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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!



180 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0
180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin


Hellbent, Inc.


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Barbee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbee throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbee circles away.
Barbee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Barbee shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Barbee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva tries to stand but Barbee is controlling his head.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva 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.
Silva wants to stand but Barbee is controlling his arm.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Barbee with a big elbow.
Silva wants to stand but Barbee is controlling his arm.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbee has escaped the position, nice work there.

Silva decides to stand back up.
Barbee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbee looks gassed!

Barbee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying active underneath Barbee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barbee prevents Silva from standing back up.
Barbee wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbee scores with a three punch combo!
Barbee circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Barbee scores with a hook to the body.
Silva keeps control of Barbee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Barbee is blocking nicely.
Barbee digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Barbee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Barbee takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbee.
Barbee tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbee drops back down to his feet.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Barbee.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Barbee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbee swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to clinch

and Barbee counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva pushes Barbee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barbee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barbee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva is not content to let Barbee control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva wants to clinch but Barbee slips to the side

and Barbee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Barbee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Silva closes the distance but Barbee moves to the side

and Barbee counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva pushes Barbee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barbee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Barbee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Barbee cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barbee throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barbee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barbee working the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Barbee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barbee is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Barbee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is not content to let Barbee control the position.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand.

Silva has one foot on Barbee's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Barbee forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barbee won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Barbee is having none of it.
Barbee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Barbee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand up but Barbee is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbee trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barbee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbee circles away from the clinch attempt

and Barbee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Barbee from controlling successfully.
Barbee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Barbee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barbee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbee looking for submissions off his back.
Silva winds up and cracks Barbee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barbee is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbee avoid being mounted?

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva looks to clinch

and Barbee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbee won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbee.
Silva wants to stand up but Barbee is controlling him.

Silva kicks Barbee off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Barbee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!


Silva clinches but Barbee breaks the clinch

and Barbee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbee.
Barbee won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Barbee wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand but Barbee is controlling the position.
Silva 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.
Barbee cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barbee dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barbee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Barbee darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva keeps control of Barbee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Barbee is blocking nicely.

Barbee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch
and Barbee counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Barbee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Barbee pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Barbee has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Barbee.
Silva with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbee is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Knees to the body from Silva.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbee counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barbee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Barbee trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Barbee shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva clinches but Barbee breaks the clinch

and Barbee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Barbee. What's that going to do exactly?

Silva bucks up and throws Barbee to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Barbee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barbee feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Barbee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand up but Barbee is controlling him.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Silva wants to stand but Barbee has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Barbee manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Barbee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Barbee!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
80%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between king cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Benno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!



225 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin


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Hellbent, Inc.
SCP Fight Gear


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, king cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Benno!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benno gets the takedown into side control.
cook is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Benno wants to lay and pray for a moment but cook keeps working.
cook is pushing Benno's head away, looking to escape. Benno manages to hold on to the position though.
Benno looks up at the clock and then as cook takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Benno smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Benno prevents cook from escaping the position.
cook really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benno working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Benno trying to control the position but cook is working away.
cook pushes Benno away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Benno gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benno landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
cook on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Benno stands up.
Benno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
cook is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benno throws a head kick that half lands.
Benno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cook as he jumps to the side.
Whack! Benno lands a heavy head kick that drops cook. The ref tackles Benno to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because cook was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Harry Benno!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
94%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hearst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Kshymensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearst comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony of Destruction. Kshymensky has chosen let it rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesse Kshymensky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Hearst's chin.



190 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
185 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 6 - 1
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin


Malicious Intent Fight Gear
Hellbent, Inc.


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Hearst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Kshymensky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kshymensky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hearst to the mat! Hearst manages to get full guard.
Hearst looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Hearst is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kshymensky decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Kshymensky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kshymensky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kshymensky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kshymensky with shots to the head and body - Hearst looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kshymensky is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hearst can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kshymensky lands a heavy elbow.
Kshymensky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kshymensky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kshymensky dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kshymensky jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hearst manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hearst misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hearst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hearst is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearst is working hard here to advance position.
Kshymensky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hearst. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kshymensky blocks the strikes from Hearst.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kshymensky controlling from side mount.
Hearst trying his best to control but Kshymensky has mounted him.
Hearst is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hearst swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hearst looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hearst just trying to survive but Kshymensky is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kshymensky punishes Hearst with strikes from the back mount.
Kshymensky lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kshymensky.
Kshymensky just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hearst 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.
Kshymensky is landing with strikes from the back.
Hearst trying to control but not successfully.
Hearst has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kshymensky is trying to stick to Hearst's back but Hearst is turning into Kshymensky. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kshymensky's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hearst.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kshymensky looking for a sweep. Not yet Kshymensky, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Hearst does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kshymensky.
Hearst tries to bum rush Kshymensky with a series of wild strikes but Kshymensky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kshymensky missing with a left hand there. Hearst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kshymensky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kshymensky wants to pass to mount but Hearst is defending the position.

Hearst is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kshymensky pulls his head out easily.
Hearst scores with a few weak punches.
Hearst tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearst moves into full guard.

Hearst working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kshymensky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kshymensky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hearst keeping full guard, as Kshymensky tries to pass.

Hearst is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kshymensky frees his head nicely. Oh but Hearst has switched to an armbar! Kshymensky is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). George Hearst!
S C
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
56%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Manbearpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Manny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



187 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
182 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup


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Hellbent, Inc.


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Manbearpig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Manny!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manbearpig wants to clinch up but Manny keeps it at a distance.
Manbearpig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manny is fending him off so far but Manbearpig persists. Nope, Manny circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Manny misses its intended target.
Manny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manbearpig avoids the body shot from Manny.
Manny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manbearpig was well out of range. Poor timing from Manny.
Manny avoids the head kick by Manbearpig.
Manbearpig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manny fails to land with a series of punches.
Manbearpig avoids the head kick by Manny.
Manbearpig throws a sloppy head kick
letting Manny counter with a right hand.
Manny circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manbearpig moves in looking to clinch but Manny pushes him off.
Manbearpig dodges the punch combination from Manny.
Manbearpig tries to clinch but Manny moves out of range.
Manny throws a lazy head kick

and Manbearpig holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manbearpig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manbearpig has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Manbearpig closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manbearpig lands in his opponent's guard.
Manbearpig trying to control but Manny is working from the bottom.
Manny throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Manbearpig decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manny, up you get!

Manbearpig has closed the distance and engaged Manny in a clinch.

Manbearpig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manny misses the shot to the body.
Manny throws a hook but Manbearpig avoids it easily.
Manbearpig dodges the punch combination from Manny.

Manbearpig clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manbearpig.

Manny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manny misses with a two punch combination.
Manny misses with a hook to the body

and Manbearpig counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manny is trying to get back to full guard.

Manbearpig is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Manny has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manbearpig is looking to take a break and control but Manny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manbearpig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manny defending well though.

Manbearpig is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manbearpig is breathing heavily.
Manny is not content to let Manbearpig control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manbearpig tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manny swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Manbearpig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manny fails to land with a series of punches.
Manny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manbearpig.
Nice takedown defense from Manny. No joy for Manbearpig on that attempt.
Manny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manbearpig rather than just go for the knockout.
Manny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Manbearpig counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manny sneaks back into half guard.
Manny is looking to control Manbearpig's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manny avoid being mounted?
Manny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manny wants to improve his position but Manbearpig is controlling well.
Manbearpig is trying to control the action in half guard but Manny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manny is looking to escape.
Manbearpig wants to advance to full mount but Manny doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Manbearpig dominated that round.
That's time! Manbearpig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.



Manbearpig gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Manny works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Manny trying to control but Manbearpig is working from the bottom.

Manbearpig looking for subs off his back but Manny has passed one foot through into half guard.
Manbearpig wants to get back to his feet.

Manbearpig is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Manny pulls his head out easily.
Manbearpig is trying to stand up here but Manny is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manny is controlling the pace.
Manbearpig is trying to get back to full guard.
Manny trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Manbearpig kicks Manny off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manny drops Manbearpig with a left and a right! Oh, Manbearpig is hurt - Manny dives into side control looking to finish!

Manbearpig is rocked!

It looks like John Manbearpig has been cut.

Manny decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manbearpig to his feet.
Manny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manbearpig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manny misses with the combination.
Manny looks to land a combination. Manbearpig sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manbearpig circles away quickly and effectively.
Manny tries to bum rush Manbearpig with a series of wild strikes but Manbearpig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manbearpig shoots in for a takedown but Manny shows good takedown defense.
Manbearpig doesn't manage to clinch there - Manny circles away.
Manny Manny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manny lands a right hook to the body.
Manbearpig is looking to clinch but Manny is avoiding it.
Manny misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Manny.
A left and a right from Manbearpig both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manbearpig moves in looking to clinch but Manny pushes him off.
Manny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Manbearpig counters by moving into the clinch.
Manbearpig stalling the fight.
Manny is trying to break free.
Manny stops a takedown attempt from Manbearpig.
Manbearpig goes for a takedown attempt but Manny pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Manbearpig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manbearpig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manny.
Manny throws a head kick that misses.
Manny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Manbearpig shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manbearpig showed some decent athleticism there.
Manbearpig lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manny is positioning himself well to prevent Manbearpig advancing to mount.
Manny pushes Manbearpig off looking to stand but Manbearpig dives back in and keeps control.
Manbearpig is looking to take a break and control but Manny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manbearpig content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Manbearpig is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Manny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Manbearpig's cut.
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!


Manny throws a shot from downtown. Manbearpig moves away and avoids it.
John Manbearpig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Manbearpig closes the distance and clinches.
Manbearpig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manny prevents it.

Manny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manny misses with a double jab
and Manbearpig counters with a body kick.
Manny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manny misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manbearpig wants to clinch.
Manbearpig checks a leg kick nicely.
Manny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manny just misses with a punch to the body.
Manny Manny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manny misses with the combination.
Manny throws a series of punches but Manbearpig moves out of range.

Manbearpig scores with a takedown into Manny's guard.
Manny keeping moving, preventing Manbearpig from controlling successfully.
Manbearpig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manbearpig wants to control from the top but Manny keeps moving.
Manny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manbearpig is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manbearpig trying to control but Manny is working from the bottom.
Manbearpig stands and throws Manny's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Manbearpig is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manny has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manny tries to escape but Manbearpig is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manbearpig works to advance to full mount. Manny defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Manny tries to hold on but Manbearpig pushes him away.
Manbearpig wants to control the action but instead Manny gets a body lock and reverses into Manbearpig's guard! Nice work!

Manbearpig throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manny looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manny trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manbearpig's guard.
Manny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manbearpig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manbearpig keeping moving, preventing Manny from controlling successfully.

Manbearpig is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Manny gets control of Manbearpig's arms and successfully pulls guard. Manny will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Manny wants to get back to his feet but Manbearpig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manbearpig forces his way into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Manbearpig showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manbearpig 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Manbearpig!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
67%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Resnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Resnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.



205 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
197 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident


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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Resnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGrady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Resnar stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrady. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Resnar as he avoids it easily.
McGrady walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Resnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brock Resnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly McGrady.
Resnar throws a combination. McGrady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Kelly McGrady has been cut.
Resnar clobbers McGrady with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Resnar scores with a body shot.
McGrady shoots in but Resnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Resnar wants to clinch.
Resnar jabs at McGrady's body.
McGrady looks gassed!
McGrady takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGrady with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Resnar to score with a decent uppercut.

Resnar moves into the clinch.

Resnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Resnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGrady doesn't seem bothered though.
McGrady takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Resnar scores with a nice right hand.

McGrady is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resnar drops McGrady with a huge uppercut! McGrady drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Resnar is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Resnar!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago's entrance music is Lip Gloss & Black. A fine choice. Tom Rabago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sami Holmn's chin.



184 cm
21
230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0
188 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident


Syndicate Drugs


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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Holmn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmn swivels and escapes.

Rabago tries to keep at a distance but Holmn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch but Holmn keeps him there for the moment.
Holmn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Holmn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmn keeps control of Rabago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabago tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rabago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Holmn breaks the clinch.
Holmn tries to clinch but Rabago moves out of range.

Holmn moves into the clinch.

Holmn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago tries to clinch but Holmn moves away
and Holmn counters with a nice body kick.

Rabago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Rabago is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Holmn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Holmn!
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Holmn wanted to stand there but Rabago had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rabago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holmn passes into side control.
Holmn working the head and body with strikes.

Holmn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Holmn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Holmn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmn wants to clinch.
Holmn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Holmn clinches.

Holmn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmn wants to clinch up but Rabago keeps it at a distance.
Holmn tries to clinch up

and Rabago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holmn won't be happy with that.

Rabago goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Holmn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rabago's guard! Nice work there by Holmn!

Rabago is working an open guard so Holmn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rabago jumps guard but Holmn stands there with Rabago around his waist. Rabago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holmn lands an elbow that stopped Rabago in his tracks for a moment.
Holmn scores a nice knee to the body.
Holmn crunches a lovely knee into Rabago's ribcage.

Rabago turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rabago manages to end up in side control.
Holmn wants to get back to his feet.

Rabago tries for a kimura but Holmn is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabago goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Holmn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rabago but great work by Holmn.

Holmn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rabago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holmn advances to full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Holmn stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Holmn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!



Rabago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rabago is looking for a kimura here.
Holmn pushes Rabago off looking to stand but Rabago dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Holmn kicks off Rabago and gets to his feet.
Holmn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Holmn is looking to clinch but Rabago is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rabago decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Holmn, up you get!
Rabago tries for a takedown but Holmn circles away easily
and Holmn counters with a head kick. That will keep Rabago thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tom Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown but Holmn shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Holmn.

Rabago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holmn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rabago goes for an armbar but Holmn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Holmn.

Rabago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holmn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is looking for a triangle but Holmn pushes his legs off easily.

Rabago had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Holmn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rabago Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Holmn's back instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmn trying to control the hands but Rabago breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Holmn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Holmn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Rabago is persistently looking for the submission but Holmn is defending it well.

Holmn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rabago gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabago looking for the RNC.

Rabago has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Holmn has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rabago working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Rabago dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!


Holmn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmn manages to avoid it.
Rabago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmn pinned against the cage. Holmn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holmn tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmn tries to sprawl out of it but Rabago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Holmn clinches with his opponent.
Rabago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holmn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmn breaks from the clinch.
Holmn lands a head kick. Rabago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmn wants to clinch.
Holmn throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmn. That's going to slow Rabago down.
Holmn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rabago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Rabago is trying to work for a kimura but Holmn is defending well.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmn kicks off Rabago and gets to his feet.
Rabago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmn's waist but Holmn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rabago off to one side.
Rabago lands a nice hook to Holmn's body. Holmn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rabago misses with a looping right.
Holmn stuffs the takedown attempt from Rabago. Rabago gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rabago shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rabago was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Rabago looking to secure an arm triangle but Holmn defends it well.
Holmn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holmn regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmn is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.

Rabago looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rabago is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Rabago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rabago 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Rabago!
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B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
60%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron Escobar's chin.



225 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
183 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined


Hellbent, Inc.


Hellbent, Inc.


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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Smith!
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, Aaron Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Escobar with a nice head shot there.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Escobar stops Smith from standing up.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar passes into half guard.
Smith is in trouble now - Escobar has advanced to mount!
Escobar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of Escobar. What's that going to do exactly?
Escobar breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Escobar 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!
Escobar controlling from mount.
Escobar raining down shots from the mount!

Smith is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Escobar working Smith over with strikes here.
Escobar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Escobar looking to isolate an arm here. Smith doesn't see it coming and as Escobar extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Escobar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Escobar!
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A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Randleman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cute Without The E. Teddy Baxter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



196 cm
19
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
186 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin


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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Randleman!
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, Teddy Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Baxter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Randleman blocks with his arms.
Randleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses.

It looks like Teddy Baxter has been cut.
Randleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Randleman lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment.
Baxter avoiding damage as Randleman throws knees to the body.
Baxter avoids a wild elbow strike from Randleman.
Baxter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Randleman avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter misses with a knee to the head.
Randleman is trying to break the clinch but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Randleman trying to land knees to the body.
Randleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baxter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baxter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randleman.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Randleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Randleman avoids the damage to the body.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baxter looks gassed!
Randleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baxter blocks it with crossed arms.
Randleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Randleman tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Randleman with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman landing knees to the body.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Randleman lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Randleman breaks the clinch.

Randleman closes the distance and clinches.
Randleman lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Teddy Baxter's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Randleman.
Randleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Randleman.
A knee to the head by Randleman.
Randleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randleman lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Teddy Baxter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Randleman.
Randleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baxter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randleman avoiding damage as Baxter throws knees to the body.
Randleman lands a knee to the head.

Randleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randleman darts in trying to clinch
and Baxter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randleman tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Randleman clinches with his opponent.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Randleman is blocking nicely.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Randleman is blocking nicely.
Randleman lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off.
Randleman misses with a knee to the head.
Randleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baxter's face.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baxter.
Randleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Randleman.
Randleman avoiding damage as Baxter throws knees to the body.

Randleman breaks the clinch.
Randleman is looking to clinch.

Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baxter throwing strikes from guard but Randleman blocks nicely.
Baxter prevents Randleman from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Baxter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Randleman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baxter, into his guard.
Randleman wants to get up but he can't break Baxter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baxter pulls Randleman in close to prevent any damage.

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.

Baxter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Randleman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Baxter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Randleman's back instead.
Baxter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Randleman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Baxter.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Randleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!



Baxter rushes Randleman and presses him up against the cage.
Randleman blocks the elbow strike.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baxter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Randleman manages to break the clinch.
Randleman looks to clinch
and Baxter counters with a nice leg kick.
Randleman wants to clinch but Baxter slips to the side

so Baxter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baxter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Randleman's head.
Baxter throwing strikes but missing.
Baxter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baxter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Randleman's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baxter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baxter throws and elbow that misses. Randleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baxter's guard. Nice move by Randleman!
Baxter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Baxter pulls Randleman in close to prevent any damage.
Baxter tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baxter seems keen to control Randleman's posture.
Baxter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Baxter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Randleman has his hands clasped together but Baxter extends an breaks Randleman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Baxter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Baxter!
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Ayl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Gribble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayl comes to the cage accompanied by My Heart Will Go On. Gribble has chosen Act Appalled as his entrance music. Dale Gribble will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.



185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0
180 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ginger Ayl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Gribble!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ayl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ayl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ayl for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ayl lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Ayl.
Gribble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ayl has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ayl.
Ayl lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
Gribble is working for takedown but Ayl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ayl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ayl scores with a shoulder strike.
Ayl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gribble looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ayl.
Ayl presses Gribble against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ayl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gribbles head.
Ayl scores with a shoulder strike.
Gribble takes an elbow to the temple.
Ayl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ayl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Ayl.
Gribble takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ayl is working Gribble over against the cage.
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gribble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ayl is working Gribble over against the cage.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
Ayl lands a damaging elbow.
Ayl lands an elbow inside that Gribble shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ayl.
Ayl cracks Gribble with a nice body shot.
Ayl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.
Ayl lands a body shot.
Ayl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ayl lands with a left to the head.
Gribble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ayl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike.
Ayl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ayl gets through Gribble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ayl.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ayl.
Ayl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Ayl.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ayl is struggling to control the position.
Ayl prevents the takedown attempt.
Ayl has Gribble pushed against the cage.
Ayl gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ginger Ayl.

Ayl has Gribble up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl lands an elbow that stopped Gribble in his tracks for a moment.
Ayl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ayl keeps control of Gribble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ayl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ayl.
Gribble throws a head punch that misses.
Gribble is trying to drag Ayl to the mat but Ayl just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ginger Ayl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Gribble.
A nice left hand lands by Ayl.
Gribble takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ayl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ayl.
Ayl lands an elbow inside that Gribble shrugs off.
Ayl holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Ayl.
Ayl lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ayl.
A right handed body shot lands from Ayl.
Ayl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayl is stalling here.
Ayl scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayl lands a body punch.
Gribble takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ayl.
A short right from Ayl on the inside.
Knees to the body from Ayl.
Ayl is leaning against Gribble and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ayl.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ayl.
A body shot lands from Ayl.
A hook to the body from Ayl.
Gribble tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ayl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ayl.
Ayl lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ayl.
Gribble wants to get back to striking at distance but Ayl won't allow it.
Ayl effectively controlling the action here.
Ayl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.

Gribble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ayl has managed to clinch.
Ayl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ayl lands a body shot.
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gribble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl gets through Gribble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ayl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribble tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gribble is trying to break the clinch but Ayl has him pressed against the cage.
Ayl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gribble has Ayl pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ayl manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gribble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gribble tries to pull guard but Ayl won't allow it.
Gribble is working for takedown but Ayl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ayl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ayl taking a breather.
Gribble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ayl has him pressed against the cage.
Ayl cracks Gribble with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Ayl - that landed with a thud.
Ayl lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Gribble - that landed with a thud.
Gribble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gribble tries to pull guard but Ayl won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ayl.
Gribble drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ayl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gribble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ayl smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginger Ayl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Ayl lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayl wants to clinch up but Gribble keeps it at a distance.
Gribble tries for a takedown but Ayl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gribble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ayl circles away.
Ayl lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Dale Gribble has been cut.
Ayl missing with a left hand there. Gribble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ayl throws out a powerful jab.
Gribble takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ayl thuds his shin into the meat of Gribble's side.
Ayl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gribble momentarily.
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!
Ayl misses with a double jab.
Gribble shoots in but no luck this time.
Ginger Ayl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Gribble.
Ayl scores with the left hand. Gribble knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gribble shoots in for a double leg but Ayl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ayl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ayl lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayl lands a jab.
Gribble has a takedown stuffed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ayl. That's going to slow Gribble down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ayl rushes Gribble and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ayl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayl lands a nice uppercut.
Ayl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gribble up against the cage.
Gribble wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gribble tries to pull guard but Ayl holds him up against the cage and eventually Gribble drops back down to his feet.
Ayl scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ayl.
Ayl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gribble can do to turn this around?
Ayl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ayl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ayl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Ayl on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl lands a body shot.
Gribble wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Ayl.
Ayl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ayl pushes Gribble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ayl lands an elbow inside.
Ayl is leaning against Gribble and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Gribble lands a takedown into guard.
Ayl keeping moving, preventing Gribble from controlling successfully.
Ayl looking for a sweep. Not yet Ayl, not yet.
Gribble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gribble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gribble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ayl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gribble throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribble is fighting to break Ayl's control of his arms but Ayl is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gribble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ayl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ayl tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gribble circles away quickly and effectively.
Gribble fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ayl tries to clinch there but Gribble circles away.

Ayl clinches.
Nice elbow from Ayl.
Ayl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Ayl.
Ayl scores with a shoulder strike.
Ayl controlling the action here for a moment.
Gribble jumps guard but Ayl stands there with Gribble around his waist. Gribble gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Ayl.
Ayl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gribble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ayl smiles and moves away.
Ayl wants to clinch up but Gribble keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Gribble or perhaps it was just good defense by Ayl which made him look bad.
Nice shot by Ayl.
Gribble walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ayl has closed the distance and engaged Gribble in a clinch.
Ayl's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ayl pushes Gribble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginger Ayl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dale Gribble's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Gribble tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ayl swivels and escapes.
Ayl throws a shot from downtown. Gribble moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gribble.
Ayl misses with the combination.
Ayl misses with a wild combination.
Gribble shoots in for a double leg but Ayl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ginger Ayl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Gribble.
Ayl misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Ayl slams his shin into Gribble's torso.
Ayl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ayl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ayl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gribble's head.
Ginger Ayl is winning the standup battle so far.
Gribble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gribble fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayl throws a leg kick but Gribble moved away.
Ginger Ayl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gribble moves out of range of the body kick.
Ayl wants to clinch up but Gribble keeps it at a distance.

Gribble gets the takedown into side control.
Ayl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ayl defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayl wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Gribble is chipping away with strikes.
Gribble working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ayl tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribble scoring with punches and elbows.
Ayl is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gribble off and has taken his back!
Ayl trying to control momentarily.
Gribble rolls, trying to escape but Ayl keeps control of the position.
Gribble is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ayl is working the ground and pound. Can Gribble escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribble manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ayl's guard. Nice work there by Gribble.
Ayl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gribble throws and elbow that misses. Ayl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gribble's guard. Nice move by Ayl!
Gribble trying to keep a closed guard but Ayl is proving a slippery customer.
Ayl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gribble is striking from the bottom but Ayl uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ayl takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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.
Gribble scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ayl manages to mount him!
Gribble throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ayl. What's that going to do exactly?
Gribble flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gribble is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ayl content just to control the position here.
Gribble flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginger Ayl clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Gribble'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.


Ayl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ayl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gribble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ayl but Ayl pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ayl takes the fight into the clinch.
Ayl lands a nice knee to the body.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
Ayl lands an elbow that stopped Gribble in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ayl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ayl taking a breather.
Ayl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gribble misses with some punches.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gribble.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ayl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ayl lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ayl.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gribble tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ayl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Ayl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribble wants to break free but Ayl has control.
Ayl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ayl.
Ayl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ayl scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ayl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ayl lands a body punch.
Ayl pushes Gribble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ayl connects with a knee to the head.
Ayl lands with a short shot to the head.
Gribble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ayl smiles and moves away.
Ginger Ayl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Gribble.

Ayl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gribble tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ayl scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ayl lands with a right to the head.
Ayl landing knees to the body.
Ayl is leaning against Gribble and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ayl.
Ayl pushes Gribble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl pushes Gribble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ayl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gribble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayl lands a hook that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.
Ayl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gribble wants a takedown.
Gribble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ayl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.
Gribble wants to break free but Ayl has control.
A body shot lands from Ayl.
Ayl lands with a right to the head.
Gribble is looking to break free of the clinch but Ayl has double underhooks.
Ayl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gribble's defenses.
Ayl lands an uppercut.
Ayl lands a nice uppercut.
Ayl slowing the pace effectively.
Ayl looking to stall.

Gribble pulls guard.
Ayl is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gribble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribble thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ayl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gribble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gribble throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ayl lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gribble punching from the bottom.
Gribble throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ayl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayl throws a good cross that connects.
No luck for Gribble with that takedown attempt.
Gribble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayl manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Ayl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ayl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ayl.
Ayl throws a series of punches but Gribble avoids them all with ease.
Ayl misses with the combination.
Gribble shoots in for a double leg but Ayl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ayl digs a good body shot into Gribble's ribs.
Ginger Ayl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gribble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gribble avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ayl pushes Gribble up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ayl tries to land knees in the clinch but Gribble avoids the damage to the body.
Gribble blocks an uppercut.
Gribble fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ayl swings wildly with an uppercut but Gribble uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gribble turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gribble manages to end up in side control.
Ayl managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gribble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginger Ayl had his way with Dale Gribble in that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Gribble's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Ayl throws a body punch but Gribble moves out of range.
Gribble staying out of range there.
Gribble shoots in looking for a takedown. Ayl tries to sprawl out of it but Gribble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ayl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ayl tries to bum rush Gribble with a series of wild strikes but Gribble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gribble fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gribble looks for a takedown but Ayl sprawls well.
Ginger Ayl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Gribble.

Ayl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ayl lands a body shot.
Ayl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ayl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gribble backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ayl.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ayl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ayl scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ayl.
Gribble tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ayl lands an elbow inside.
Ayl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ayl stops a takedown attempt from Gribble.
Ayl has Gribble pressed against the cage.
Gribble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ayl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ayl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ayl lands an elbow inside that Gribble shrugs off.
Ayl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gribble is trying to drag Ayl to the mat but Ayl just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ayl has Gribble pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ayl.
Gribble fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ayl gets through Gribble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ayl controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gribble.
Ayl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ginger Ayl.
Gribble has a takedown stuffed.
Ayl misses with a series of wild punches.
Gribble shoots in looking for a takedown. Ayl tries to sprawl out of it but Gribble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ayl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gribble looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ayl thows a body shot but no joy.
Gribble looks for a takedown but Ayl sprawls well.
Gribble avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gribble throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ayl's waist but Ayl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gribble off to one side.
Ayl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ayl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gribble shoots in looking for a takedown. Ayl tries to sprawl out of it but Gribble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ayl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ayl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ayl tries to clinch but Gribble moves out of range.
Ayl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ayl misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Ayl. No joy for Gribble on that attempt.
Gribble takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ayl.
Gribble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ginger Ayl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Ayl.
Dale Gribble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribble shoots in for a takedown but Ayl shows good takedown defense.
Ginger Ayl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ayl instigates a clinch.
Gribble is trying to break the clinch but Ayl has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ayl.
Gribble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ayl works on Gribble's body with a couple of short punches.
Gribble is trying to drag Ayl to the mat but Ayl just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gribble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ayl smiles and moves away.

Ayl clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Ayl.
Ayl lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gribble.
Gribble working aggressively here.
Gribble is trying to break free.
Gribble throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ginger Ayl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ayl, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:44
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ginger Ayl!

Ginger Ayl retains his middleweight title!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luis eduardo almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano comes to the cage accompanied by Almost Easy -- Avenged Sevenfold. almeida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabor Açaí. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0
180 cm
20
204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power


TKO Vegas
PowerCore Labs


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, luis eduardo almeida!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano shoots in for a takedown but almeida shows good takedown defense.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
almeida is looking to chop away at Romano's legs.
Romano shoots in and drives through. almeida sprawls well.
luis eduardo almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
almeida throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Romano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from almeida.
Romano shoots in for a takedown but almeida shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

almeida gets caught flat footed, as Romano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
almeida keeping full guard, as Romano tries to pass.
Romano passes almeida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Romano seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romano is looking to stall here but almeida recovers full guard.
Romano throws and elbow that misses. almeida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romano's guard. Nice move by almeida!

That's one minute gone in the round.
almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. almeida manages to get himself to full guard.
Romano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
almeida is pulling down on Romano's head. It's preventing any offense from Romano, at least for the moment.
Romano looking to sit in guard and control but almeida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romano 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Romano wants to improve his position but instead almeida has moved into half guard.
Romano is trying to control but almeida passes into side control!

almeida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romano tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano is working hard here to advance position.
Romano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on almeida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Romano is trying to control but can't.
Romano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romano throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Romano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. almeida is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from almeida, right into the meat.
Romano is breathing heavily.
almeida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
almeida lands a really nice looking cross but Romano seems unphased.
almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts almeida as he jumps to the side.
Good leg kick by almeida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by almeida.
Romano scores with a three punch combo!
almeida throws a leg kick but Romano moved away.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano shoots in for a double leg but almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
almeida lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
almeida digs a good body shot into Romano's ribs.
Romano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luis eduardo almeida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


almeida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
almeida feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Romano shoots for a takedown but almeida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
almeida keeps Romano at a distance using the push kick.
almeida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
almeida throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
almeida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from almeida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

almeida has managed to clinch.
almeida is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
almeida gets underhooks to prevent Romano's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from almeida.
almeida lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on almeida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romano can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
almeida tries a knee to the head but Romano blocks it.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from almeida.

almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
luis eduardo almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
almeida stuffs the takedown.
almeida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
almeida cracks Romano with an open hand slap.
A solid body kick from almeida.
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before almeida can pounce on him.
almeida tries to clinch there but Romano circles away.
A good leg kick by almeida.
almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
almeida tries to close the distance and clinch but Romano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from almeida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
almeida scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from almeida.

It looks like Matt Romano has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
almeida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romano's calf.
almeida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for almeida.
almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano slips a straight right by almeida.
Matt Romano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romano has a takedown stuffed.
almeida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
almeida connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

almeida moves into the clinch.
almeida is pressed up against the cage. Romano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag almeida down to the mat. almeida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romano avoids the body shot from almeida.
almeida is looking to clinch.
almeida is looking to clinch.
almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romano circles away.
Romano moves out of range of the strikes.
almeida tries to clinch but Romano is having none of it.
almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romano circles away.
Romano shoots in for a takedown but almeida shows good takedown defense.
Romano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but almeida swivels and escapes.
almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
almeida throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Romano fails with a takedown attempt.
almeida cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
almeida misses the body punch

and Romano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in almeida's guard.
Romano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romano looking to sit in guard and control but almeida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano looking to hit a scissor sweep but almeida is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luis eduardo almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Romano'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


A nice leg kick lands there from almeida.
almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romano avoids the body shot from almeida.
Romano avoids a kick to the body.

almeida darts in and clinches Romano up against the cage.
Romano goes for a takedown attempt but almeida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
almeida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romano.
Romano takes a swing at almeida's ribcage but misses.

Romano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Romano trying to control the action but almeida is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romano working the strikes but almeida uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
almeida taking some punishment here, with Romano in his half guard.
Romano wants to lay and pray for a moment but almeida keeps working.
almeida is trying to control but can't.
Romano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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.
almeida is pressing down on Romano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romano trying to control but almeida is working from the bottom.
Romano is pushing down on almeida's leg trying to pass to half guard. almeida is fighting to maintain full guard but Romano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Romano.
Romano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but almeida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romano content to control rather than advance.
Romano 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.
almeida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for almeida.
Romano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. almeida is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano wants to control from the top but almeida keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Matt Romano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Romano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matt Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

almeida is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Romano pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
almeida is trying to maintain the position but Romano is very close to passing his half guard.
almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romano.
almeida won't allow Romano to pass to mount.
almeida tries to get to full guard but Romano has control of the leg.
Romano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Romano working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on almeida's thigh. almeida counters though and makes it back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to luis eduardo almeida.
I've got almeida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luis eduardo almeida!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
77%

 

 
 
 
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