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LVC 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Rodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Rodd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodd throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Rodd misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Rodd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Rodd in a clinch.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Rodd managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Rodd is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Rodd avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Rodd from breaking the clinch.
Rodd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodd's defenses.
Jones keeps control of Rodd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodd up against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodd's defenses.
Jones landing knees to the head.
It looks like J Rodd has been cut.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
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.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones lands an elbow just above Rodd 's eye.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodd is trying to break free.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Rodd looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodd's defenses.
Jones keeps control of Rodd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodd letting Jones take a breather here.
Rodd is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones stalling the fight.
Rodd breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodd.
Rodd looks gassed!
Jones throws a series of punches but Rodd avoids them all with ease.
Jones forces Rodd back against the cage and clinches.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodd can't break the clinch.
Rodd tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Rodd trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Rodd can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on J Rodd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodd looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Rodd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones scores with a head kick.
J Rodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones feints and then cracks Rodd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodd down.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Rodd 's eye.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones is working Rodd over against the cage.
Rodd is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Jones lands but Rodd takes it in his stride.
Jones tries to clinch but Rodd moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Rodd keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch there but Rodd circles away.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodd is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodd wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Rodd's ribcage.
Jones stalls.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Rodd counters with a straight right hand.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones tries to clinch up but Rodd circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Rodd misses.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Rodd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Rodd is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodd swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Rodd is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Rodd colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jones as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Rodd is left battered and dazed whilst Jones and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emus Trask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gravid Doughie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravid Doughie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emus Trask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gravid Doughie!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doughie avoids the head kick by Trask.
Emus Trask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doughie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Trask.
Doughie fails to land the takedown.
Trask misses with a series of wild punches.
Trask moves into the clinch.
Trask tries to land a knee to the head but Doughie blocks with his arms.
Trask using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trask gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doughie.
Trask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Trask, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trask lands a left and a right that sends Doughie crashing to the canvas! Trask dives into mount looking to finish!
Doughie is rocked!
It looks like Gravid Doughie has been cut.
Trask knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doughie on the ground.
Doughie looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Trask! Doughie is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emus Trask!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jim Duvel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Duvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jeantet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvel gets caught flat footed, as Jeantet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duvel trying to control the position.
Duvel wriggles free and stands up.
Duvel with a poor takedown
and Jeantet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duvel misses with a takedown attempt
and Jeantet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duvel!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duvel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeantet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jeantet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jeantet controlling from mount.
Duvel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jeantet on the ground.
Jeantet avoids the attempt from Duvel to control.
Jeantet controlling from the full mount.
Jeantet scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Duvel is looking to get to half guard.
Jeantet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jeantet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duvel tries to reverse the position but Jeantet maintains control.
Jeantet looking to secure an arm triangle but Duvel defends it well.
Duvel has given up his back here.
Jeantet lands a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Duvel's body.
Jeantet lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jeantet controls the action.
Jeantet connects with a big shot to the side of Duvel's head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jeantet's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jeantet looking for the choke from the back.
Duvel is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeantet controlling the position well here. Duvel rolled but Jeantet kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Duvel is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Duvel is defending well but eventually Jeantet manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Duvel has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Jeantet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Braydon Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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172 lbs
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180 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braydon Olbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olbo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Olbo wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Olbo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guy on the ground.
Guy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olbo trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olbo wanted to stand there but Guy had control of the position.
Guy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guy keeping full guard, as Olbo tries to pass.
Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olbo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olbo pushes down on Guy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Olbo seems to be working for a kimura but Guy defends the submission attempt.
Guy is pressing down on Olbo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Olbo drops back looking for a leg! Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guy manages to kick Olbo off! Olbo jumps back into Guy's guard.
Olbo wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olbo is breathing heavily.
Guy has his foot on Olbo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olbo works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olbo pushes down on Guy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Guy gets back to full guard.
Olbo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olbo wants to stand up but Guy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Guy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Olbo pulls his head out easily.
Olbo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olbo wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
Guy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Olbo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olbo 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.
Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Olbo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Guy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Olbo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Guy pulls down on the head and he's put Olbo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr Guy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and knock out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Eriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Eriksson!
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, knock out!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
out scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from out misses.
Eriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by out.
out is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eriksson.
Eriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but out swivels and escapes.
Eriksson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
out throws a big shot that misses.
out misses with a head kick.
out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eriksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
out throws a head kick but Eriksson moves out of range.
out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from out does no damage.
Eriksson tries to clinch but out is having none of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eriksson.
out looks gassed!
out throws a sloppy head kick and Eriksson moves out of range easily.
out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
out missing with a left hand there. Eriksson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eriksson tries to clinch up but out circles away and keeps his distance.
out throws a head kick but Eriksson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eriksson scores with a body shot.
knock out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson lands with a shot to the body.
out swats away the attempt to clinch by Eriksson.
Eriksson shoots in for a double leg but out sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
Eriksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulf Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from out misses.
out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eriksson shoots in and bounces out off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
out working a defensive guard here.
Eriksson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
out is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eriksson with a nice head shot there.
Eriksson trying to control but out is working from the bottom.
out really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eriksson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eriksson slips nicely into half guard.
out has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eriksson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
out wants to get back to full guard.
Eriksson wants to pass to mount but out is defending the position.
out tries to roll over but Eriksson keeps him under control.
Eriksson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for out!
out is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
out keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
out is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eriksson looking to ground and pound but out is blocking nicely.
Eriksson lands with some strikes.
Eriksson tries to control but out wriggling away.
out is looking to get to half guard.
Eriksson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Eriksson is going olschool here, as he tries to force out to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so out shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ulf Eriksson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
out attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
out throws a sloppy head kick and Eriksson moves out of range easily.
out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eriksson moves away.
Eriksson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
out looks to move to half guard but instead Eriksson has passed into mount! Damn!
out is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eriksson punching from mount but out doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
out reaches up and holds on to Eriksson to control the position.
out is trying to reverse the position but instead Eriksson has taken his back - oops!
That's one minute gone in the round.
out has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Even with his hooks in, Eriksson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
out tries to break free.
Eriksson struggling to land strikes to the head as out covers up.
Eriksson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure out doesn't escape.
Eriksson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
out is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eriksson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
out is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
out tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Eriksson sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces out to tap. Impressive finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ulf Eriksson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frasier Voltaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and demian maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). demian maia struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. demian maia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frasier Voltaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, demian maia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltaire moves in looking to clinch but maia pushes him off.
maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Voltaire gets a takedown into half guard.
maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Voltaire trying to control from half guard but maia is working away.
maia gets back to full guard.
Voltaire trying to control but maia is working from the bottom.
maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Voltaire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for maia on the ground.
Voltaire trying to control but maia is working from the bottom.
maia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voltaire manages to get himself to full guard.
maia 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Voltaire is on top in guard.
Voltaire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
maia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Voltaire is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. maia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Voltaire's back instead.
maia looks gassed!
Voltaire holding both maia 's hands and preventing any damage.
Voltaire is trying to break free.
Voltaire rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Voltaire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
maia works his way into side control.
maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Voltaire struggling a bit here.
Voltaire is not content to let maia control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltaire can't do much from the bottom here.
maia is looking to take a break and control but Voltaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
maia misses with the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Voltaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
maia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltaire trying to hold on to maia's head to control him but maia postures up.
Voltaire is trying to stand up here but maia is controlling him well.
Voltaire flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
maia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Voltaire knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
maia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voltaire is trying to stand back up but maia is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
demian maia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voltaire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
maia wants to control but Voltaire postures up.
Voltaire wants to stand but maia has his arm trapped.
maia is looking to reverse the position.
Voltaire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
maia gets back to half guard.
maia is staying active underneath Voltaire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
maia is in trouble now - Voltaire has advanced to mount!
maia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maia tries to reverse the position but Voltaire maintains control.
maia tries to lock up and control but Voltaire gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Voltaire wants to control the pace but maia is squirming around nicely.
Voltaire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
maia tries to hold on but Voltaire postures up.
Voltaire wants to control the pace but maia is squirming around nicely.
maia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Voltaire looking to control and managing it successfully.
maia tries to reverse the position but Voltaire maintains control.
maia wants to hold on but Voltaire pushes him away.
maia is looking to improve his position but Voltaire isn't that keen on the idea.
maia is writhing around trying 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Voltaire landing punches.
maia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Voltaire misses with a head shot.
Voltaire wants to stand but maia is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Voltaire throws a wild left hand from mount and maia manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
maia is trying to control but can't.
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.
maia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
maia avoids the head kick by Voltaire.
maia forces Voltaire back against the cage and clinches.
Voltaire lands a nice knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voltaire tries a knee to the head but maia blocks it.
Voltaire tries to land knees in the clinch but maia avoids the damage to the body.
maia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frasier Voltaire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Voltaire as maia shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voltaire.
Voltaire misses with a takedown attempt
and maia counters with a takedown into side control.
Voltaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but maia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
maia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Voltaire down.
Voltaire is looking for a sweep.
Voltaire is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
maia prevents Voltaire from escaping the position.
maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maia working the ground and pound but Voltaire is defending the strikes.
Voltaire wants to control but maia postures up.
maia working the head with strikes.
maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Voltaire dodges the ground and pound from maia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltaire is trying to improve his position.
maia taking a breather here.
demian maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Voltaire knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on maia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
maia taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voltaire keeps working.
Voltaire is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
maia stands up and beckons Voltaire to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Voltaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Voltaire's waist but Voltaire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing maia off to one side.
Voltaire takes the fight into the clinch.
Voltaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
maia with a poor takedown
and Voltaire counters with a nice double leg into side control. maia won't be happy with that.
Frasier Voltaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of demian maia.
Voltaire tries to stand but maia is controlling his head.
maia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voltaire is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voltaire wants to pass the guard but maia is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
demian maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think maia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... demian maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Barda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr iLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Barda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr iLL!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barda throws a right and a left that iLL avoids nicely.
iLL pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barda.
Barda avoids the head kick by iLL.
iLL lands a high kick to the side of Barda's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! iLL dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Jean Pierre Barda has been cut.
iLL trying to control the position from guard on top but Barda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
iLL wanted to stand there but Barda had control of the position.
iLL pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barda is keeping the position for now.
iLL trying to control but Barda is working from the bottom.
Barda has iLL pulled in close to control his posture.
iLL wants to stand and escape but instead Barda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
iLL wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
iLL 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.
Barda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
iLL controls Barda momentarily but Barda frees himself.
iLL looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barda is one step ahead there.
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.
iLL controls Barda momentarily but Barda frees himself.
Barda controls from within his opponent's guard.
iLL has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barda off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dr iLL is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barda shoots for a takedown but iLL saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierre Barda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
iLL misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
iLL throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barda is breathing heavily.
Barda avoids the head kick by iLL.
iLL thows a body kick. Barda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
iLL connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Barda to the floor! iLL dives in looking for the finish!
Barda is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
iLL gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oh Barda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
iLL tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
iLL drops Barda with a straight right hand, right on the button! iLL follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dr iLL!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James The Filipino Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cervoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James The Filipino Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Filipino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cervoni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Filipino Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cervoni swivels and escapes.
Cervoni misses with a few strikes there.
The Filipino Gracie dodges the punch combination from Cervoni.
Cervoni tries to bum rush The Filipino Gracie with a series of wild strikes but The Filipino Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cervoni throws a series of punches but The Filipino Gracie moves out of range.
The Filipino Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Filipino Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cervoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Filipino Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Filipino Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Filipino Gracie prevents Cervoni from escaping the position.
The Filipino Gracie wants to control but Cervoni is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervoni is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Filipino Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cervoni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Filipino Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Filipino Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Filipino Gracie is breathing heavily.
Cervoni is trying to buck The Filipino Gracie off.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the action but Cervoni is working from the bottom.
Cervoni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cervoni pushes The Filipino Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Filipino Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the position but Cervoni is working away.
Cervoni pushes The Filipino Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Filipino Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cervoni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cervoni throws a series of punches but The Filipino Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Cervoni.
The Filipino Gracie dodges the punch combination from Cervoni.
Cervoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Filipino Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Filipino Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Filipino Gracie stops Cervoni from standing up.
The Filipino Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Filipino Gracie 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.
The Filipino Gracie pushes down on Cervoni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Filipino Gracie stops Cervoni from getting back to his feet.
The Filipino Gracie is trying to control. Cervoni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cervoni manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervoni throws a nice looking combination but The Filipino Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cervoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Filipino Gracie dodges the punch combination from Cervoni.
Cervoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cervoni looks to land a combination but The Filipino Gracie avoids it well.
The Filipino Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cervoni has one foot on The Filipino Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Filipino Gracie shoots for a takedown but Cervoni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cervoni misses with the combination.
Cervoni throws a right and a left that The Filipino Gracie avoids nicely.
The Filipino Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice 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!
Cervoni wants to get back to his feet.
The Filipino Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cervoni has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James The Filipino Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! The Filipino Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Filipino Gracie dodges the punch combination from Cervoni.
Cervoni throws a series of punches but The Filipino Gracie avoids them all with ease.
The Filipino Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Cervoni tries to sprawl out of it but The Filipino Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cervoni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cervoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Filipino Gracie.
The Filipino Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cervoni knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cervoni pushes The Filipino Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Filipino Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cervoni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cervoni is pushing The Filipino Gracie's head away, looking to escape. The Filipino Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Cervoni throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Cervoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cervoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cervoni swinging wilding here.
Cervoni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnny Cervoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Filipino Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Filipino Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cervoni is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. The Filipino Gracie yanks on the arm and Cervoni is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by The Filipino Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James The Filipino Gracie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everaldo Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faustino Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everaldo Manhoef!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustino Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhoef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manhoef looks for a takedown but Ronan sprawls well.
Ronan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Manhoef takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronan misses the shot to the body.
Ronan throws a hook but Manhoef blocks it.
Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronan misses with a head kick.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Ronan.
Ronan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ronan throws a sloppy head kick and Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Ronan lunges at Manhoef with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manhoef's hand.
Ronan closes the distance and pushes Manhoef back into the cage.
Ronan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Ronan.
Ronan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ronan and Manhoef falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ronan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Faustino Ronan!
Faustino Ronan is the new super heavyweight champion!
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