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Volume 30: Pappas vs Elkins II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Poletto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clarence McGee's chin.
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Poletto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee connects with a jab.
Poletto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Poletto is looking to land body kicks.
Poletto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGee drives through and clinches with Poletto against the cage.
McGee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Fedor Poletto has been cut.
McGee lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Poletto goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. McGee in side control.
McGee wants to stand but Poletto is controlling his arm.
McGee stands up and beckons Poletto to his feet.
Fedor Poletto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee is stalling here.
McGee landing knees to the body.
McGee lands an elbow just above Poletto 's eye.
McGee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clarence McGee.
Poletto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
McGee lands a nice hook to Poletto's body. Poletto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGee instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for McGee to work.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee lands an elbow just above Poletto 's eye.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poletto takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Poletto's ribcage.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
McGee slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Poletto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGee clinches up with Poletto and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
McGee lands an elbow just above Poletto 's eye.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poletto is breathing heavily.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee stalling the fight.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poletto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by McGee.
Poletto letting McGee take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clarence McGee.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee has Poletto up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poletto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee has Poletto pushed against the cage.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poletto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee stalling the fight.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poletto can do to turn this around?
Poletto takes an elbow to the temple.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Poletto up against the cage.
Poletto takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGee leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on McGee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Poletto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by McGee.
McGee forces Poletto back against the cage and clinches.
Poletto tries to break the clinch but McGee is controlling the position.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Poletto in his tracks for a moment.
McGee landing knees to the head.
McGee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poletto up against the cage.
Clarence McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee keeps control of Poletto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
McGee taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
Come on McGee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Poletto blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGee is struggling to control the position.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clarence McGee.
Poletto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGee moves into the clinch.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Poletto's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Poletto's ribcage.
McGee stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poletto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Poletto's ribcage.
McGee lands an elbow just above Poletto 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGee 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence McGee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasse Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr comes to the cage accompanied by Them Bones. Hansson has chosen Manic Street Preachers - Faster as his entrance music. Mark Kerr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hasse Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hansson pushes Kerr off looking to stand but Kerr dives back in and keeps control.
Hansson tries to roll over but Kerr keeps him under control.
Hansson is trying to control but can't.
Kerr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hansson wants to get back to full guard.
Hansson manages to get to full guard.
Hansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kerr throws and elbow that misses. Hansson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kerr's guard. Nice move by Hansson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansson wants to stand and escape but instead Kerr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hansson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerr is in close to Hansson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kerr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kerr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kerr postures up in Hansson's guard and throws a big left but Hansson blocks it.
Hansson 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.
Kerr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansson's head.
Hansson looks gassed!
Kerr wants to pass the guard but Hansson is keeping the position.
Kerr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kerr.
Kerr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson manages to get back to half guard.
Hansson looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr uses his free foot to push down on Hansson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hansson.
Kerr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hansson?
Hansson is trying desperately to improve position.
Kerr landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr with a couple of short strikes.
Kerr unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kerr controlling from the full mount.
Kerr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kerr 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.
Hansson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kerr looking to control but Hansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kerr working Hansson over with strikes here.
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.
Kerr lands a big elbow.
Kerr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kerr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kerr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kerr with shots to the head and body - Hansson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kerr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hansson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kerr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hansson hang on?
Kerr working Hansson over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
That's time! Kerr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Kerr or perhaps it was just good defense by Hansson which made him look bad.
Hansson with a nice cross.
Kerr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hansson circles away.
Hansson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kerr is looking to regain half guard here but Hansson keeps moving and retains side control.
Kerr is working hard here to advance position.
Kerr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hansson trying to control the action but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerr is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hansson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kerr to his feet.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
Mark Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerr shoots for a takedown but Hansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerr feints and as Hansson raises his hands in defense, Kerr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kerr won't allow Hansson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr trying to move into half guard but instead Hansson has managed to sweep!
Hansson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hansson is looking to advance position but Kerr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hansson is squirming around, avoiding Kerr's attempts to control the action.
Hansson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Hansson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kerr lands a heavy elbow.
Hansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hansson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hansson gets back to half guard.
Hansson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kerr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansson wants to improve his position but Kerr is controlling well.
Hansson is not content to let Kerr control the position.
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.
Hansson wants to control but Kerr is keeping busy.
Mark Kerr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kerr clinches.
Kerr has Hansson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kerr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hansson tumbling to the mat - Kerr dives into Hansson's guard.
Hansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansson trying to keep a closed guard but Kerr is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hasse Hansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kerr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hansson shoots and misses
and Kerr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hansson's guard now.
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansson is retaining full guard.
Kerr won't allow Hansson to get back to his feet.
Kerr chips away with some ground and pound.
Kerr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansson is keeping the position for now.
Kerr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hansson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kerr has Hansson in his guard.
Hansson stopping the sweep attempt from Kerr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hansson is looking to advance position but Kerr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hansson tries to hold on but Kerr postures up.
Kerr prevents Hansson from getting the reversal.
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Hansson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kerr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kerr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hansson is working to get back to half guard.
Hansson is in a horrible position here. Kerr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kerr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kerr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hansson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kerr landing shots from mount.
Kerr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hansson tries to hold on but Kerr pushes him away.
Kerr dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson tries to hold on but Kerr postures up.
Kerr lands a big shot there that rocks Hansson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kerr lands a heavy elbow.
Kerr landing punches.
Kerr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hansson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hansson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Hansson trying to control but Kerr postures up.
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.
Hansson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hansson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kerr thows a big elbow that misses.
Kerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kerr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansson is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hansson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Kerr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansson is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerr 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 Daniel Franklin 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... Mark Kerr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braulio Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Vieira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vieira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Valentine walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Vieira defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
Vieira cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vieira slips under a jab.
Valentine takes a swing at Vieira's ribcage but misses.
Eric Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine connects with the punch.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Vieira throws a combination. Valentine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vieira lands a jab to the head.
Valentine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vieira counters with a straight right hand.
Vieira misses with a few strikes there.
Vieira scores with the left hand. Valentine knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Vieira.
Valentine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valentine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vieira scores with a nice right hand.
Vieira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Vieira.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Valentine scores with a decent looking hook.
Vieira misses with a wild combination.
Valentine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vieira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Nice shot by Vieira.
Vieira moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vieira lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Vieira.
Vieira with a nice cross.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Vieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vieira slips under a jab from Valentine.
Vieira misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
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.
Vieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Vieira is just out of range.
A jab from Vieira finds it's way through Valentine's defenses.
A combination from Vieira does no damage.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Vieira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vieira finds it's way round the side to connect with Valentine's head.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vieira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Valentine will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valentine misses with the combination.
Vieira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valentine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Vieira moved out of range.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Vieira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieira.
A left and a right from Valentine both land. Nice combination.
Braulio Vieira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vieira!
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Vieira connects with a right hand. Valentine shakes it off.
Valentine misses with a shot to the body
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Vieira moved out of range.
Vieira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a three punch combo that has Valentine backing up. Valentine nods at Vieira to acknowledge the strikes.
Valentine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vieira.
Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Vieira misses with a double jab.
Vieira throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Vieira slips under a jab from Valentine.
Vieira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine misses with a double jab
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine swinging wilding here.
The crowd cheers as Vieira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentine doesn't seem phased though.
Valentine walks into a jab.
A big left from Vieira misses.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Vieira connects with a single shot there.
Valentine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vieira counters with a left and a right that stings Valentine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Vieira.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Vieira is just out of range.
Vieira throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Valentine misses with a body punch
and Vieira counters with a straight right hand.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine throws a good cross that connects.
Vieira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vieira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Vieira.
Valentine slips a jab from Vieira.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
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.
Valentine stuns Vieira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vieira looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a three punch combo that has Valentine backing up. Valentine nods at Vieira to acknowledge the strikes.
Vieira misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vieira.
Valentine misses with a looping right.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd cheers as Vieira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentine doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Vieira. That snapped Valentine's head back.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Vieira dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vieira.
Valentine misses with a body shot
and Vieira counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vieira!
Nice defenses there by Vieira.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Vieira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vieira.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine throws a one two combo.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vieira throws a big shot that misses.
Vieira misses with a two punch combination.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieira scores with a jab.
Valentine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Valentine.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Vieira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
Good exchange - Vieira coming out on top.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Vieira.
Vieira throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Vieira does no damage.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Vieira is out of range.
Vieira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Vieira's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vieira duly obliges.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Vieira blocks a jab.
Vieira misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira staying out of range there.
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vieira misses with a wild combination.
Vieira tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Valentine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vieira.
Vieira slips under a jab from Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Vieira's shoulder, as Vieira tries to avoid the shot.
Vieira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Vieira finds it's target.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Vieira is out of range.
Vieira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vieira connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a left and a right that stings Valentine.
Vieira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vieira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vieira to counter with a crisp jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Vieira moved out of range nicely.
Valentine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vieira in his tracks.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braulio Vieira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vieira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braulio Vieira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Multio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Moller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moller has chosen Kosmisk Kaos as his entrance music. 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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264 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aulis Multio!
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, Per Moller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Multio pushes Moller up against the cage in a clinch.
Moller misses with a knee to the head.
Moller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Multio.
Moller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moller misses with a knee to the head.
Multio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Multio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Multio wants to break free but Moller has control.
Multio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Multio tightens his grip and picks Moller up, before dumping him to the ground. Moller manages to land in guard.
Multio tries to free his leg and advance position but Moller is retaining full guard.
Multio trying to control the position from guard on top but Moller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moller 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.
Moller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Multio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Multio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Multio tries to get out of the position.
Moller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Multio because Moller loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Multio tries to hold on but Moller pushes him away.
Multio regains half guard.
Moller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Multio defending well though.
Multio is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Multio is trying to control but can't.
Moller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Multio is looking for a sweep. Moller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Multio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Multio is controlling Moller's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Moller passes to side control.
Moller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Multio has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Multio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Multio can't do much from the bottom here.
Multio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Moller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Multio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Multio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moller cracks Multio with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Multio is trying to control Moller's posture but Moller avoids it.
Multio taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Multio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moller.
Moller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Multio down.
Multio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Multio punching from the bottom.
Multio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Multio is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Multio puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Multio wants to control but Moller is keeping him busy.
Moller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Multio preventing the sweep.
Multio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Multio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Moller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multio is looking to take a break and control but Moller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moller takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moller taking some punishment here, with Multio in his half guard.
Moller is refusing to be controlled, as Multio sits in half guard.
Multio trying to control the pace.
Moller tries to get to full guard but Multio has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moller gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Moller 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.
Moller tries a head kick but it misses.
Multio clinches.
Multio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Multio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moller just misses with a punch to the body.
Moller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Multio rushes Moller and presses him up against the cage.
Multio stalling the fight.
Multio stalling in the clinch but Moller improves position.
Multio has clasped his hands together around Moller's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Moller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Multio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Multio's best efforts.
Multio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Multio is looking to take a break and control but Moller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moller has hold of Multio's hands but Multio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Multio wants to take a breather but Moller is having none of it.
Multio controlling the action here.
Moller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Per Moller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moller lands a heavy elbow.
Moller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Multio is rocked!
Multio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Multio working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Multio is in a horrible position here. Moller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Multio looks a forlorn figure.
Multio is looking to get to half guard.
Moller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Multio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moller postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Multio in real trouble here! The ref calls for Multio to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Moller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by Alter Bridge - Metalingus. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Last Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emperor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Emperor moves out of range easily.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Rain.
Rain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Emperor to the mat! Emperor manages to get full 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!
Rain trying to control but Emperor is working from the bottom.
Rain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emperor on the ground.
Rain is really struggling to control Emperor but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Emperor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rain escapes and throws Emperor's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Emperor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain grinds an elbow into Emperor's temple.
Rain just content to control the position.
Rain decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rain has closed the distance and engaged Emperor in a clinch.
Rain manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emperor drops back looking for a leg! Rain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rain manages to kick Emperor off! Emperor jumps back into Rain's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rain managing to control the position.
Emperor has gone for a leg lock! Rain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emperor's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain trying to control but Emperor is working from the bottom.
Rain wants to stand but Emperor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rain wants to control from the top but Emperor keeps moving.
Rain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emperor has an active guard here but Rain has managed to pass into half guard.
Rain thows a huge punch but Emperor dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emperor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emperor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Emperor is trying to improve his position.
Emperor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emperor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain laying and praying for a moment but Emperor takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rain working the head and body with strikes.
Rain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emperor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rain rushes Emperor and presses him up against the cage.
Rain has hold of one of Emperor's legs. Emperor is fighting the takedown attempt but Rain gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rain is looking to stand up but Emperor won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emperor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rain has picked Emperor up and slammed him! Emperor can't keep hold of the triangle and Rain manages to pass to side control!
Emperor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rain's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Emperor looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rain passes into side control!
Emperor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emperor is not content to let Rain control the position.
Emperor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rain off and has taken his back!
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.
Emperor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emperor working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rain breaks Emperor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain is posturing up here but Emperor has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rain tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rain has to tap! Slick submission there by Emperor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Last Emperor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Conrad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Conrad.
Conrad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conrad closes the distance and clinches.
Conrad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conrad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conrad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conrad is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Conrad wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Conrad is trying to escape the mount but Gracie keeps good control and instead manages to take Conrad's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Conrad is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Conrad is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Conrad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie has hold of Conrad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Conrad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Gracie has hold of Conrad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Conrad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Conrad tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Conrad frees his head quite easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Conrad flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Conrad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Conrad to control.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Conrad frees his head quite easily.
Gracie moves to back control.
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Conrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Conrad has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Conrad defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Conrad is in bad spot here.
Conrad is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gracie working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Conrad is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Gracie has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Conrad taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helio Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jooginz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jooginz has chosen Break some shit as his entrance music. Andrew Jooginz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Jooginz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jooginz moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jooginz.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jooginz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Jooginz moved out of range nicely.
Robertson throws a good cross that connects.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Robertson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jooginz manages to avoid it.
Jooginz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robertson misses with a hook. Jooginz ducked under it nicely.
Jooginz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Jooginz moved away.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brian Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Robertson.
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!
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jooginz tumbling to the canvas!
Jooginz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooginz working a defensive guard here.
Jooginz is still in real trouble! Can Robertson finish him?
Robertson gets to his feet. Jooginz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Robertson misses with a looping left.
Jooginz seems to have recovered his senses.
Robertson misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
Jooginz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Jooginz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jooginz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jooginz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robertson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Jooginz.
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.
A big left from Robertson misses.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Jooginz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
A big right from Robertson misses.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robertson misses with a body punch
and Jooginz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brian Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jooginz avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Jooginz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Robertson misses.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Jooginz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Jooginz moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Robertson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jooginz blocks a jab.
Jooginz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jooginz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robertson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jooginz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Jooginz takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
Robertson gets caught flat footed, as Jooginz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robertson is trying to control the position but Jooginz postures up.
Jooginz with a nice head shot there.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet but Jooginz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jooginz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jooginz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robertson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jooginz is trying to break the clinch but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
Jooginz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robertson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robertson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Jooginz from controlling successfully.
Jooginz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jooginz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robertson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Robertson can't find room to land a body shot as Jooginz controls the action.
Robertson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jooginz is looking to break free of the clinch but Robertson has double underhooks.
Robertson pulls Jooginz into guard.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jooginz is one step ahead there.
Jooginz slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Robertson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Jooginz's shoulder, as Jooginz tries to avoid the shot.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jooginz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jooginz.
Jooginz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jooginz is standing up over Robertson. Robertson looks to escape but Jooginz dives into side control.
Robertson tries to buck Jooginz off but Jooginz is having none of it.
Jooginz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Robertson tries to buck Jooginz off but Jooginz is having none of it.
Jooginz misses with the ground and pound.
Jooginz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robertson to see if he's OK.
Robertson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jooginz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jooginz controlling the position.
Robertson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson works over Jooginz's head and body with a nice combination.
Jooginz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Jooginz.
Both fighters circling a little - Robertson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Robertson lands but Jooginz takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jooginz.
Jooginz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jooginz blocks a jab.
Jooginz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jooginz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jooginz slips a jab from Robertson.
Jooginz blocks a jab.
Robertson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jooginz staying out of range there.
Jooginz has a takedown stuffed.
Robertson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jooginz's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Jooginz misses.
Robertson scores with a jab.
Robertson blocks a jab.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson throws a body punch but Jooginz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jooginz was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Robertson throws the left hand but Jooginz avoids the punch easily.
Jooginz avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
Robertson gets caught flat footed, as Jooginz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robertson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jooginz works over Robertson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jooginz throwing strikes from guard but Robertson blocks nicely.
Robertson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jooginz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Robertson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jooginz's back instead.
Jooginz can't escape the position.
Robertson doesn't have the hooks in and Jooginz manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson wants to sweep but no luck.
Robertson pulls Jooginz in close to prevent any damage.
Robertson wants to sweep here but Jooginz controlling him for the moment.
Jooginz postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jooginz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brian Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jooginz.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Jooginz moved out of range nicely.
Robertson slips a jab from Jooginz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson throws a combination. Jooginz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Robertson misses its intended target.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from Jooginz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Robertson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robertson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jooginz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jooginz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Robertson misses.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Robertson misses with a head kick.
Robertson throws a jab when Jooginz was well out of range.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson throws a jab when Jooginz was well out of range.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but Jooginz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jooginz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jooginz jabs at Robertson's body.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brian Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jooginz closes the distance and clinches up with Robertson, looking for a takedown. Jooginz pushes Robertson against the cage but Robertson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jooginz is just out of range.
Jooginz looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Jooginz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Jooginz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
A shot to the body from Robertson misses
and Jooginz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jooginz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jooginz.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Jooginz moves away and avoids it.
Robertson throws a combination that misses
and Jooginz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jooginz stands and throws Robertson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jooginz is trying to get an arm triangle but Robertson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jooginz misses with the ground and pound.
Robertson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jooginz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jooginz prevents Robertson from escaping the position.
Jooginz lands a nice forearm strike.
Robertson prevents Jooginz from moving into mount.
Robertson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jooginz's best efforts.
Robertson has one foot on Jooginz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jooginz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robertson's waist but Robertson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jooginz off to one side.
Jooginz misses with a takedown attempt - Robertson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brian Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jooginz.
Jooginz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Jooginz saw that one coming.
Robertson throws a leg kick that misses.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jooginz misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Andrew Jooginz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jooginz throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
Jooginz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jooginz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jooginz waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Robertson.
Jooginz 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.
Jooginz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jooginz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brian Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robertson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Jooginz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Jooginz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robertson is fending him off so far but Jooginz persists. Nope, Robertson circles away and we're back to standing.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jooginz fails to land the takedown.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Jooginz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jooginz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jooginz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Jooginz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robertson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Robertson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Daniels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Daniels throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Daniels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson parries the strikes from Daniels easily there. Daniels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Daniels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson is trying to control Daniels's posture but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daniels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Daniels off looking to stand but Daniels dives back in and keeps control.
Daniels slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daniels decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A lazy left from Daniels finds it's target.
Daniels shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daniels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson wants to stand but Daniels is controlling the position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Daniels slips an elbow through the middle.
Daniels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Daniels 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daniels trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Daniels with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daniels cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Daniels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
Daniels slips nicely into half guard.
Daniels controlling the action here.
Daniels is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Daniels looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Daniels is controlling well.
Daniels works his way into side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels working the body and head with strikes.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Daniels working the head with strikes.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daniels connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daniels working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Daniels dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels working Johnson over with strikes.
Daniels is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
Johnson has hold of Daniels's hands but Daniels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Daniels is controlling well.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Daniels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daniels is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daniels content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is not content to let Daniels control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Daniels stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daniels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Daniels connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Daniels drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henrik Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Daniels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Daniels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson has hold of Daniels's hands but Daniels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Daniels there.
Daniels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniels unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with the ground and pound from mount.
Daniels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Daniels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daniels lands a big elbow.
Daniels looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Daniels lands with some strikes.
Daniels landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Daniels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daniels 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.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Daniels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daniels scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daniels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daniels working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Daniels seems content to control.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson has hold of Daniels's hands but Daniels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson pushes Daniels off looking to stand but Daniels dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Daniels working Johnson over with strikes.
Daniels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson trying to control but Daniels postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Daniels pulls his head out easily.
Johnson has hold of Daniels's hands but Daniels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daniels works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Daniels in side control lands a decent elbow.
Daniels trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Daniels in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Daniels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Daniels working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Daniels slows the pace down.
Daniels trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Daniels tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Henrik Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels controls the position.
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.
Daniels grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson is being controlled here.
Daniels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Daniels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Daniels is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Daniels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
James Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniels 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Daniels!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Mandic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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132 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Marcel Mandic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Wells!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wells finds it's way through Mandic's defenses.
Wells scores with the left hand. Mandic knows he should have avoided that one.
Mandic lands a high kick to the side of Wells's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Mandic dives into guard, looking to finish.
Wells is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Wells has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandic is fighting to break Wells's control of his arms but Wells is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wells is still in real trouble! Can Mandic finish him?
Wells manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mandic manages to get himself to full guard.
Wells seems to have recovered his senses.
Mandic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mandic wants to get back to his feet but Wells is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wells not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wells has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Wells might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan Wells just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wells avoids the head kick by Mandic.
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.
Wells slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wells rushes Mandic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wells breaks the clinch.
Marcel Mandic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Mandic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wells clinches.
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Mandic backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wells.
Still in the clinch, Wells scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandic misses with a head kick.
Mandic misses with an uppercut.
Mandic is breathing heavily.
Wells gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wells makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mandic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mandic wants to break free but Wells has control.
Wells ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wells no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wells has his hands on Mandic's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcel Mandic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Wells's cut.
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.
Mandic misses with a double jab.
Mandic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wells.
Wells fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandic, pushing him back against the cage.
Mandic wants to break free but Wells has control.
Wells pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wells instigates a clinch.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mandic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mandic backwards.
Wells lands with a left to the head.
Wells digs a right hand into Mandic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mandic's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wells.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Mandic blocks with his arms.
Wells scores with a shot to the side of Mandic's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wells lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wells manages to break the clinch.
Wells gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wells lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Wells.
Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mandic backwards.
Mandic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells has Mandic pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wells pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mandic tumbling to the mat - Wells dives into Mandic's guard.
Wells controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells slips nicely into half guard.
Wells controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wells on the ground.
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.
Wells lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wells slips a nice elbow through Mandic's hands, connecting with Mandic's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wells showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Wells'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wells clinches up with Mandic and pushes him back against the cage.
Mandic can't break the clinch.
Wells manages to pull guard.
Wells has Mandic pulled in close to control his posture.
Wells manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wells takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan Wells just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wells tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandic was well out of range. Poor timing from Wells.
Wells fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandic, pushing him back against the cage.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mandics head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wells.
Wells lands a nice uppercut.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wells lands an elbow inside.
Wells scores with a shot to the side of Mandic's head.
Wells gets through Mandic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wells lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Wells.
Wells scores with a shot to the side of Mandic's head.
Wells lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandic backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wells.
Wells pushes Mandic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mandic backwards.
Oh Mandic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wells lands with a right to the head.
Wells lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mandic to his knees! Wells keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Wells!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gus Pappas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cody Elkins's chin.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Elkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pappas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pappas breaks the clinch.
Pappas scores with a kick to the body.
Elkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elkins misses with a double jab.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Pappas.
Pappas cracks Elkins with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pappas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Elkins to stand back up!
Elkins is rocked!
It looks like Cody Elkins has been cut.
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!
Elkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elkins dodges the punch combination from Pappas.
Pappas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Elkins right on the button. Elkins goes down! Pappas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pappas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Pappas!
Gus Pappas is the new featherweight champion!
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