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HWP41: Blatt vs Mughes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thatser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by "Can't Be Touched" by Roy Jones Jr.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Thatser!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatser tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thatser instigates a clinch.
Cage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thatser gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thatser misses with a knee to the head.
Cage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thatser avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Thatser.
Cage really is a fat lump.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.
A knee to the head by Thatser.
Thatser misses with a knee to the head.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.
Thatser tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Thatser misses with a knee to the head.
Thatser looks gassed!
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Thatser gets underhooks to prevent Cage's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cage in particular looking to stall.
Cage moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thatser's face as Cage controls the position.
Cage passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thatser!
Cage controlling the pace for now.
Thatser has given up his back. Will we see Cage going for some submissions?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatser is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thatser for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alexander Cage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thatser's guard.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thatser is keeping the position for now.
Cage advances position into side control!
Thatser tries to bench press Cage off him but Cage keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control the action but Thatser is working from the bottom.
Thatser is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage is staying tight to Thatser's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Cage dominated that round.
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.
Cage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thatser is looking to escape.
Thatser wants to hold on but Cage pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatser is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thatser blocking the ground and pound.
Thatser tries to hold on but Cage pushes him away.
Thatser can't escape the position.
Thatser is squirming around, avoiding Cage's attempts to control the action.
Cage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thatser is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thatser wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Thatser is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thatser wants to escape the position.
Thatser is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thatser can't escape the position.
Cage trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Thatser doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage struggling to keep hold of the position.
Thatser tries to escape the position.
Cage controlling the position well here. Thatser rolled but Cage kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alexander Cage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thatser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cage shoots in but Thatser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Thatser clinches.
Thatser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thatser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thatser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thatser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thatser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cage's face.
Thatser looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thatser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage 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.
Alexander Cage dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cage trying to control the position but Thatser is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatser wants to control but Cage postures up.
Cage throws an elbow but Thatser slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thatser is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thatser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thatser wants it to stay on the feet.
Thatser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thatser tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Tommy Thatser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thatser's half guard.
Cage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cage wants to control but Thatser is keeping him busy.
Thatser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Cage works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tommy Thatser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Cage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eat doodoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). doodoo comes to the cage accompanied by THE GREATEST WARRIOR. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eat doodoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyndon Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
doodoo is looking to clinch but Knowles is avoiding it.
doodoo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knowles did well to prevent doodoo getting side control.
doodoo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knowles is trying to stand up here but doodoo is controlling him well.
Knowles is staying active underneath doodoo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
doodoo thows a huge punch but Knowles dodges it nicely.
Knowles manages to get to full guard.
Knowles is looking to stand back up but doodoo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Knowles.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knowles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of doodoo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take doodoo's back!
Knowles working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Will Knowles go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Knowles is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
doodoo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Knowles gets his way!
Knowles gets his hands free as doodoo looks to control.
Knowles tries to keep control of the position but doodoo is staying busy.
doodoo is in bad spot here.
doodoo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
doodoo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knowles on the ground.
Knowles is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. doodoo is defending well though. Knowles let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. doodoo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften doodoo for a finish.
doodoo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Knowles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so doodoo is just riding it out for now. Knowles eventually gives up the hold.
doodoo has his hands clasped together around Knowles's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. doodoo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knowles.
doodoo wants to get back to full guard.
Knowles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knowles escapes and gets back to his feet.
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.
doodoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knowles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
doodoo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Knowles sprawls well initially but doodoo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knowles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but doodoo pulls his head out easily.
Knowles kicks doodoo off and gets back to his feet.
Lyndon Knowles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knowles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knowles looks gassed!
doodoo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knowles tries to avoid it but doodoo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knowles to the ground. Knowles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knowles feints and then cracks doodoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow doodoo down.
Knowles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from doodoo.
Knowles falls off balance throwing a combination
and doodoo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knowles!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
doodoo thowing shots but they're missing.
Knowles trying desperately to get to his feet.
Knowles slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyndon Knowles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knowles misses with the combination.
doodoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knowles misses with a series of wild punches.
Eat doodoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles wants to clinch up but doodoo keeps it at a distance.
doodoo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knowles as he avoids it easily.
Knowles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Eat doodoo has been cut.
Knowles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knowles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by doodoo.
doodoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knowles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knowles delivers a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Knowles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but doodoo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
doodoo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knowles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knowles lands a head kick!
Knowles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knowles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knowles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knowles shoots and misses
and doodoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Knowles forces doodoo back against the cage and clinches.
Knowles jumps guard and drags doodoo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
doodoo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lyndon Knowles has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knowles is trying to keep doodoo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knowles works his way into full mount!
Knowles stands up from mount. Strange move.
Knowles lands a really nice looking cross but doodoo seems unphased.
Knowles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
doodoo slaps away a takedown attempt from Knowles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eat doodoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyndon Knowles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. doodoo tries to avoid it but Knowles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag doodoo to the ground. doodoo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knowles misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Knowles as doodoo shoots in.
Knowles tries to close the distance and clinch but doodoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knowles tries to clinch there but doodoo circles away.
doodoo slaps away a takedown attempt from Knowles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knowles swinging wilding here.
doodoo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knowles.
Knowles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knowles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knowles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but doodoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
doodoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knowles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knowles.
Knowles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around doodoo's waist but doodoo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knowles off to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knowles!
Knowles cracks a nice hook into doodoo's ribs.
A punch combination from Knowles misses.
Knowles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and doodoo counters with a right hand to the body.
doodoo dodges the punch combination from Knowles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knowles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knowles throws a series of punches but doodoo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Knowles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eat doodoo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knowles drives through and clinches with doodoo against the cage.
Knowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite doodoo's efforts to push away.
Knowles blocks a body shot from doodoo.
doodoo takes a shot to the head.
Knowles breaks the clinch.
doodoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for doodoo with that takedown attempt.
Knowles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knowles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knowles blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
doodoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knowles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten doodoo somewhat.
Knowles rushes doodoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knowles's corner calls for a 1-2. Knowles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knowles.
Knowles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knowles duly obliges.
Knowles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but doodoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Knowles shoots for a double leg takedown but doodoo sprawls well. He's pushed Knowles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eat doodoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyndon Knowles.
Knowles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
doodoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Knowles sprawls well. He's pushed doodoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Knowles does no damage.
Knowles has a takedown stuffed.
Knowles misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knowles. That's going to slow doodoo down.
Knowles scores with a one two! doodoo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
doodoo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knowles drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knowles stands and throws doodoo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knowles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knowles decides to stand back up. Knowles steps back and let's doodoo get back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knowles, right into the meat.
Knowles is looking to clinch.
doodoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knowles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
doodoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knowles as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles dives in and grabs doodoo's left leg, looking for a takedown. doodoo pushes down on Knowles's head and hops out.
Knowles misses with a double jab
and doodoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Knowles misses with a series of wild punches.
Knowles throws a one two combo.
Lyndon Knowles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knowles stalks doodoo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into doodoo's face. doodoo staggers backwards, shaken.
Knowles tries to clinch but doodoo is having none of it.
Knowles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knowles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knowles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
doodoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knowles closes the distance and pushes doodoo back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles lands an elbow inside that doodoo shrugs off.
Knowles breaks the clinch.
Knowles tries to clinch up but doodoo circles away and keeps his distance.
doodoo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knowles wants to control but doodoo postures up.
Knowles manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Knowles is looking to take a break and control but doodoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knowles stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows doodoo to get to his feet.
Knowles tries to close the distance and clinch but doodoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eat doodoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
doodoo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lyndon Knowles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
doodoo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knowles.
Knowles instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Knowles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knowles 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 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyndon Knowles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stemm - Face the Pain. Saint Marcos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mui Thai's chin.
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saint Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marcos is looking to get to half guard.
Marcos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marcos working to try and regain half guard.
Marcos is bucking up trying to escape but Thai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos regains half guard.
Marcos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thai is working away from the top position though.
Marcos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thai.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marcos has momentary wrist control but Thai slips an elbow through the middle.
Marcos is rocked!
Marcos looking for subs off his back but Thai has passed one foot through into half guard.
Marcos is still in real trouble! Can Thai finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Marcos! More strikes land and this one is all over! Thai jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mui Thai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yanko Yanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry talburt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yanko Yanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, terry talburt!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanin tries to bum rush talburt with a series of wild strikes but talburt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yanin pushes talburt up against the cage in a clinch.
talburt lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Yanko Yanin has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by talburt.
A short uppercut from Yanin.
Nice elbow from talburt.
Yanin is breathing heavily.
talburt jumps guard.
Yanin trying to stand up but can't free himself from talburt's guard.
talburt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yanin!
talburt is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Yanin is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Yanin flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. talburt anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Yanin and secures both hooks! This could be bad! talburt slips an arm under Yanin chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. talburt has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. talburt is squeezing on Yanin like an anaconda would it's prey. Yanin fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). terry talburt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between macho harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Matheus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). macho harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, macho harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Matheus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matheus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. harris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matheus advances nicely into full mount.
Matheus trying to control but harris is having none of it.
harris tries to hold on but Matheus pushes him away.
Matheus tries to control but harris wriggling away.
Matheus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control harris kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if harris tries to get out of the position.
harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matheus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, harris has managed to escape the submission attempt.
harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
harris holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Matheus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
harris tries to lock up and control but Matheus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matheus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. harris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
harris's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Matheus has control of harris's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and harris regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Matheus stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
harris shoots and misses
and Matheus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for harris!
harris is breathing heavily.
Matheus looking to control but harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matheus is going olschool here, as he tries to force harris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so harris shrugs it off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
harris tries to hold on but Matheus postures up.
Matheus trying to control but harris is having none of it.
harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matheus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matheus stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matheus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matheus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
harris is staying active underneath Matheus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matheus wants to pass to mount but harris is defending the position.
Matheus thows a huge punch but harris dodges it nicely.
Matheus not doing much here.
Matheus tries to pass to full mount but harris defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
harris with a poor takedown
and Matheus counters with a shoot takedown. harris fights it but they end up in guard.
Matheus wants to stand but harris is controlling his posture from full guard.
harris keeping moving, preventing Matheus from controlling successfully.
Matheus preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
harris keeping moving, preventing Matheus from controlling successfully.
Matheus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Matheus dominated that round.
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.
Matheus tries to clinch there but harris circles away.
harris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matheus sprawls well initially but harris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Matheus gets back to full guard.
Matheus keeping moving, preventing harris from controlling successfully.
Matheus wants to get back to his feet but harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matheus trying to keep a closed guard but harris is proving a slippery customer.
Matheus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Matheus working for a triangle but harris defends it easily.
Matheus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matheus is one step ahead there.
Matheus trying to control but harris is working from the bottom.
Matheus is looking to stand up but harris won't let him.
Matheus stands and throws harris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
harris is not content to let Matheus control the position.
harris stops Matheus from passing to mount.
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.
Matheus decides to stand back up.
macho harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
harris tries for a takedown but Matheus circles away easily
and Matheus counters with a nice double leg into side control. harris won't be happy with that.
Matheus wants to stand but harris has his arm trapped.
Matheus trying to control the position but harris is working away.
Matheus working away.
harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matheus on the ground.
Matheus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
harris is not content to let Matheus control the position.
Matheus tries to move into full mount but can't pass harris's legs.
Matheus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matheus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matheus trying to control the action but harris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
harris looks to move to half guard but instead Matheus has passed into mount! Damn!
Matheus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Matheus controlling from mount.
harris is squirming around, avoiding Matheus's attempts to control the action.
Matheus is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. harris is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. harris flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Matheus anticipates the leg and manages to get behind harris and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Matheus slips an arm under harris chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Matheus has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Matheus is squeezing on harris like an anaconda would it's prey. harris fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dante Matheus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Hacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natas Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hacker comes to the cage accompanied by We Takin Over. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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268 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hacker!
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, Natas Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Reaper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Hacker slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
A slow jab from Reaper misses its intended target.
Hacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hacker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reaper tries to clinch but Hacker moves out of range.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Hacker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hacker throws a nice head kick!
Reaper wants to clinch up but Hacker keeps it at a distance.
Hacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Reaper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reaper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reaper wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reaper wants to clinch.
Reaper looks to throw the jab but Hacker is out of range.
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.
Hacker cracks the inside of Reaper's front leg.
Reaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Hacker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big left from Reaper misses.
Reaper avoids the head kick by Hacker.
Reaper misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Reaper misses
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reaper misses with a double jab
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reaper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reaper closes the distance but Hacker moves to the side
and Hacker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hacker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hacker counters with a big head kick but Reaper shrugs it off.
Hacker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reaper clinches but Hacker breaks the clinch
and Hacker counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Hacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Reaper clinches but Hacker breaks the clinch
and Hacker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hacker counters with a nice body shot.
Reaper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hacker counters with a nice body shot.
Reaper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hacker counters with a straight right hand.
Hacker scores with a one two! Reaper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Hacker counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Hacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Reaper looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Reaper misses
and Hacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reaper misses with a looping right.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Hacker counters with a head kick.
Hacker lands a high kick!
A big right from Reaper misses.
Hacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hacker counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Hacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Reaper darts in trying to clinch
and Hacker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Hacker counters with a head kick. That will keep Reaper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Hacker.
Reaper tries to clinch but Hacker moves away
and Hacker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reaper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hacker throws a series of strikes that have Reaper backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Hacker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reaper darts in trying to clinch
and Hacker counters with a head kick that drops Reaper to the mat! Reaper scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Reaper is rocked!
Reaper closes the distance but Hacker moves to the side
and Hacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Reaper wants to clinch but Hacker slips to the side
and Hacker counters with a series of strikes. Reaper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hacker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reaper misses with a combination
enabling Hacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Reaper tries to clinch up
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natas Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Reaper.
Hacker needs to keep his hands up - Reaper had a free shot at his head there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reaper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hacker has got the better of the exchanges.
Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hacker counters with a head kick. That will keep Reaper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hacker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reaper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hacker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Reaper tries to clinch but Hacker moves away
and Hacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Reaper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hacker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Hacker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hacker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
Reaper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacker gets underhooks to prevent Reaper's takedown attempt.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hacker.
Reaper takes a shot to the head.
Hacker scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Hacker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hacker manages to break the clinch.
Hacker lands a head kick. Reaper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reaper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hacker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Hacker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hacker.
Reaper darts in and clinches Hacker up against the cage.
Reaper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hacker's efforts to push away.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hacker is trying to maintain a safe position but Reaper gets an underhook and turns Hacker into the cage.
Hacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reaper has Hacker pressed against the cage, preventing Hacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Hacker coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reaper blocks a head kick by Hacker.
Hacker lands with an overhand left.
Reaper throws a lazy head kick
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reaper clinches but Hacker breaks the clinch
and Hacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Reaper closes the distance but Hacker moves to the side
and Hacker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hacker duly obliges.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hacker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reaper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hacker counters with a head kick. That will keep Reaper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reaper tries to clinch
and Hacker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hacker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hacker counters with a straight right hand.
Gerald Hacker is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hacker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Hacker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hacker counters with a left and a right that stings Reaper.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hacker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hacker counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Hacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Reaper closes the distance but Hacker moves to the side
and Hacker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hacker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reaper tries to clinch up
and Hacker counters with a big head kick but Reaper shrugs it off.
Hacker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reaper has time to react.
Reaper tries to clinch
and Hacker counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a jab but it's blocked by Hacker.
Hacker defending well as Reaper loads up on a big left hand.
Reaper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hacker counters with an inside leg kick.
Hacker circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hacker counter with a right hand.
Hacker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hacker misses with a wild combination.
Reaper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hacker counters with a head kick.
Reaper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hacker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reaper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hacker.
Reaper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reaper looks to clinch
and Hacker counters with a thumping low kick.
Hacker tries to keep at a distance but Reaper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hacker as Reaper tries to tie him up.
Hacker stops a takedown attempt from Reaper.
Reaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hacker is trying to force a seperation but Reaper has the dominant position.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Hacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reaper throws a sloppy head kick
and Hacker counters with a big head kick but Reaper shrugs it off.
Reaper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker throws a lazy head kick
and Reaper counters with a three punch combo that has Hacker backing up. Hacker nods at Reaper to acknowledge the strikes.
Hacker throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper throws a jab when Hacker was well out of range.
Reaper wants to clinch but Hacker slips to the side
and Hacker counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Hacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Reaper tries to clinch up
and Hacker counters with a head kick. That will keep Reaper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hacker looks to land a combination. Reaper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Natas Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hacker counters with a one-two to the body.
Hacker lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacker lands a two punch combo.
Hacker blocks a jab.
Reaper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hacker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reaper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hacker counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Hacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Gerald Hacker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Reaper misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper wants to clinch
and Hacker counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Reaper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Hacker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hacker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Hacker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Folami Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuberi has chosen Mickey Factz - Rocker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Folami Zuberi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebert slips a jab and a cross from Zuberi.
Nice takedown defense from Zuberi. No joy for Hebert on that attempt.
Hebert closes the distance and clinches.
Hebert stops a takedown attempt from Zuberi.
Hebert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zuberi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hebert works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zuberi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hebert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hebert is fighting to break Zuberi's control of his arms but Zuberi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hebert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi trying to keep a closed guard but Hebert is proving a slippery customer.
Hebert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zuberi is looking for a triangle here but Hebert uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hebert decides to stand back up.
Hebert is looking to clinch.
Hebert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuberi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Hebert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuberi avoids a kick to the body.
Hebert lands a nice looking body shot.
Hebert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sam Hebert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hebert tries to clinch but Zuberi is having none of it.
Hebert throws the kick towards the body but Zuberi avoids it.
Zuberi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hebert.
Hebert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zuberi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hebert throws a head kick but Zuberi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zuberi.
Zuberi prevents Hebert from escaping the position.
Zuberi wants to take a breather but Hebert manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Zuberi.
Zuberi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi is in close to Hebert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hebert pushes Zuberi off and gets back to his feet.
Hebert clinches but Zuberi breaks the clinch
and Zuberi counters with a shoot takedown. Hebert fights it but they end up in guard.
Zuberi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hebert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hebert wants to stand up but Zuberi is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuberi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuberi is pushing down on Hebert's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hebert is fighting to maintain full guard but Zuberi has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hebert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hebert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuberi moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hebert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hebert gets to his feet. Zuberi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zuberi blocks a head kick by Hebert.
Hebert with a poor takedown
and Zuberi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hebert tries to clinch up
and Zuberi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hebert counters with a solid body kick.
Zuberi avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hebert.
Hebert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zuberi throws a lazy head kick
and Hebert counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hebert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuberi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hebert counters with a low kick, right behind Zuberi 's knee.
Zuberi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hebert lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuberi takes a step back to recover.
Zuberi is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hebert.
Hebert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zuberi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuberi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hebert scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hebert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zuberi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hebert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zuberi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hebert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hebert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zuberi wants to get back to his feet but Hebert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hebert tries to stand but Zuberi is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebert wants to control from the top but Zuberi keeps moving.
Zuberi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hebert is aware though and is defending well.
Hebert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zuberi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hebert has managed to get both his arms back between Zuberi's legs - danger averted.
Hebert is stalling in the full guard.
Hebert stands up from Zuberi's guard - Hebert perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hebert dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hebert shoots in but no luck this time.
Zuberi missing with a left hand there. Hebert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hebert throws a nice head kick!
Hebert scores with a leg kick.
Zuberi fails with the takedown
and Hebert counters with a low kick, right behind Zuberi 's knee.
Hebert feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zuberi's calf.
Sam Hebert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuberi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zuberi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hebert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuberi.
Hebert throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zuberi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi tries to bum rush Hebert with a series of wild strikes but Hebert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hebert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hebert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hebert closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zuberi did well to prevent Hebert getting side control.
Zuberi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hebert is working away from the top position though.
Hebert stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hebert stands up and beckons Zuberi to join him on the feet.
Hebert throws a sloppy head kick
so Zuberi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hebert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuberi.
Zuberi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuberi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hebert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuberi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hebert has wrist control.
Hebert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zuberi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuberi throwing strikes from guard but Hebert blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hebert throws a head kick that misses.
Zuberi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hebert throws a head kick that misses.
Hebert scores with a nice body kick.
Zuberi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hebert.
Zuberi throws a hook but Hebert blocks it.
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.
Hebert fails with the takedown
and Zuberi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Hebert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuberi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hebert counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zuberi's knee momentarily.
Hebert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hebert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zuberi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuberi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hebert keeping moving, preventing Zuberi from controlling successfully.
Hebert keeping full guard, as Zuberi tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hebert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hebert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hebert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Arellanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Its goin down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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269 lbs
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Arellanes!
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, Jake Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arellanes fails with the takedown.
Arellanes has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Freeman as Arellanes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Arellanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freeman.
Arellanes has a takedown stuffed.
Freeman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arellanes 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!
Good leg kick by Freeman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freeman lands a big head kick that sends Arellanes tumbling to the mat! Freeman takes a step backwards and waves Arellanes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Arellanes is rocked!
It looks like Hector Arellanes has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Freeman.
Freeman seems to be stalking Arellanes here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Arellanes drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Freeman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (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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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Wood!
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, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo has Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruffo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jerome Wood has been cut.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Gruffo pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Wood is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Beno Gruffo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is you're going down- sick puppies. Jeff Blatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Blatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatt Mughes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Blatt.
Mughes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blatt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blatt is out of range and Mughes settles back down.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt lands with a nice combination. Mughes backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Mughes.
Blatt shoots in for a double leg but Mughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mughes lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Jeff Blatt has been cut.
A jab from Blatt finds it's way through Mughes's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blatt checks the leg kick.
Mughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt lands with a big left! Mughes is wobbled badly! Blatt comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mughes to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeff Blatt!
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