shapiro looking for the choke from the back.
Koi trying to control but not successfully.
Luke Shapiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koi tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Koi's body.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Luke Shapiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Shapiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shapiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Koi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koi has his foot on Shapiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shapiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Koi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Koi is looking for a triangle but Shapiro pushes his legs off easily.
Shapiro postures up.
Koi is looking for a triangle here but Shapiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shapiro trying to control the action but Koi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Shapiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shapiro 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Luke Shapiro!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Luke Shapiro!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Luke Shapiro!
Luke Shapiro wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimenez shoots in looking for a takedown. Rabago tries to sprawl out of it but Jimenez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rabago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rabago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt - Rabago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Jimenez or perhaps it was just good defense by Rabago which made him look bad.
Rabago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago tries to clinch up.
Jimenez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rabago circles away.
Rabago throws a sloppy head kick and Jimenez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Jimenez looks for a takedown but Rabago sprawls well.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rabago should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Rabago finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rabago but Rabago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Rabago lands but Jimenez takes it in his stride.
Rabago thows a body kick. Jimenez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rabago has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rabago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimenez fails to land the takedown.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Rabago.
Rabago clinches with his opponent.
Rabago prevents the takedown attempt.
Rabago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rabago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rabago decides to pull guard.
Jimenez drops back looking for a leg! Rabago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rabago manages to kick Jimenez off! Jimenez jumps back into Rabago's guard.
Rabago trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago wants to sweep but no luck.
Rabago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jimenez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rabago wants to pass the guard but Jimenez is keeping the position.
Jimenez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rabago tries to free his leg and advance position but Jimenez is retaining full guard.
Rabago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rabago trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
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.
Rabago tries to free his leg and advance position but Jimenez is retaining full guard.
Rabago pushes down on Jimenez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rabago is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jimenez defends it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jimenez drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jimenez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but Rabago shows good takedown defense.
Jimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rabago swivels and escapes.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rabago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jimenez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rabago 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.
Jimenez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rabago is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rabago has escaped and now he's on top!
Rabago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rabago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rabago trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Jimenez looking for a sweep. Not yet Jimenez, not yet.
Jimenez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rabago moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
Rabago is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Rabago scores with a leg kick.
Rabago scores with a spinning back kick!
Rabago scoring well with a low kick there.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rabago as he jumps to the side.
Jimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rabago throws a sloppy head kick and Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Jimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rabago swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rabago.
Rabago is looking to land body kicks.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rabago tries to avoid it but Jimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rabago to the ground. Rabago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rabago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rabago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimenez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rabago throws a push kick but Jimenez slaps the foot to one side.
Jimenez blocks a head kick by Rabago.
Sonny Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jimenez!
Rabago controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jimenez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rabago.
Jimenez prevents Rabago from getting a body triangle.
Jimenez turns into Rabago and is now in his guard.
Jimenez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago 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! This is the final round!
Jimenez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rabago counters with a takedown into side control.
Rabago wants to control but Jimenez is keeping him busy.
Jimenez is looking to reverse the position.
Jimenez is working hard here to advance position.
Jimenez being controlled for a moment.
Jimenez stops Rabago from passing to mount.
Jimenez manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rabago pulls his head out easily.
Jimenez wants to improve his position but Rabago is controlling well.
Rabago looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rabago is trying to control the action in half guard but Jimenez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rabago tries to pass to full mount but Jimenez defends it.
Jimenez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rabago is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jimenez fails with the takedown
and Rabago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jimenez won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez manages to get back to half guard.
Jimenez won't allow Rabago to pass to mount.
Jimenez is looking to escape.
Raymond Rabago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jimenez is looking to control Rabago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jimenez avoid being mounted?
Rabago trying to pass the guard but Jimenez defending well.
Jimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Jimenez is looking to control Rabago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jimenez avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Rabago circles away easily
and Rabago counters with a single leg into guard. Jimenez didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabago is posturing up here but Jimenez has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rabago tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rabago has to tap! Slick submission there by Jimenez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sonny Jimenez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginger Ayl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayl has chosen My Heart Will Go On as his entrance music. Ginger Ayl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, JR King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ginger Ayl!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayl looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Ayl.
King tries to clinch but Ayl is having none of it.
King tries to clinch but Ayl moves out of range.
King tries to clinch there but Ayl circles away.
Ayl throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King throws a series of punches but Ayl avoids them all with ease.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ayl but Ayl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ayl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ayl fails with a takedown attempt.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ayl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayl slowing the pace effectively.
King missing with knees to the body.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Ayl.
Ayl pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Ayl.
A left hand lands to the body for Ayl.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ayl on the inside.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Ayl avoids the damage to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Ayl digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ayl looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ayl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ayl as the two fighters clinch.
Ayl lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ayl lands with a light punch inside.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike.
Ayl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ayl lands a right hand.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ayl.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ayl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ayl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ayl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ayl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ayl lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Ayl missing with knees to the body.
Ayl leaning against his opponent.
Ayl tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Ayl lands a body punch.
Ayl leaning against his opponent.
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ayl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ayl.
King avoiding damage as Ayl throws knees to the body.
Ayl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
King avoiding damage as Ayl throws knees to the body.
Ayl connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Ayl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ayl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ayl lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
Ayl effectively controlling the action here.
Ayl works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Ayl lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ayl lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Ayl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Ayl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ayl missing with knees to the body.
Ayl lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ayl lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ayl as King tries to tie him up.
Ayl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ayl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Ayl.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ayl lands an elbow inside.
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.
Ayl lands with a light punch inside.
Ayl pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Ayl.
Ayl trying to land knees to the body.
Ayl presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ayl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ayl.
Ayl dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ayl missing with knees to the body.
Ayl lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ayl - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ayl avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Ayl.
Ayl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ayl prevents King from breaking the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ginger Ayl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ayl misses with a double jab.
King tries to clinch up
and Ayl counters with a leg kick.
Ayl clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King can't get the takedown.
Ayl trying to land knees to the body.
Ayl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King is looking to control Ayl's arms but Ayl gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
Ayl cracks King with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Ayl - that landed with a thud.
Ayl lands a right hand.
King being controlled against the cage.
Ayl digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ayl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ayl is working King over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ayl stalling.
Ayl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Ayl trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ayl.
Ayl has King pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayl digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ayl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ayl.
Ayl stalls.
Ayl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
A nice left hand lands by Ayl.
Ayl displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King tries for a takedown but Ayl manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ayl.
Ginger Ayl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ayl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ayl pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ayl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Ayl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ayl lands a knee to the body.
Ayl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ayl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ayl missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Ayl.
A right hook to the body lands for Ayl.
Ayl lands a shot to the body.
Ayl taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ayl cracks King with a nice body shot.
Ayl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ayl has King pushed against the cage.
Ayl is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ayl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Ayl.
Ayl cracks King with a nice body shot.
Ayl scores with a hook to the body.
Ayl lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Ayl.
Ayl gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ayl.
Ayl stalling in the clinch.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Ayl tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Ayl.
Ayl scores a nice knee to the body.
Ayl missing with knees to the body.
Ayl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Ayl.
King avoiding damage as Ayl throws knees to the body.
King tries a body shot but Ayl blocks it.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ayl gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ayl lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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.
Ayl receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ayl lands a body punch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King avoiding damage as Ayl throws knees to the body.
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King trying to control the position but instead, Ayl has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Ayl effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Ayl.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ayl scores with a knee to the head.
Ayl controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Ayl scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ginger Ayl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ayl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Ayl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King tries to clinch
and Ayl counters by clinching up.
Ayl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King avoids the elbow strike from Ayl, against the cage.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King manages to break the clinch.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ayl closes the distance and clinches.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Ayl.
Nice elbow from Ayl.
A short body shot lands from Ayl as the two fighters clinch.
Ayl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ayl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ayl lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King tries to stall but Ayl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ayl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ayl.
King fails to pull guard.
Ayl's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ayl just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ayl just leaning against King, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Ayl's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ayl swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ayl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ginger Ayl.
Ayl tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Ayl gets a clinch.
King trying to control the position but instead, Ayl has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Ayl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ayl pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ayl.
Ayl is struggling to control the position.
King tries for a takedown but Ayl manages to get underhooks.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Ayl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ayl digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Ayl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ayl.
King trying to stall but Ayl improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayl controlling the action here for a moment.
Ayl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ginger Ayl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ayl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King tries to pull guard but Ayl holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ayl lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayl lands a left hand.
Ayl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ayl is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King wants to break free but Ayl has control.
Ayl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
JR King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A short left from Ayl.
Ayl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King tries to stall but Ayl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ayl stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ayl as the two fighters clinch.
Ayl crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Ayl leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ayl's brow.
Ayl lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ayl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King letting Ayl take a breather here.
Ayl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ginger Ayl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ayl 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ginger Ayl!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Ginger Ayl!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ginger Ayl!
Ginger Ayl wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Stick Stickly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago scores with a takedown into Griffin's guard.
Rabago forces his way into half guard.
Griffin is looking to control Rabago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Griffin gets back to full guard.
Rabago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rabago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rabago wants to stand and escape but instead Griffin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Griffin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rabago's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Griffin passes into side control.
Rabago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Rabago manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Griffin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rabago.
Rabago tries to improve position but can't.
Rabago taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Rabago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griffin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is looking for a sweep.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Griffin has eaten all the pies!
Griffin wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rabago gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Griffin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rabago is looking to escape.
Rabago gets back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Griffin dominated that 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.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griffin tries to kick Rabago off but Rabago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin won't allow Rabago to pass to mount.
Griffin is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.
Rabago is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
Rabago is working for a kimura but Griffin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is pressing down on Rabago's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Griffin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Griffin pushing down on Rabago's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Griffin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rabago fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. Rabago fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Rabago looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Rabago keeps moving.
Rabago is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mark Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin trying to control but Rabago is working from the bottom.
Rabago working for submissions but it's allowed Griffin to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rabago is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Rabago actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Griffin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rabago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
Rabago drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rabago is retaining full guard.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rabago pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabago tries to bench press Griffin off him but Griffin keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rabago tries to pass to full mount but Griffin defends it.
Rabago is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Rabago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin trying to control but Rabago postures up.
Rabago is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabago to get the leverage.
Rabago has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Griffin defend it? Rabago steps over the head and cranks it - Griffin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rabago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Rabago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Dempsey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wanderlei Silva's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Dempsey!
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, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Dempsey moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dempsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva looks to clinch
and Dempsey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dempsey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dempsey trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Dempsey is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Dempsey prevents Silva from improving his position.
Dempsey throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Dempsey has control of the leg.
Dempsey winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to control but Dempsey is keeping busy.
Dempsey decides to return to a standing position.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dempsey as he jumps to the side.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dempsey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jack Dempsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Dempsey breaks the clinch.
Dempsey throws a one two combo.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey has managed to clinch.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Dempsey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Dempsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Dempsey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dempsey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dempsey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva trying to control the position.
Dempsey passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Dempsey escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dempsey scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dempsey lands with a shot to the body.
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dempsey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Dempsey gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Dempsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Dempsey scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Dempsey.
Dempsey digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dempsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dempsey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dempsey managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Dempsey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dempsey wants a takedown.
Dempsey tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dempsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dempsey is keeping busy.
Dempsey tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Dempsey wants a takedown.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva is trying to keep Dempsey in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dempsey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is working an open guard so Dempsey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dempsey wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dempsey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Dempsey counters with a two punch combo.
Dempsey tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Dempsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Dempsey keeps it at a distance.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey lands a head shot.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dempsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva drives through and clinches with Dempsey against the cage.
Dempsey pulls guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dempsey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Dempsey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dempsey working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is staying active underneath Dempsey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dempsey uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dempsey content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dempsey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva has Dempsey up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Dempsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dempsey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage.
Dempsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Dempsey shows good takedown defense.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dempsey misses with a two punch combination.
Dempsey scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey scores with a punch to the head.
Jack Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Dempsey scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dempsey clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Dempsey manages to break the clinch.
Dempsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to de liver by Dempsey. Beautiful body shot.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva 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.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Silva seems to have locked his on tight now - Dempsey screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Silva, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Halo by Soil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brandon Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Blaze turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blaze advances to full mount.
Blaze wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Blaze stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jones throws a series of punches but Blaze avoids them all with ease.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaze instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Blaze.
Blaze keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Blaze tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blaze has Jones pressed against the cage.
Blaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones drops Blaze with a right and a left! Jones comes rushing in but Blaze regains his composure and manages to keep Jones in guard.
Blaze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blaze is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blaze prevents Jones from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stands up and beckons Jones to join him on the feet.
Jones cracks Blaze with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blaze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shawn Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Blaze.
Blaze looks gassed!
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Blaze lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Jones catches Blaze right on the button with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Blaze on that attempt.
Jones steps into range and cracks Blaze with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Blaze flops backwards and Jones dives into his guard looking to finish!
Blaze is rocked!
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Blaze right on the button. Blaze goes down! Jones follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jones gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Dynamite has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel throws a right hand that Dynamite ducks under and follows up with a left that Dynamite also avoids with ease.
A shot to de liver by Dynamite. Beautiful body shot.
Diesel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dynamite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diesel, pushing him back against the cage.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamite controls his hands.
Dynamite breaks from the clinch.
Diesel misses with a body shot
and Dynamite counters with a one-two to the body.
Dynamite digs a good body shot into Diesel's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Diesel misses the target.
Diesel cracks Dynamite with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diesel tries for a takedown but Dynamite circles away easily
and Dynamite makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cameron Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel tries to keep at a distance but Dynamite has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dynamite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dynamite scores with a one two! Diesel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dynamite.
Diesel looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dynamite counters with an inside leg kick.
Dynamite darts in and clinches Diesel up against the cage.
Dynamite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diesel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dynamite counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dynamite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dynamite has Diesel pressed against the cage.
Diesel tries for a takedown but Dynamite manages to get underhooks.
Jay Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Diesel.
Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diesel misses with a combination
and Dynamite counters by clinching up.
Dynamite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dynamite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Diesel misses
and Dynamite counters with a series of strikes. Diesel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diesel is rocked!
Dynamite darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Diesel's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Dynamite before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Dynamite!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JB Say (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Say comes into the arena with You're the Best Around blaring out of the sound system. Sirovica has chosen last mohacian 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JB Say!
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, Mehmet Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Say.
Say chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sirovica avoids the head kick by Say.
Say fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Mehmet Sirovica has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirovica gets a takedown into half guard.
Sirovica is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sirovica is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Say doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sirovica.
Sirovica looks gassed!
Sirovica tries to pass to full mount but Say defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Say kicks off Sirovica and gets to his feet.
Say buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Say throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Sirovica stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Say follows into mount!
Sirovica is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Say misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sirovica can't escape the position.
Say sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Say has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Say is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That has opened up Mehmet Sirovica's cut even more.
Say looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sirovica is looking to improve his position but Say isn't that keen on the idea.
Say controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sirovica keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Say trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. JB Say just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sirovica checks a low kick from Say.
Sirovica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Say clobbers Sirovica with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mehmet Sirovica's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mehmet Sirovica's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). JB Say!
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pop
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mgr
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