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HWP37: Coleman vs Hare PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Thomas (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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Lee Thomas has been cut.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ricky Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Thomas.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Davis is breathing heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ricky Davis.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Thomas feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Thomas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thomas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas passes Davis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Davis defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas stalling away here and it's allowed Davis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Thomas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis is looking to stand back up but Thomas counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Davis.
Thomas trying to advance position but Davis counters by regaining guard.
Thomas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas gets to his feet - Davis follows without any prompting.
Davis stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
Davis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the cage.
Thomas manages to pull guard.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas seems keen to control Davis's posture.
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
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.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davis struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis regains half guard there - taking advantage of Thomas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davis throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Ricky Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Thomas.
Davis throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis swinging wilding here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Ricky Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas postures up.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thomas trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Thomas.
I think Thomas 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zanzabar Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has chosen Uprising as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zanzabar Duke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zanzabar Duke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duke circles away.
Sosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Duke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duke wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Sosa seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Duke is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Eduardo Sosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jer Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earth Quake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jer Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earth Quake!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Earth Quake has been cut.
Quake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berry swings for the body but Quake moves out of range.
Berry cracks a nice hook into Quake's ribs.
Berry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Berry is going to stand back up.
Berry is looking to take a break and control but Quake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Berry tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Quake.
Quake tries to kick Berry off but Berry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quake is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Quake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berry looks to clinch
and Quake counters with a nice leg kick.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quake was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry.
Berry wants to clinch
and Quake counters with a stiff right hand.
Berry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quake counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quake prevents it.
Berry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Quake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Berry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quake scores a nice knee to the body.
Quake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berry's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quake obliges.
Berry takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quake has Berry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Berry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quake.
Jer Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earth Quake.
Quake gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Quake trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
Quake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
Berry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Quake stands up and waves to Berry to follow him.
Quake moves in looking to clinch but Berry pushes him off.
Quake looks to land a right hand but Berry moved out of range.
Berry tries to bum rush Quake with a series of wild strikes but Quake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berry closes the distance and clinches up with Quake, looking for a takedown. Berry pushes Quake against the cage but Quake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quake moves into the clinch successfully.
Quake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berry's efforts to push away.
Quake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Quake.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berry manages to break the clinch.
Berry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quake counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quake effectively controlling the action here.
Quake tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Berry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quake throws a head kick but Berry moves out of range.
Quake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quake instigates a clinch.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but Berry blocks with his arms.
Berry is trying to force a seperation but Quake has the dominant position.
Berry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quake's elbow.
Quake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Berry tries to kick Quake off but Quake keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quake slows the pace down in half guard.
Berry pushes Quake off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earth Quake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earth Quake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quake slips under a jab.
Quake lands a nice shot that snaps Berry's head back.
Jer Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry shoots and misses
and Quake moves into the clinch.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quake connects with a knee to the head.
Quake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quake is working for takedown but Berry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Berry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quake prevents it.
Quake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berry's efforts to push away.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but Berry blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Berry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quake wants the takedown. Berry is fighting it off but Quake persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Berry's guard against the cage.
Berry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quake off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quake wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jer Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake pushes Berry up against the cage in a clinch.
Berry is trying to force a seperation but Quake has the dominant position.
Quake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quake trying to land knees to the body.
Berry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quake prevents it.
Berry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quake has him pressed against the cage.
Quake has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Berry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Berry wants to get back to his feet.
Berry covering up well under a series of strikes from Quake.
Quake controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quake trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to get back to his feet but Quake has full control of the position and if anything, Berry has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Quake is working the ground and pound. Can Berry escape?
Berry trying to control the position but Quake manages to sink in the hooks.
Quake has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Berry's body.
Berry wants to escape the position.
Berry wants to get back to his feet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control the hands but Quake breaks the grip.
Berry holding both Quake 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quake really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Berry.
Berry trying to get back to his feet but Quake is in full control for now.
Berry just trying to survive but Quake is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Quake loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Berry hold on?
Berry wants to get back to his feet.
Quake has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Berry's body.
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.
Berry staying busy and making it hard for Quake to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Earth Quake just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry throws a combination that misses
and Quake counters with a left to the body.
Quake slips a jab and a cross from Berry.
Quake looks to throw the jab but Berry is out of range.
Earth Quake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry shoots and misses
and Quake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quake.
Quake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berry's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Quake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berry doesn't seem phased though.
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earth Quake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Earth Quake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quake counters with a straight right hand.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berry tries for a takedown but Quake circles away easily
and Quake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quake closes the distance and clinches.
Quake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Berry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quake with a knee to the head.
Quake has Berry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Berry tries to break the clinch but Quake is controlling the position.
Quake is pushing Berry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Berry wants to break free but Quake has control.
Berry is trying to force a seperation but Quake has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Berry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quake lands a knee to the head.
Berry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berry gets underhooks to prevent Quake's takedown attempt.
Quake is working for takedown but Berry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jer Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earth Quake.
Quake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quake misses with a knee to the head.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quake scores with a knee to the head.
Quake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Berry wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quake lands a knee to the body.
Quake with a knee to the head.
Berry is looking to break free of the clinch but Quake has double underhooks.
Quake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Berry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Berry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Berry can't break the clinch.
Berry has Quake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quake tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Berry tries to score a body lock takedown but Quake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berry's efforts to push away.
Berry tries to circle away but Quake has him pinned against the cage.
Quake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berry can't get the takedown.
Berry breaks the clinch.
Berry misses with a two punch combination.
Quake fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quake dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Quake moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quake.
Berry looks to clinch
and Quake moves into the clinch.
Berry is trying to break the clinch but Quake has him pressed against the cage.
Berry tries to break the clinch but Quake is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Quake.
Berry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quake tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Berry is trying to break free.
Quake connects with a knee to the head.
Quake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Quake landing knees to the body.
Berry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berry tries to break the clinch but Quake is controlling the position.
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.
Quake with a knee to the head.
Quake tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Quake tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Quake is pressed up against the cage. Berry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quake down to the mat. Quake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jer Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Berry.
Berry shoots in looking for a takedown. Quake tries to sprawl out of it but Berry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Earth Quake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quake has Berry up against the cage in a clinch.
Quake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berry blocks it with crossed arms.
Earth Quake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quake connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quake.
Jer Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry is working Quake over against the cage.
Berry struggles to land a body shot inside as Quake controls his hands.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earth Quake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quake 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earth Quake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Maia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reeves looking for submissions off his back.
Reeves is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Maia is tapping! Great win for Reeves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Reeves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Blisner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blisner comes into the arena with Garth Brooks- Friends in Low Places blaring out of the sound system. Kernes has chosen Reign Supreme - Persevere And Overcome as his entrance music. Kirk Blisner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Blisner!
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, Jay Kernes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blisner throws a lazy right hand but Kernes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kernes tries to clinch there but Blisner circles away.
Kernes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kernes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kernes throws a sloppy head kick and Blisner moves out of range easily.
Blisner throws a series of punches but Kernes avoids them all with ease.
Kernes pushes Blisner up against the cage in a clinch.
Kernes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kernes misses with the head strike.
Blisner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blisner blocks an uppercut.
Kernes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kernes throws a punch but it's blocked by Blisner.
Blisner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kernes's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blisner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kernes clinches up against the cage.
Kernes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kernes swings wildly with an uppercut but Blisner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blisner blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blisner smiles and moves away.
Jay Kernes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kernes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kernes jumps guard but Blisner stands there with Kernes around his waist. Kernes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kernes struggles to land a body shot inside as Blisner controls his hands.
Blisner is trying to break the clinch but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
Blisner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kernes lands an elbow inside that Blisner shrugs off.
Blisner is trying to force a seperation but Kernes has the dominant position.
Kernes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blisner.
Kernes working aggressively here.
Blisner breaks the clinch.
Blisner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blisner misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Kernes throws a head kick but Blisner moves out of range.
Kernes misses with a wild combination.
Kernes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blisner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kernes.
Kernes scores with a hook to the body. Blisner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blisner tries to clinch
and Kernes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blisner is breathing heavily.
Kernes throws a nice head kick!
Blisner is rocked!
It looks like Kirk Blisner has been cut.
Kernes lands with a big right hook that stumbles Blisner - he's out on his feet here! Kernes follows up with another monster hook that separates Blisner from consciousness! Blisner falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Kernes stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Kernes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Mayne (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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225 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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240 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayne swivels and escapes.
Mayne lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Mayne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Terry Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayne as he jumps to the side.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Mayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Mayne connects with a stiff jab that staggers Smith - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Silas Mayne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ytre erty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Overeem has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ytre erty!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from erty.
erty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
erty lands a two punch combo.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from erty.
Overeem needs to keep his hands up - erty had a free shot at his head there.
erty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from erty.
Overeem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
erty misses with a jab, cross combination.
erty lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
erty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
erty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Overeem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
erty scores with a jab.
erty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
ytre erty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
erty throws a right hand that Overeem ducks under and follows up with a left that Overeem also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erty misses with a series of wild punches.
erty looks gassed!
A nice combination there by erty.
Overeem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
erty tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
erty misses with a series of wild punches.
erty leaves Overeem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
erty is working the combinations to good effect here.
Overeem has managed to clinch.
Overeem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
erty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
erty misses with a double jab.
erty stuffs the takedown attempt from Overeem. Overeem gets slowly back to his feet.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
erty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
erty keeps the fight on the outside.
erty throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. erty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Overeem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but erty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but erty blocks with his arms.
Overeem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Overeem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Overeem trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
erty won't allow Overeem to sweep him here.
Overeem trying to strike off his back.
erty wanted to stand there but Overeem had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Overeem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overeem successfully pulls guard.
Overeem looking for a sweep. Not yet Overeem, not yet.
Overeem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes erty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ytre erty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Overeem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow erty down.
Danga de danga de dang - erty scores with a four punch combination!
erty keeps the fight on the outside.
erty swinging wilding here.
Nice takedown defense from erty. No joy for Overeem on that attempt.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - erty circles away.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown but erty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from erty both land. Nice combination.
A jab from erty does it's job there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
erty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
erty scores with a nice strike.
Overeem clinches up with erty and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overeem tries for a takedown. No joy.
erty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
erty has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Overeem pulls guard.
erty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Overeem takes a jab right on the kisser.
ytre erty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Overeem was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
erty is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as erty is looking to escape.
Overeem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because erty is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
erty is trying to stand up.
Overeem thowing shots but they're missing.
Overeem content just to control the position here.
Overeem throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overeem trying to control but erty is having none of it.
erty tries to buck Overeem off but he can't manage it.
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 Alistair Overeem will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Overeem shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in erty's guard.
Overeem stands up from erty's guard - Overeem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Overeem has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed erty clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Overeem is looking to control erty but erty is wriggling around and keeping busy.
erty is taking damage to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erty takes a big shot to the side of the head.
erty trying to get back to his feet but Overeem is in full control for now.
Overeem throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
erty trying to get back to his feet but Overeem is in full control for now.
Overeem keeps control of the position easily here as erty tries to buck him off.
Overeem misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Overeem lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Overeem just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Will Overeem go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Overeem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Overeem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Overeem manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Overeem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Overeem 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Murvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cake Motown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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20
263 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Murvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cake Motown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murvis tries to clinch but Motown is having none of it.
Motown shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Motown is looking for a kimura but Murvis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Motown to get the leverage.
Murvis wants to get back to his feet.
Murvis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Motown on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Motown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Motown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Motown landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Ronald Murvis has been cut.
Motown working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Murvis turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Motown off and cradles Murvis's limp body as Motown celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Cake Motown!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by I aint never scared. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
222 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hare!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hare wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hare will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Coleman advances to half guard.
Hare is trying to stand back up but Coleman is controlling him
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Hare's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hare wants to improve his position but Coleman is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hare is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hare avoid being mounted?
Hare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Hare is looking to improve his position.
Coleman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hare does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coleman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hare working to try and regain half guard.
Coleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hare is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coleman with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Hare that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hare is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Hare goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Coleman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toothless Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colossus Duffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by :(. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duffee's choice of entrance music: blow me away - breaking benjamin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toothless Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colossus Duffee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough is looking to score with low kicks.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duffee blocks a low kick nicely.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
Duffee avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Yarborough waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Duffee.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Duffee avoids them all with ease.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Duffee moves out of range.
Duffee doesn't manage to clinch there - Yarborough circles away.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Yarborough throws a push kick but Duffee slaps the foot to one side.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yarborough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duffee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yarborough finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duffee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffee misses with a body shot.
Duffee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Duffee moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yarborough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duffee blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough 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.
Duffee moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yarborough is looking to chop away at Duffee's legs.
Duffee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough takes a swing at Duffee's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some bone on bone action there as Duffee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duffee blocks the body kick.
A big left from Yarborough misses.
Duffee blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Yarborough tries to score with a low kick but Duffee moves his leg out of the way.
Duffee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Duffee ducked under it nicely.
Duffee wants to clinch up but Yarborough keeps it at a distance.
Duffee blocks a leg kick.
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Duffee ducks down to avoid it.
Duffee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Duffee checks it.
Duffee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yarborough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duffee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough swings for the body but Duffee moves out of range.
Yarborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duffee tries to clinch there but Yarborough circles away.
Yarborough throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duffee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duffee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Duffee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duffee is looking to clinch but Yarborough is avoiding it.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Duffee moved out of range.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Duffee moves out of range.
Duffee blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Duffee defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Duffee moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Duffee.
Duffee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yarborough throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duffee blocks it with crossed arms.
Duffee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yarborough avoiding damage as Duffee throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duffee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yarborough's brow.
Yarborough looking to stall.
Yarborough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duffee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffee pushes off an throws an elbow but Yarborough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duffee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yarborough managing to block the knees to the body from Duffee.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
Duffee misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duffee.
Duffee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Toothless Yarborough has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yarborough dodges an elbow strike from Duffee.
Yarborough looking to throw knees to the head but Duffee is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Yarborough tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duffee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough tries to land a knee to the head but Duffee blocks with his arms.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffee.
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 Toothless Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toothless Yarborough's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duffee slips a jab from Yarborough.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Duffee avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffee.
Duffee throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough thows a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough throws a right and a left that Duffee avoids nicely.
Duffee moves out of range as Yarborough throws a body kick.
Yarborough throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffee manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffee slips a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duffee is out of range.
Yarborough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Duffee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffee blocks the body kick.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Duffee's head but Duffee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toothless Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough takes a swing at Duffee's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Duffee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Duffee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duffee checks it well.
Duffee swinging wilding here.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Duffee.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duffee ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Duffee's head but Duffee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Duffee.
Duffee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
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.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
Yarborough throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Yarborough as he connects with a hook.
Yarborough throws a jab when Duffee was well out of range.
Yarborough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duffee moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Duffee.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Duffee moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duffee blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Some wild striking there from Yarborough.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duffee is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough throws a push kick but Duffee slaps the foot to one side.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Duffee moves out of range.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffee is just out of range.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duffee.
Duffee blocks a leg kick.
Yarborough misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a sloppy head kick and Duffee moves out of range easily.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Duffee takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Duffee is out of range.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffee.
Yarborough will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yarborough motions for Duffee to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough misses with a hook.
Yarborough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Duffee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Yarborough swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffee moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick that misses.
Yarborough looks to throw the jab but Duffee is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toothless Yarborough dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toothless Yarborough's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yarborough wants to slow Duffee down by chopping away at his legs.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duffee checks it well.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Duffee sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Duffee avoids the punch easily.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Duffee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duffee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough motions for Duffee to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Duffee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a push kick but Duffee slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Yarborough misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut.
Duffee throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Duffee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duffee checks a low kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duffee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yarborough tries to land a knee to the head but Duffee blocks with his arms.
Yarborough using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Duffee.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Duffee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yarborough dodges an elbow strike from Duffee.
Yarborough throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yarborough landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yarborough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duffee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yarborough throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duffee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yarborough's brow.
Yarborough tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duffee throws an elbow but misses.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffee.
Yarborough throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yarborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duffee blocking some punches.
Yarborough taking a breather.
Duffee managing to block the knees to the body from Yarborough.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yarborough tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yarborough throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duffee blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duffee throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duffee.
Duffee prevents a body shot from Yarborough.
Colossus Duffee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarborough avoids the elbow strike from Duffee, against the cage.
Duffee blocking some punches.
Yarborough looking to throw knees to the head but Duffee is blocking nicely.
Duffee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duffee blocking some punches.
Yarborough tries a knee to the head but Duffee blocks it.
Duffee lands an elbow inside that Yarborough shrugs off.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Duffee pushes off an throws an elbow but Yarborough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duffee misses with an elbow strike.
Duffee lands an elbow just above Yarborough 's eye.
Duffee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duffee pushes off an throws an elbow but Yarborough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duffee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duffee.
Yarborough misses with a knee to the head.
Duffee throws an elbow but it misses.
Duffee lands an elbow inside that Yarborough shrugs off.
Toothless Yarborough's cut is getting worse.
Duffee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duffee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duffee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yarborough.
Yarborough dodges an elbow strike from Duffee.
Yarborough throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duffee throws an elbow but misses.
Yarborough dodges an elbow strike from Duffee.
Yarborough looking to throw knees to the head but Duffee is blocking nicely.
Yarborough tries to land a knee to the head but Duffee blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duffee throws an elbow but misses.
Duffee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duffee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yarborough managing to block the knees to the body from Duffee.
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.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duffee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duffee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yarborough throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yarborough avoids the elbow strike from Duffee, against the cage.
Duffee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yarborough tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffee pushes off an throws an elbow but Yarborough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duffee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duffee manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yarborough tries a knee to the head but Duffee blocks it.
Yarborough misses with a knee to the head.
Yarborough blocks an elbow strike from Duffee.
Nice elbow from Duffee.
Jeez, Toothless Yarborough's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toothless Yarborough's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Colossus Duffee!
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