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EUFC 56: Champ Vs. Champ PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Bagatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagatov's entrance music is USSR ANTHEM IN ENGLISH. A fine choice. Manuel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruff Ryders Anthem. Charlie Manuel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azamat Bagatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagatov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Charlie Manuel has been cut.
Bagatov swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Bagatov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manuel tries to clinch up but Bagatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bagatov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bagatov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagatov misses with a wild body shot.
Bagatov lands a nice hook to Manuel's body. Manuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bagatov throws a shot to the body.
Manuel looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagatov scores with a sloppy right hand. Manuel should have avoided that one.
Bagatov sends Manuel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bagatov is motioning to the referee to let Manuel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Manuel is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel tries to clinch up but Bagatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Bagatov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bagatov circles away.
Bagatov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manuel on the side of the head.
Bagatov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagatov takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Bagatov scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Bagatov is looking to wear down Manuel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov lands with a cross.
Bagatov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manuel sprawling to the canvas! Manuel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bagatov finish him?!
Manuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagatov finish him?
Bagatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manuel seems to have recovered his senses.
Bagatov lands with a straight right. Manuel didn't see that one coming.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Bagatov knocks Manuel out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Azamat Bagatov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe De La Rosa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Paige!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paige tries to avoid it but De La Rosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paige to the ground. Paige escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De La Rosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paige as he jumps to the side.
Paige keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Rosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paige pinned against the cage. Paige gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Paige. No joy for De La Rosa on that attempt.
De La Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paige throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Rosa shoots for a takedown but Paige saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De La Rosa is breathing heavily.
De La Rosa fails with the takedown.
De La Rosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by De La Rosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Paige which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paige throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paige 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.
Paige explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De La Rosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paige feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Rosa's calf.
A good leg kick by Paige.
Paige bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Rosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paige.
Paige throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paige feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Rosa's calf.
De La Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paige fakes the leg kick and cracks De La Rosa in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige throws a sloppy head kick and De La Rosa moves out of range easily.
De La Rosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paige.
Paige lands with a nice body kick.
Paige lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Paige has eaten all the pies!
Paige connects with a good right hand that stumbles De La Rosa. De La Rosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paige pushes De La Rosa away with a front kick.
De La Rosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paige - that will leave a mark!
Paige throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Paige.
De La Rosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paige. Paige obviously looking to wear him down.
Paige misses with a head kick.
Paige throws a sloppy head kick and De La Rosa moves out of range easily.
Steve Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De La Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paige explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paige.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paige.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paige. That's going to slow De La Rosa down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paige, right into the meat.
Paige fakes the leg kick and cracks De La Rosa in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paige throws a head kick but De La Rosa moves out of range.
De La Rosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De La Rosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paige lands a nice looking body kick.
De La Rosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Joe De La Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Paige there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paige.
Paige scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paige.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De La Rosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paige - the referee stops the clock and De La Rosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paige. De La Rosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paige lands a head kick. De La Rosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paige.
Nice takedown defense from Paige. No joy for De La Rosa on that attempt.
Paige throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De La Rosa's head.
De La Rosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Paige misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Rosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paige. That one must have hurt.
Paige is looking to slow De La Rosa down with leg kicks.
Paige throws a series of punches but De La Rosa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Paige dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paige scores with a kick to the body.
Paige lands with a kick to the temple. De La Rosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Joe De La Rosa has been cut.
Paige moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paige has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paige thuds his shin into the meat of De La Rosa's side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paige.
Paige feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Rosa's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paige feints and then cracks De La Rosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Rosa down.
De La Rosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paige.
Paige scoring well with a low kick there.
Paige scores with a leg kick.
De La Rosa blocks a head kick by Paige.
Paige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe De La Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paige throws a sloppy head kick and De La Rosa moves out of range easily.
Paige scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige is looking to slow De La Rosa down with leg kicks.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown but Paige sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Paige!
Paige scores with a head kick.
Paige lands with a thumping leg kick.
De La Rosa fails with the takedown.
Paige throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paige throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Rosa.
Paige chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steve Paige seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paige - that will leave a mark!
Paige dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De La Rosa. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Rosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paige scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paige lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Paige.
Paige lands a nice looking body kick.
Paige lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Rosa blocks a head kick by Paige.
Horrible takedown by De La Rosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Paige which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paige.
Paige lands a nice leg kick that just misses De La Rosa's sensitive parts.
Paige scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Rosa's calf.
De La Rosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paige.
Paige throws a leg kick which misses De La Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Rosa tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Paige finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De La Rosa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paige.
Paige lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Rosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Paige lands but De La Rosa takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paige.
De La Rosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Paige.
De La Rosa avoids the head kick by Paige.
De La Rosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Paige sprawls well. He's pushed De La Rosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paige lands a head kick. De La Rosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Paige finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De La Rosa avoids the head kick by Paige.
Paige turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De La Rosa avoids the head kick by Paige.
De La Rosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paige circles away.
Paige throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De La Rosa.
Paige lands a nice looking kick to the body. De La Rosa takes a step back to recover.
Paige throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Rosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paige. That one must have hurt.
De La Rosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Paige throws a leg kick which misses De La Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Rosa tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Paige showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe De La Rosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Paige lets loose with a powerful body kick. De La Rosa will feel that in the morning.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De La Rosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De La Rosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paige. That one must have hurt.
Paige scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paige. That's going to slow De La Rosa down.
De La Rosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Rosa fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Paige.
De La Rosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paige. Paige obviously looking to wear him down.
Paige throws a leg kick which misses De La Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Rosa tries to avoid it.
Paige scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Paige.
De La Rosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige throws a head kick but De La Rosa moves out of range.
Paige connects with a high kick.
De La Rosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paige's waist but Paige gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De La Rosa off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paige tries a head kick but it misses.
Paige throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paige scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paige lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De La Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paige throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for De La Rosa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
De La Rosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paige circles away.
Paige scores with a push kick.
Crunch! Paige slams his shin into De La Rosa's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Rosa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Paige lands but De La Rosa takes it in his stride.
Joe De La Rosa's cut is getting worse.
A head kick from Paige lands but De La Rosa takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Paige.
De La Rosa fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Rosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Paige lands a head kick!
Paige throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige scores with a kick to the midsection.
Paige lands with a thumping leg kick.
De La Rosa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De La Rosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paige - the referee stops the clock and De La Rosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paige. De La Rosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paige scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paige misses with a head kick.
Paige lands with a nice body kick.
Paige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Rosa fails to land the takedown.
Paige lands a nice looking kick to the body. De La Rosa takes a step back to recover.
Paige scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa shoots in but Paige avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De La Rosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paige connects with a high kick.
De La Rosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paige. Paige obviously looking to wear him down.
Paige looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paige chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paige lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paige throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paige is fending him off so far but De La Rosa persists. Nope, Paige circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe De La Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Rosa throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Paige comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paige has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Paige!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between punishment cruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruel comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, punishment cruel!
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, Bada Bada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cruel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bada.
Nice takedown defense from cruel. No joy for Bada on that attempt.
Bada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bada trying to control the position from guard on top but cruel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bada is standing up over cruel. cruel looks to escape but Bada dives into side control.
Bada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bada swings around for an armbar but cruel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bada's guard.
cruel wants to pass the guard but Bada is keeping the position.
cruel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cruel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel wants to stand but Bada is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
cruel wants to stand but Bada is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. cruel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bada looks gassed!
cruel wanted to stand there but Bada had control of the position.
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.
Bada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. cruel manages to get himself to full guard.
cruel wants to get back to his feet but Bada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
cruel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bada wants to pass the guard but cruel is keeping the position.
Bada drops back, looking for a kneebar! cruel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. cruel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from cruel!
cruel stands up and beckons Bada to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruel looks to throw the jab but Bada is out of range.
cruel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but cruel moves away.
Bada looks for a takedown but cruel sprawls well.
cruel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
cruel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bada. Bada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bada throws a series of punches but cruel avoids them all with ease.
cruel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
cruel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bada is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cruel rushes Bada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
cruel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bada regains guard immediately.
cruel gets to his feet. Bada looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
cruel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bada throws a hook but cruel blocks it.
Bada misses with an uppercut. cruel saw that one coming.
cruel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bada moves away.
cruel misses with a wild body shot.
Bada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
punishment cruel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bada Bada.
Bada throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - cruel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cruel tries to score with a low kick but Bada moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
punishment cruel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
cruel misses with a body shot.
Bada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
cruel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Bada.
Bada throws out a loose jab but cruel uses good head movement to avoid it.
cruel moves into the clinch.
cruel lands a nice knee to the body.
Bada looking for a takedown.
cruel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
punishment cruel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cruel looks to land a combination but Bada avoids it well.
cruel tries to clinch there but Bada circles away.
cruel closes the distance and pushes Bada back into the cage.
cruel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cruel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada misses with an uppercut.
Bada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cruel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by cruel.
Bada has had enough of the clinch but cruel keeps him there for the moment.
cruel gets a trip takedown into half guard.
cruel wants to stand but Bada has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bada trying to hold on to cruel's head to control him but cruel postures up.
Bada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bada looking for submissions off his back.
cruel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cruel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like cruel is going to stand back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
cruel tries to clinch but Bada is having none of it.
cruel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bada if he has to take too many more of those.
cruel wants to clinch up but Bada keeps it at a distance.
Bada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cruel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bada is in trouble now - cruel has advanced to mount!
cruel is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from cruel misses.
cruel throws a looping overhand right but Bada ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bada misses.
Bada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has cruel pinned against the cage. cruel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
cruel throws a series of punches but Bada avoids them all with ease.
Bada misses with an uppercut. cruel saw that one coming.
cruel throws a right and a left that both miss.
cruel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling cruel to counter with a crisp jab.
cruel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
cruel jabs at Bada's body.
cruel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
cruel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bada is just out of range.
cruel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
cruel tries to clinch up.
cruel misses with a series of wild punches.
Bada misses with the combination.
Bada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and cruel counters with an inside leg kick.
cruel fails with an attempt to clinch.
cruel throws a leg kick but Bada moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
punishment cruel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
cruel misses with a head kick.
cruel moves into range and clinches up with Bada.
cruel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bada regains guard.
Bada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
cruel wants to control from the top but Bada keeps moving.
Bada isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. cruel stacks Bada on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by cruel!
You can see the frustration on Bada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bada is looking to regain half guard here but cruel keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel decides to stand back up. cruel steps back and let's Bada get back to his feet.
cruel throws a sloppy head kick and Bada moves out of range easily.
Bada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cruel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by cruel.
Bada trying to control the position.
cruel is looking to stand up but Bada won't let him.
cruel preventing the sweep.
cruel wants to stand but Bada is controlling his posture from full guard.
cruel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but cruel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bada keeping moving, preventing cruel from controlling successfully.
cruel wants to stand but Bada has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
punishment cruel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bada looking for subs off his back but cruel has passed one foot through into half guard.
cruel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruel stands up and beckons Bada to join him on the feet.
cruel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
cruel tries for a takedown but Bada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Bada coming out on top.
cruel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
cruel slips under a jab.
Bada walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bada has a takedown stuffed.
Bada slips a jab and a cross from cruel.
Bada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
cruel works the jab nicely.
cruel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
cruel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bada circles away.
cruel ducks under a wild hook from Bada.
A jab from Bada misses.
Bada Bada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
cruel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bada.
cruel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
punishment cruel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
cruel fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
punishment cruel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well cruel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... punishment cruel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between johnny mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mallon comes to the cage accompanied by hitman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, johnny mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mike miller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mallon misses with a series of wild punches.
mallon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
mallon throws a shot from downtown. miller moves away and avoids it.
miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches mallon on the side of the head.
mallon circles away from the clinch attempt.
miller scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
mallon has miller up against the cage in a clinch.
mallon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from miller.
miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mallon misses with the combination.
A big right from mallon misses.
miller cracks mallon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from mallon finds it's way through miller's defenses.
mallon takes a swing at miller's ribcage but misses.
mallon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
mallon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from miller.
mallon misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by miller - just one landing.
miller scores with a decent looking hook.
miller lands a two punch combo.
It looks like johnny mallon has been cut.
miller looks gassed!
miller dodges the punch combination from mallon.
mallon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
miller moves in looking to clinch but mallon pushes him off.
mallon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
miller clinches with his opponent.
mallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mallon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
miller slips under a jab.
miller shoots in but mallon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
mallon digs a good body shot into miller's ribs.
johnny mallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mallon clinches up against the cage.
mallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mallon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
mallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but miller manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mallon throws the left hand but miller avoids the punch easily.
mallon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
mallon scores with a jab.
mallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by mallon.
mallon jabs at miller's body.
miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from mallon.
mallon missing with a left hand there. miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
mallon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
mallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
mallon throws the left hand but miller avoids the punch easily.
miller avoids the body shot from mallon.
mallon lands a right hook to the body.
miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts mallon, as that shot connected.
mallon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck for miller with that takedown attempt.
johnny mallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike miller.
mallon misses with a jab to the body
and miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from miller.
miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
mallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
miller clobbers mallon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
mallon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from miller.
miller avoids the body shot from mallon.
mallon misses with a jab, cross combination.
miller misses with a double jab.
miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
mallon connects with the punch.
mallon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by miller.
mallon ducks right into an uppercut from miller.
miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
miller is trying desperately to land a takedown but mallon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for miller.
mallon missing with a left hand there. miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
mallon throws a body punch but miller moves out of range.
miller tries to clinch but mallon is having none of it.
mallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
miller misses with a few strikes there.
miller tries to clinch but mallon is having none of it.
mallon misses with a jab, cross combination.
miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from mallon.
mallon slips under a jab from miller.
mallon thuds a left hand into miller's body.
miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
miller wants to clinch up but mallon keeps it at a distance.
miller doesn't manage to clinch there - mallon circles away.
miller wants to clinch.
miller slips a jab and a cross from mallon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mallon.
miller lands a nice looking body shot.
mallon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
johnny mallon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on johnny mallon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
mallon lands a two punch combo.
miller slips a jab from mallon.
mallon swings for the body but miller moves out of range.
miller shoots in looking for a takedown. mallon tries to sprawl out of it but miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. mallon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
mallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and miller counters with a three punch combo that has mallon backing up. mallon nods at miller to acknowledge the strikes.
mallon misses with a few strikes there.
miller throws a good cross that connects.
johnny mallon is winning the standup battle so far.
miller works the jab nicely.
mallon just misses with a punch to the body.
miller closes the distance and clinches.
mallon wants to break the clinch but can't.
miller is trying to break the clinch but mallon has him pressed against the cage.
miller prevents mallon from breaking the clinch.
mallon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
mallon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from miller.
mallon breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
miller lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mallon connects with a single shot there.
miller walks into a jab.
miller fails with the takedown.
johnny mallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike miller.
mallon misses with a wild combination.
miller throws an overhand right that lands on mallon's shoulder, as mallon tries to avoid the shot.
mallon connects with a jab.
johnny mallon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by mallon.
mallon misses with a hook.
mallon swats away the attempt to clinch by miller.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mallon tries to avoid it but miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mallon to the ground. mallon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mallon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
mallon looks to throw the jab but miller is out of range.
mallon takes a swing at miller's ribcage but misses.
miller blocks a jab.
A big right from mallon misses.
miller lands with a straight right. mallon didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mallon throws a sloppy body shot
and miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
mallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
miller slips a jab from mallon.
miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
mallon throws a nice looking combination but miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mallon moves forwards but miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
miller with a jab.
mallon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and miller counters with a left to the body.
miller throws a looping overhand right but mallon ducks down to avoid it.
mallon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
mallon throws a series of punches but miller avoids them all with ease.
miller throws a series of strikes that have mallon backpedaling.
miller slips a jab and a cross from mallon.
mallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but miller was well out of range. Poor timing from mallon.
mallon throws a wild body kick that miller sees coming a mile off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
mallon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
miller gets underhooks to prevent mallon's takedown attempt.
miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mallon has him pressed against the cage.
mallon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
miller pulls mallon into guard.
miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
mallon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
mallon trying to stand up but can't free himself from miller's guard.
miller pulls mallon in close to prevent any damage.
miller is trying to control the position but mallon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
mallon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A jab from mallon finds it's way through miller's defenses.
miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by miller.
miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from mallon.
miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
mallon misses with a double jab
and miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mallon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
mallon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but miller circles away quickly and effectively.
mallon throws a series of punches but miller moves out of range.
miller scores with the left hand. mallon knows he should have avoided that one.
miller moves out of range of the strikes.
miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A shot to the body from mallon misses
and miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mallon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mike miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on johnny mallon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles mallon. mallon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping mallon at a distance.
miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mallon momentarily.
miller throws the left hand but mallon avoids the punch easily.
mallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from mallon.
mallon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says mallon as he avoids it easily.
mallon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
mallon misses with a double jab
and miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
mallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from miller.
mallon punishes miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from mallon.
mallon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
mallon cracks miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
mallon misses with an uppercut. miller saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miller tries to clinch but mallon moves out of range.
mallon misses with a hook. miller ducked under it nicely.
miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
miller shoots for a takedown but mallon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
miller shoots for a double leg takedown but mallon sprawls well. He's pushed miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
johnny mallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike miller.
mallon misses with a wild body shot.
miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
johnny mallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mallon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mallon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
mallon looks to score with a jab to the body but miller is just out of range.
mallon misses with a body shot.
miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
mallon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
mallon drops his hands momentarily and miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
mallon has taken the fight to the clinch.
mallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mallon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
mallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
miller doesn't manage to clinch there - mallon circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mallon misses with a body punch
and miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by miller.
mallon throws a body punch but miller moves out of range.
miller misses with a wild combination.
miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
mallon manages to break the clinch.
mallon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
mallon slips under a jab from miller.
mallon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. miller doesn't seem bothered though.
mallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but miller moves away.
mallon misses with a double jab
and miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
mallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as miller throws out the jab.
miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mallon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
miller scores with a nice head shot.
mallon moves into the clinch.
mallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
miller motions for mallon to come forward. miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by mallon there.
mallon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before miller has time to react.
miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
mallon works over miller's head and body with a nice combination.
miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from mallon.
miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
mallon misses with a body punch
and miller counters with a nice uppercut.
miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mallon momentarily.
miller slips under a jab.
miller scores with a nice strike.
miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
mallon stalks miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into miller's face. miller staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by mallon - just one landing.
miller slips a straight right by mallon.
Nice shot by miller.
miller avoids the body shot from mallon.
mallon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
miller misses with a hook.
mallon digs a good hook to miller's body.
mallon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mallon slips a straight right by miller.
miller needs to keep his hands up - mallon had a free shot at his head there.
miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from mallon.
mallon doesn't manage to clinch there - miller circles away.
miller tries to clinch up.
mallon connects with a good right hand that stumbles miller. miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
johnny mallon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mallon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... johnny mallon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ridda. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jake Roberts enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Efrain Escudero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Escudero sprawls well initially but Roberts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Escudero tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Roberts moves nicely into side control.
Escudero could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roberts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escudero struggling a bit here.
Escudero is trying to improve his position.
Roberts lands a few punches from side control.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escudero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roberts trying to control the action but Escudero is working from the bottom.
Roberts throws a strike aimed at the side of Escudero's head but Escudero avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escudero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roberts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Escudero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roberts tries for a kimura but Escudero is defending well.
Escudero is trying to control Roberts's posture but Roberts avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escudero stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Escudero stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts looks gassed!
Escudero gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
Roberts is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Escudero's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Escudero is trying to control the action in half guard but Roberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Escudero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roberts tries to roll over but Escudero keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roberts striking from the bottom.
Roberts throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Escudero wants to pass the guard but Roberts is defending well.
Roberts tries to roll over but Escudero keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Escudero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escudero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escudero?
Escudero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Escudero tries to get out of the position.
Escudero wants to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Escudero is desperately trying to improve his position but Roberts has a good base and remains in mount.
Roberts moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Escudero has worked his arm free - good work by Escudero!
Escudero tries to escape but Roberts is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero parries the strikes from Roberts easily there. Roberts is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Escudero to escape.
Roberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Escudero, who protects the arm well.
Roberts trying to control the action but Escudero is working from the bottom.
Escudero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escudero's head.
Escudero wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Escudero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roberts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Roberts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Escudero trying to control from half guard but Roberts is working away.
Escudero wants to stand up but Roberts has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts is looking to control Escudero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roberts avoid being mounted?
Roberts is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Escudero pulls his head out easily.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Escudero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Escudero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to improve his position but Escudero is controlling well.
Escudero is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escudero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Efrain Escudero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Escudero pulls his head out easily.
Roberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escudero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roberts trying to control but Escudero postures up.
Escudero stalling.
Escudero wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts scores with a takedown into Escudero's guard.
Roberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero is looking to stand up but Roberts isn't so interested in that idea.
Roberts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Escudero keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Escudero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Escudero holds on and takes a little breather.
Roberts stands and throws Escudero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Escudero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Roberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Roberts creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Escudero sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Escudero struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Roberts's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Escudero is looking to regain half guard here but Roberts keeps moving and retains side control.
Escudero dodges the ground and pound from Roberts.
Escudero regains half guard.
Escudero has hold of Roberts's hands but Roberts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roberts drops an elbow to the side of Escudero's head.
Escudero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Escudero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Escudero has his takedown stuffed
and Roberts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escudero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roberts's guard.
Escudero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Escudero is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Escudero tries to pass.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Escudero from controlling successfully.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escudero stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Escudero from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing Escudero from standing up.
Escudero trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Escudero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roberts's guard.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Escudero postures up.
Roberts working for a triangle but Escudero defends it easily.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Escudero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roberts is proving hard to escape from.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts striking off his back but it's not causing Escudero any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Roberts there.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Escudero sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escudero has his takedown stuffed
and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escudero won't allow Roberts to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero is trying to get back to full guard.
Roberts trying to control the action but Escudero is working from the bottom.
Roberts passes the guard and advances to mount!
Escudero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roberts working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Escudero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Escudero slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roberts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Escudero gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Escudero wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Escudero wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Escudero keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Escudero wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Escudero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Efrain Escudero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efrain Escudero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escudero 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efrain Escudero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Monsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by This Calling by All That Remains. The crowd seem to be enjoying Monsson's choice of entrance music: Tenacious D - Master Exploder. Sebastian Monsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Monsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Richardson stuffs the takedown attempt from Monsson. Monsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Richardson throws a hook but Monsson blocks it.
Monsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richardson scores with a jab. Monsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Monsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richardson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Monsson misses
and Richardson counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nate Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richardson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Monsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Monsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monsson, right into the meat.
Monsson lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monsson.
Nate Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Richardson on the side of the head.
Richardson takes one to the chin there.
A solid body kick from Monsson.
Richardson throws a combination that misses
and Monsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Monsson slips nicely into half guard.
Monsson trying to control from half guard but Richardson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.
Monsson wants to free his trapped foot but Richardson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Richardson pushes Monsson off looking to stand but Monsson dives back in and keeps control.
Richardson wants to improve his position but Monsson is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monsson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monsson tries to pull guard but Richardson won't allow it.
Monsson is working for takedown but Richardson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nate Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Monsson.
Monsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monsson effectively controlling the action here.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Monsson keeps him there for the moment.
Monsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richardson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsson feints and then cracks Richardson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richardson down.
Monsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Richardson is not content to let Monsson control the position.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet.
Monsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson is staying active underneath Monsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Monsson wants to pass to mount but Richardson is defending the position.
Monsson is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monsson slips a jab from Richardson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Richardson there.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Monsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monsson fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sebastian Monsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Monsson moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richardson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Monsson passes to full mount!
Richardson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Monsson.
Richardson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Richardson trying to hold on to Monsson's head to control him but Monsson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson won't allow Monsson to pass to mount.
Monsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
Monsson wants to free his trapped foot but Richardson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Monsson.
Monsson works his way into side control.
Monsson wants to control but Richardson is keeping him busy.
Monsson tries for a kimura but Richardson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Monsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Monsson trying to control the action but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Monsson is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Richardson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richardson misses with a combination
and Monsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Richardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monsson 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.
Monsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is staying active underneath Monsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richardson manages to get to full guard.
Monsson throwing strikes from guard but Richardson blocks nicely.
Richardson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Monsson fails with the takedown.
Monsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice sprawl there from Richardson as Monsson shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Monsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Richardson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Richardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monsson counters with a shoot takedown. Richardson fights it but they end up in guard.
Richardson looking to control.
Monsson lands a couple of elbows.
Monsson wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Monsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Richardson is trying to control Monsson's posture but Monsson avoids it.
Monsson wants to control but Richardson is keeping him busy.
Richardson can't do much from the bottom here.
Monsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richardson, who protects the arm well.
Richardson is looking for a sweep.
Monsson tries to advance to mount but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richardson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monsson counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monsson is looking to slow Richardson down with leg kicks.
Monsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richardson on the side of the head.
Richardson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richardson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monsson.
Richardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monsson lands a head shot.
Monsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nate Richardson is winning the standup battle so far.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Monsson misses with a low kick as Richardson jumps back.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Monsson moves out of range.
Monsson throws a front kick that sends Richardson stumbling back into the cage.
Monsson feints and then cracks Richardson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richardson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson swinging wilding here.
Richardson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richardson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richardson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monsson passes Richardson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Monsson passes to full mount!
Monsson trying to control but Richardson is having none of it.
Monsson controlling from mount.
Sebastian Monsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Monsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Monsson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Monsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes's entrance music is Sandman Theme. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dean Martin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin swinging wilding here.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab-cross combination lands for Martin and sends Hayes crashing to the mat! Martin follows him down to the mat - Hayes regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Martin stands up and beckons Hayes to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Martin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hayes to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hayes looks to clinch but Martin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hayes taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dean Martin !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aschen Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes into the arena with Disturbed - Indestructible blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aschen Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Thor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Breaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Breaker is trying to buck Thor off.
Breaker is looking to regain half guard here but Thor keeps moving and retains side control.
Thor trying to control the position but Breaker is working away.
Thor throws an elbow but Breaker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breaker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Breaker is looking for a sweep.
Breaker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Breaker wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Breaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Breaker is looking for a triangle here but Thor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Breaker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thor is controlling him well.
Thor lands an elbow.
Breaker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thor connects with a decent elbow.
Breaker taking a bit of punishment here - Thor scoring with strikes.
Thor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Breaker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Thor is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Breaker is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Breaker flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Thor anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Breaker and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Thor slips an arm under Breaker chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Thor has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Thor is squeezing on Breaker like an anaconda would it's prey. Breaker fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damien Thor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Garnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zornach comes to the cage accompanied by When you f***ed grandpa. The key to victory for Quandu Zornach has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quandu Zornach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Garnet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zornach misses with a double jab.
Zornach lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zornach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zornach is looking to land body kicks.
Zornach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnet manages to avoid it.
Quandu Zornach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zornach scores with a jab. Garnet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zornach lands a body shot.
Zornach looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnet is just out of range.
Zornach throws a series of strikes that have Garnet backpedaling.
Zornach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zornach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zornach scores with a one two! Garnet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zornach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zornach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zornach throws a head kick that misses.
Zornach misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Garnet.
Zornach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garnet. Garnet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zornach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zornach throws a series of punches but Garnet moves out of range.
Garnet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zornach manages to get back to half guard.
Garnet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zornach knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garnet lands with a punch from half guard.
Garnet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garnet prevents Zornach from improving his position.
Zornach trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Garnet.
Garnet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnet prevents Zornach from improving his position.
Zornach is pressing down on Garnet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garnet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zornach keeping full guard, as Garnet tries to pass.
Zornach is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garnet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garnet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zornach is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zornach is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garnet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zornach tries to bench press Garnet off him but Garnet keeps the position.
Zornach regains half guard.
Zornach trying to hold on to Garnet's head to control him but Garnet postures up.
Zornach is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garnet moves nicely into side control.
Garnet advances to mount.
Garnet prevents Zornach from getting the reversal.
Zornach wants to hold on but Garnet pushes him away.
Zornach is bucking up trying to escape but Garnet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garnet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garnet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garnet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zornach is rocked!
Garnet lands a big shot there that rocks Zornach but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Zornach is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnet unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zornach wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Garnet celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Garnet!
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