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GAMMA: Contenders 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Porttikongi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Porttikongi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Porttikongi backs up against the ropes.
Porttikongi is looking to clinch.
Porttikongi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that Porttikongi semi-blocks.
Bonjasky throws a right and a left that Porttikongi avoids nicely.
Porttikongi wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porttikongi tries to clinch up.
Bonjasky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porttikongi. That did some damage!
Porttikongi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porttikongi moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porttikongi tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky throws a nice looking combination but Porttikongi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Bonjasky misses.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that Porttikongi semi-blocks.
Porttikongi wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky swats away the attempt to clinch by Porttikongi.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Porttikongi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonjasky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porttikongi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porttikongi takes the fight into the clinch.
Porttikongi is trying to drag Bonjasky to the mat but Bonjasky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bonjasky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porttikongi keeps control of Bonjasky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Porttikongi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porttikongi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porttikongi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Porttikongi wants to clinch.
Porttikongi moves into the clinch successfully.
Porttikongi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porttikongi.
Bonjasky wants to break free but Porttikongi has control.
Porttikongi wants a takedown but no success here.
Porttikongi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonjasky is trying to break the clinch but Porttikongi is controlling him.
Porttikongi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bonjasky prevents it.
Remy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Porttikongi.
Bonjasky manages to break the clinch.
Bonjasky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Porttikongi if he has to take too many more of those.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonjasky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Porttikongi looks gassed!
Porttikongi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonjasky swats away the attempt to clinch by Porttikongi.
Alistair Porttikongi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Bonjasky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonjasky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonjasky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonjasky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bonjasky lands but Porttikongi takes it in his stride.
Bonjasky stalks Porttikongi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porttikongi's face. Porttikongi staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonjasky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porttikongi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bonjasky lands a head kick!
Bonjasky throws a right and a left that Porttikongi avoids nicely.
Bonjasky stalks Porttikongi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porttikongi's face. Porttikongi staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that Porttikongi semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Bonjasky.
Porttikongi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bonjasky is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Bonjasky lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porttikongi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Bonjasky.
Some wild striking there from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky is having none of it.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Bonjasky.
Porttikongi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porttikongi is looking to clinch but Bonjasky is avoiding it.
Bonjasky misses with the combination.
Bonjasky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Porttikongi will feel that in the morning.
Bonjasky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porttikongi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Porttikongi.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porttikongi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Porttikongi darts in and clinches Bonjasky up against the ropes.
Bonjasky wants to break free but Porttikongi has control.
Porttikongi lands a right hand.
Porttikongi tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Porttikongi moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Bonjasky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porttikongi is looking to clinch but Bonjasky is avoiding it.
Bonjasky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Porttikongi tries to clinch up but Bonjasky circles away and keeps his distance.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Porttikongi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porttikongi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Porttikongi avoids them all with ease.
Porttikongi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonjasky lands a nice looking body kick.
Porttikongi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Porttikongi avoids them all with ease.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky lands with a slapping head kick.
Porttikongi pushes Bonjasky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Porttikongi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonjasky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonjasky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonjasky thumps Porttikongi with a low kick.
Bonjasky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonjasky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonjasky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Porttikongi backs up against the ropes.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Porttikongi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Bonjasky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjasky lands a slapping body shot.
Porttikongi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonjasky.
Porttikongi moves into the clinch.
Porttikongi goes for a takedown attempt but Bonjasky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bonjasky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Porttikongi has time to react.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porttikongi's head backwards.
Bonjasky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bonjasky thumps Porttikongi with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky scores with a jab to the body.
Porttikongi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonjasky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porttikongi can do to turn this around?
Porttikongi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porttikongi has Bonjasky pressed against the ropes, preventing Bonjasky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Porttikongi looking for a takedown.
Remy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Porttikongi.
Bonjasky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch but Porttikongi keeps him there for the moment.
Bonjasky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonjasky stops a takedown attempt from Porttikongi.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Porttikongi.
Porttikongi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porttikongi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonjasky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonjasky tries to break the clinch but Porttikongi is controlling the position.
Porttikongi throws a head punch that misses.
Porttikongi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky blocks an uppercut.
Porttikongi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Porttikongi can't get the takedown.
Bonjasky wants to get back to striking at distance but Porttikongi won't allow it.
Bonjasky breaks the clinch.
Bonjasky lands a head kick!
Bonjasky throws a head kick that Porttikongi semi-blocks.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porttikongi moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Porttikongi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonjasky, pushing him back against the ropes.
Porttikongi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonjasky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Remy Bonjasky is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
Porttikongi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Porttikongi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonjasky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonjasky lands with a slapping head kick.
Porttikongi tries to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a straight right hand.
Bonjasky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Porttikongi if he has to take too many more of those.
Bonjasky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Porttikongi wants to clinch but Bonjasky slips to the side
and Bonjasky counters with a leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a one two combo.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky misses with an uppercut. Porttikongi saw that one coming.
Porttikongi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonjasky counters with a head kick. That will keep Porttikongi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porttikongi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Porttikongi tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Porttikongi wants to clinch.
Bonjasky scores with a hook to the body. Porttikongi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Porttikongi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porttikongi misses with a punch on the inside.
Porttikongi has a couple of punches blocked by Bonjasky.
Porttikongi misses with the head strike.
Porttikongi lands with a short shot to the head.
Porttikongi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Porttikongi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Porttikongi lands a left hand.
Bonjasky prevents the takedown attempt.
Porttikongi wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonjasky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porttikongi is trying to drag Bonjasky to the mat but Bonjasky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Remy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Porttikongi.
Porttikongi lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porttikongi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonjasky backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Porttikongi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Porttikongi misses with a body punch.
Porttikongi keeps control of Bonjasky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Porttikongi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porttikongi scores with a hook to the body.
Porttikongi can't get the takedown.
Bonjasky is trying to break the clinch but Porttikongi has him pressed against the ropes.
Bonjasky is looking to break free of the clinch but Porttikongi has double underhooks.
Porttikongi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonjasky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonjasky prevents the takedown attempt.
Porttikongi misses with some punches.
Bonjasky tries to circle away but Porttikongi has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Porttikongi.
Bonjasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porttikongi wants to clinch.
Porttikongi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bonjasky counters with a three punch combo that has Porttikongi backing up. Porttikongi nods at Bonjasky to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porttikongi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjasky. That's going to slow Porttikongi down.
Porttikongi wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that misses.
Porttikongi tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Porttikongi looks to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with an inside leg kick.
Porttikongi wants to clinch.
Porttikongi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Porttikongi wants to clinch but Bonjasky slips to the side
and Bonjasky counters with a series of strikes. Porttikongi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porttikongi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonjasky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porttikongi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porttikongi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonjasky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porttikongi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porttikongi tries to clinch up
and Bonjasky counters with a series of strikes. Porttikongi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bonjasky tries to keep at a distance but Porttikongi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Porttikongi is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bonjasky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Porttikongi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonjasky is looking to break free of the clinch but Porttikongi has double underhooks.
Porttikongi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Porttikongi works on Bonjasky's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Porttikongi.
Porttikongi can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Porttikongi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky tries to break the clinch but Porttikongi is controlling the position.
Porttikongi lands a body shot.
Porttikongi lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porttikongi.
Porttikongi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonjasky backwards.
Remy Bonjasky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Porttikongi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porttikongi works on Bonjasky's body with a couple of short punches.
Porttikongi can't get the takedown.
Porttikongi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porttikongi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonjasky breaks from the clinch.
Bonjasky works over Porttikongi's head and body with a nice combination.
Bonjasky misses with a wild combination.
Porttikongi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the temple. Porttikongi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alistair Porttikongi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonjasky swats away the attempt to clinch by Porttikongi.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Porttikongi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonjasky 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjasky!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir kurochenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Dethklok - The Gears. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladmir kurochenko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
kurochenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
kurochenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but kurochenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
kurochenko has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
kurochenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kurochenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kurochenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time kurochenko.
kurochenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
kurochenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir kurochenko.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from kurochenko.
Todd Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
kurochenko fails to pull guard.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
kurochenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick but kurochenko moves out of range.
kurochenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
kurochenko throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a triangle but kurochenko defends it easily.
kurochenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
kurochenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladmir kurochenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
kurochenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because kurochenko has passed into half guard!
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
kurochenko is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but kurochenko manages to move to mount!
kurochenko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
kurochenko goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in kurochenko's guard.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and kurochenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between kurochenko's legs - danger averted.
kurochenko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
kurochenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and kurochenko moves out of range easily.
Johnson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks kurochenko to the floor! Johnson dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Vladmir kurochenko has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kurochenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
kurochenko looking for subs from the bottom but Johnson mounts him!
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, kurochenko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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.
Johnson goes for an armbar but kurochenko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from kurochenko.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. kurochenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. kurochenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladmir kurochenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
kurochenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
kurochenko shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
kurochenko slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
No luck for kurochenko with that takedown attempt.
Todd Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir kurochenko.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - kurochenko circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson leaves kurochenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Todd Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - kurochenko circles away.
Todd Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kurochenko staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
kurochenko fails with a takedown attempt.
kurochenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kurochenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
kurochenko moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kurochenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Johnson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Johnson and kurochenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Todd Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wallus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Wallus's chin.
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wallus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves out of range as Wallus throws a body kick.
Wallus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Wallus lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wallus misses with a head kick.
Wallus tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Wallus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Wallus throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Wallus.
Jackson checks a low kick from Wallus.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallus pinned against the cage. Wallus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wallus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson prevents Wallus from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Wallus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallus manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Wallus's guard.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson won't allow Wallus to get back to his feet.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wallus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Wallus stumbling back into the ropes.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallus.
Wallus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Wallus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Wallus.
An inside leg kick from Wallus misses.
Nice takedown defense from Wallus. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Wallus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallus.
Wallus scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallus throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Wallus throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Wallus only half commits.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallus misses with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallus. That one must have hurt.
Mark Wallus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallus throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallus.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Wallus counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Wallus.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallus sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Jackson.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wallus 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.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Wallus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wallus feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Wallus 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.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Wallus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallus manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Wallus's guard.
Wallus wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wallus wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
Wallus is looking to get back to is feet but Jackson passes into side control.
Wallus wants to get back to his feet.
Wallus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
Wallus is trying to buck Jackson off.
You can see the frustration on Wallus's face as Jackson controls the position.
Wallus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jackson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wallus!
Jackson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Wallus has his hands clasped together but Jackson breaks the hold and Wallus is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Money!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Money.
Money moves out of range as Robbins strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Money.
Money tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Money tries to clinch up.
Robbins throws an overhand right that lands on Money's shoulder, as Money tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Robbins.
Money takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robbins cracks a nice hook into Money's ribs.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Money doesn't manage to clinch there - Robbins circles away.
Robbins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Money swats away the attempt to clinch by Robbins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins looks to land a left hand but Money moved out of range nicely.
Robbins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robbins misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Robbins.
Robbins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Robbins.
A jab from Robbins misses.
Robbins lands a right hook to the body.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
Robbins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Robbins. That snapped Money's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Money tries to clinch up but Robbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Money.
It looks like Kane Robbins has been cut.
Robbins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Money has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Money lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Money trying to control the position but instead, Robbins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Money into the ropes.
Money lands a nice elbow.
Robbins is trying to break the clinch but Money is controlling him.
Money is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Robbins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Money works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Money.
Money lands an elbow just above Robbins 's eye.
Money lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Robbins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Money.
Robbins can't break the clinch.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Money gets through Robbins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Money works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Money trying to stall but Robbins improves his position.
Money scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Money trying to control the position but instead, Robbins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Money into the ropes.
Money lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Money scores with a shoulder strike.
Money lands an elbow just above Robbins 's eye.
Money lands a nice shot to the body.
Money lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Money lands a body shot.
Money wants to stall.
Money throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbinss head.
Robbins is rocked!
Money tries to stall but Robbins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Money throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbinss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Money.
Money lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robbins is trying to force a seperation but Money has the dominant position.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Money lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robbins or not.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robbins is keeping busy.
Robbins tries to circle away but Money has him pinned against the ropes.
Money lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Money.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbins takes a shot to the head.
Oh Robbins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Money.
Money creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Robbins! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Money.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Money!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Ritter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Howard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Drake Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard tries to clinch up but Ritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ritter showed some decent athleticism there.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ritter.
Ritter working Howard over with strikes.
Ritter winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ritter stops Howard from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ritter throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Ritter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ritter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ritter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ritter is nestled in close to Howard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Ritter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ritter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ritter slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Howard is just riding it out for now. Ritter eventually gives up the hold.
Ritter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Ritter.
Howard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ritter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Ritter slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritter lands strikes from half guard.
Ritter seems to be working for a kimura but Howard defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ritter in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ritter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ritter uses his free foot to push down on Howard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Howard.
The referee warns Howard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ritter looking to control but Howard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ritter looking for a guillotine from mount but Howard is having none of it.
Ritter is breathing heavily.
Ritter moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Howard has worked his arm free - good work by Howard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to buck Ritter off.
Ritter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ritter is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Howard is trying to buck Ritter off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Ritter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howard wants to clinch.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter is having none of it.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howard avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ritter circles away.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ritter circles away.
Howard tries to clinch up but Ritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter is having none of it.
Howard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ritter.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard is looking to clinch.
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.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard has Ritter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ritter jumps guard and drags Howard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ritter looking for a guillotine here but Howard defends easily.
Howard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ritter's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ritter pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Ritter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Blake Ritter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ritter keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is looking to clinch but Ritter is avoiding it.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ritter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ritter is working for a submission of some sort.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Ritter sits in half guard.
Howard has hold of Ritter's hands but Ritter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Ritter winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ritter wants to work for an arm triangle but Howard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ritter wants to free his trapped foot but Howard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ritter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ritter throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard trying to control from the bottom.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Ritter in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ritter.
Ritter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ritter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ritter working over Howard with some ground and pound. Howard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ritter is working for a submission of some sort.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Howard is not content to let Ritter control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ritter lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Ritter in his half guard.
Howard is trying to stand up here but Ritter is controlling him well.
Ritter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ritter lands a nice short elbow.
Ritter decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Blake Ritter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Ritter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritter, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Ritter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remington Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vice comes to the ring accompanied by The Arcade by Hypercrush. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tough Guy. Antonio Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remington Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Vice finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva keeping full guard, as Vice tries to pass.
Vice drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Vice off! Vice jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Vice is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to sweep here but Vice controlling him for the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.
Vice drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Vice off! Vice jumps back into Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries for a takedown but Vice circles away easily
and Vice counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Vice wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Vice defends easily.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vice is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vice's back instead.
Vice trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice 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 Silva gets his way!
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
Silva looks gassed!
Vice trying to control the hands but Silva won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is trying to stick to Vice's back but Vice is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vice.
Vice content to stall in guard here.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vice is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Vice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vice wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to buck Vice off.
Silva is not content to let Vice control the position.
Silva tries to bench press Vice off him but Vice keeps the position.
Vice throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva tries to buck Vice off but Vice is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Vice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Vice eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remington Vice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vice somewhat.
Silva scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots and misses
and Vice counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Vice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Vice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vice is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva is looking to control Vice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Vice is looking for a kimura here.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Vice has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Vice counters by moving into the clinch.
Vice tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vice has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vice is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vice is aware though and is defending well.
Vice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vice defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva parries the strikes from Vice easily there. Vice is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Vice content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vice working away.
Vice wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to control Vice's posture but Vice avoids it.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Vice laying and praying for a moment but Silva takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vice is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remington Vice dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vice shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Vice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Vice postures up.
Vice trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position.
Remington Vice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vice jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva has his foot on Vice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vice works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vice kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vice trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Vice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vice drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Vice off! Vice jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vice won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vice.
Vice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva controls Vice momentarily but Vice frees himself.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vice.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vice has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Vice is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vice has his hands clasped together but Silva extends an breaks Vice's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Draven!
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, Alejandro Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cabrera!
Draven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Draven wants to control the pace but Cabrera is squirming around nicely.
Cabrera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cabrera is trying to escape the mount.
Cabrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Draven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cabrera tries to lock up and control but Draven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cabrera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Draven controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries to control but Cabrera wriggling away.
Draven avoids the attempt from Cabrera to control.
Draven punishing his opponent with strikes.
Draven trying to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
Draven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Draven is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cabrera is squirming around, avoiding Draven's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Draven.
Draven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Draven raining down shots from the mount!
Cabrera tries to hold on but Draven postures up.
Cabrera should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Draven is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cabrera tries to lock up and control but Draven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Draven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cabrera on the ground.
Draven lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven with a couple of short strikes.
Draven landing shots from mount.
Cabrera can't escape the position.
Cabrera throwing hammer fists to the chest of Draven. What's that going to do exactly?
Draven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Draven looking to finish Cabrera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cabrera!
Draven lands a heavy elbow.
Cabrera tries to hold on but Draven postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Draven has hold of Cabrera's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cabrera manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cabrera tries to hold on but Draven pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven looking to control but Cabrera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabrera is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Draven postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cabrera looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Draven landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera tries to reverse the position but Draven maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Draven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabrera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabrera thinking.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
Cabrera moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabrera counters with a left and a right that stings Draven.
Cabrera tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Draven.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draven desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Draven actively working from the bottom here.
Cabrera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Draven is staying active underneath Cabrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Cabrera there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cabrera shoots in and drives through. Draven sprawls well.
Draven changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabrera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cabrera is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Draven is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Draven controlling the position easily from mount.
Draven raining down shots from the mount!
Draven scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cabrera?
Cabrera tries to reverse the position but Draven maintains control.
Cabrera is squirming around, avoiding Draven's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands a heavy elbow.
Draven landing shots from mount.
Cabrera wants to hold on but Draven pushes him away.
Draven controlling the position easily from mount.
Cabrera tries to hold on but Draven pushes him away.
Draven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabrera is looking to escape.
Cabrera is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Draven raining down shots from the mount!
Draven tries to control but Cabrera wriggling away.
Cabrera tries to hold on but Draven pushes him away.
Draven looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that second round.
That's time! Draven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Draven tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cabrera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Draven counters with a body kick.
Draven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Draven closes the distance but Cabrera moves to the side
and Cabrera counters with a single leg into guard. Draven didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabrera drops back looking for a leg! Draven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Draven manages to kick Cabrera off! Cabrera jumps back into Draven's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven wants to stand but Cabrera is controlling the position.
Draven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Draven tries to get out of the position.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cabrera manages to pass to side control.
Cabrera sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Draven regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cabrera postures up.
Cabrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Draven is pulling down on Cabrera's head. It's preventing any offense from Cabrera, at least for the moment.
Draven looking for a sweep. Not yet Draven, not yet.
Cabrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera won't allow Draven to get back to his feet.
Eric Draven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draven pulls Cabrera in close to his closed guard and prevents Cabrera from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Cabrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Draven striking off his back but it's not causing Cabrera any problems.
Draven throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabrera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Draven lands a decent shot there.
Alejandro Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven throwing short punches from the bottom.
Draven is trying to keep Cabrera in close.
Draven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cabrera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cabrera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draven's head.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draven is pulling down on Cabrera's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Cabrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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