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Carnage 5: Relentless PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mouse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die MF Die. Jin Lau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micky Mouse! 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, Jin Lau! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mouse misses with a head kick.
Mouse throws a quick inside leg kick. Lau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mouse misses with a double jab.
Mouse throws a sloppy head kick and Lau moves out of range easily. Mouse throws a nice looking combination but Lau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mouse throws a series of punches but Lau avoids them all with ease. No joy there for Mouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mouse dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lau looks gassed! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mouse scores with a push kick. Lau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Mouse thuds a left hand into Lau's body. Mouse thumps Lau with a low kick. Mouse misses with the combination.
Mouse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mouse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mouse throws a right hand that Lau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lau also avoids with ease. Mouse throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lau was covering up waiting for the punch and Mouse finishes the takedown easily into guard. Mouse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Mouse controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Mouse stands up over Lau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Mouse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mouse trying to control but Lau is working from the bottom. Lau tries to land a sweep but no joy. Mouse scoring with punches to the head and body. Mouse decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lau, up you get! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A solid leg kick lands there for Mouse.
Lau tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mouse lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lau takes a step back to recover. A head kick misses from Mouse. Mouse throws a head kick but Lau moves out of range.
Mouse throws a head kick that misses. Mouse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Lau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mouse pulls his head out easily. Mouse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mouse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Mouse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Mouse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Lau actively working from the bottom here. Mouse is taking a breather. Lau says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Mouse decides to stand and escape the position. Mouse misses with an uppercut. Mouse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouse circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lau avoids the head kick by Mouse.
Lau tries for a takedown but Mouse circles away easily and Mouse counters with a one-two to the body. Mouse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lau's calf. Mouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mouse. A punch combination from Mouse misses. Lau avoids the body shot from Mouse.
Mouse thuds a left hand into Lau's body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mouse thows a left - swing and a miss! Mouse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An inside leg kick from Mouse misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Mouse 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.
Mouse misses with a two punch combination.
Mouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mouse paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mouse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lau is out of range and Mouse settles back down. Mouse is looking to wear down Lau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Mouse throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Mouse forces Lau back against the cage and clinches. Mouse pushes Lau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mouse pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Mouse throws a nice looking combination but Lau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot to de liver by Mouse. Beautiful body shot. Excellent takedown into side control there by Mouse. Lau is breathing heavily. Mouse is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Mouse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lau can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Lau is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mouse connects with a decent elbow. Mouse scores with punches from side control. Lau manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Mouse manages to get to full guard.
Mouse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lau is trying to escape the mount.
Mouse cracks Lau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mouse in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mouse landing shots from mount. Mouse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Mouse. Lau defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mouse. Mouse looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Lau tries to reverse the position but Mouse maintains control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mouse looking for a guillotine from mount but Lau is having none of it. Mouse is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lau has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. You get the feeling that Lau really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lau bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Lau stopping the sweep attempt from Mouse. Mouse pushes Lau off and gets back to his feet.
Mouse keeps the fight on the outside. Lau fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mouse tries to bum rush Lau with a series of wild strikes but Lau uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mouse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mouse throws a series of punches but Lau avoids them all with ease. Lau shoots and misses and Mouse counters with a body kick. Micky Mouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Lau. Donk. Mouse catches Lau right on the button with a cross. Mouse throws a right hand that Lau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lau also avoids with ease. Mouse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mouse wants it to stay on the feet. Mouse throws a push kick but Lau slaps the foot to one side. Mouse misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Mouse dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mouse counters with a nice body kick.
Lau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Micky Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mouse throws a one two combo.
Mouse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lau doesn't seem bothered though. Lau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mouse can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by Mouse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mouse lands an overhand right. Mouse lands a with a good body shot. Mouse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Micky Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mouse misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mouse scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mouse.
Mouse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Some wild striking there from Mouse.
Mouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lau moves away. Lau misses with a takedown attempt and Mouse counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lau won't be happy with that. Mouse gets to mount! Lau was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. A nice elbow there by Mouse.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mouse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mouse lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Mouse lands a big elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Lau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Lau tries to reverse the position but Mouse maintains control. Mouse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lau is looking to escape. Mouse is in the full mount, landing strikes. Lau is looking to get to half guard. Mouse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mouse working Lau over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lau is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Mouse. Mouse with shots to the head and body - Lau looks very uncomfortable down there. Lau is trying to escape the mount.
Mouse with the ground and pound from mount. The referee warns Lau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mouse trying to control but Lau is having none of it. Lau is working to get back to half guard.
Mouse landing strikes from the mount and Lau is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mouse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lau is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mouse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lau on the ground. Mouse working away from the top, dropping strikes. Mouse landing strikes from the mount and Lau is in trouble! Lau is trying to escape the mount.
Mouse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Jin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lau is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Mouse. Micky Mouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mouse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mouse working Lau over with strikes here. Lau throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mouse. What's that going to do exactly? Mouse scoring with strikes but Lau is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight! Micky Mouse showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mouse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micky Mouse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Navero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slim Charles! 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, Oscar Navero! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Charles tries to clinch up but Navero circles away and keeps his distance. Navero works over Charles's head and body with a nice combination. Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navero swats him away and circles back towards the center. Charles tries to clinch but Navero is having none of it. A left and a right from Navero both land. Nice combination. Good standup being displayed there by Charles as he connects with a hook. Charles tries to clinch but Navero is having none of it. Charles looks to land a right hand but Navero moved out of range. Charles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Navero shoots in but no luck this time. Slim Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Navero has Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles lands an elbow that stopped Navero in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Oscar Navero has been cut. Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Charles lands an elbow just above Navero 's eye. Charles lands an elbow that stopped Navero in his tracks for a moment. Charles is trying to maintain a safe position but Navero gets an underhook and turns Charles into the cage. Navero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Navero avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Navero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Navero is rocked! Navero fails to pull guard.
Navero is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him? Navero blocks an elbow strike. Navero takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charles lands an elbow just above Navero 's eye. Charles creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Navero! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Charles.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Charles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Silva! 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, Razor Ramone! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a takedown into Ramone's guard. Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Silva stops Ramone from standing up. Silva with a flurry of punches that miss. Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Silva scoring with some ground and pound. Ramone controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ramone wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it. Ramone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Ramone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Silva won't allow Ramone to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramone lands with a nice body kick. Silva is breathing heavily. Ramone tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Ramone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ramone throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Silva stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ramone follows into mount!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ramone thowing shots but they're missing. Ramone throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Silva is trying desperately to improve position. Ramone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Ramone looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely. Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramone has a good base and remains in mount. Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ramone. What's that going to do exactly? Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramone.
Silva blocking the ground and pound. Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ramone. What's that going to do exactly? Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ramone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Silva can't escape the position.
Ramone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Ramone throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Ramone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Ramone trying to control but he's not successful this time. Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Ramone isn't that keen on the idea. Ramone thowing shots but they're missing.
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. Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Ramone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Silva tries to reverse the position but Ramone maintains control. Ramone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape. Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramone dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head. Ramone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramone moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Ramone wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Ramone feints a jab and as Silva dips his head, Ramone unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Silva right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Silva falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Ramone smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Razor Ramone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Panzer Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Stephen Lynch-Talk To Me. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Panzer Player! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Cabrera! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cabrera tries to clinch but Player moves out of range. Cabrera throws a head kick that misses. Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cabrera throws a head kick that misses. Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Player saw that one coming. Player shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cabrera is trying to defend but Player finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cabrera is trying to get back to full guard. Cabrera is trying to control but can't.
Cabrera is looking to improve his position.
Cabrera looking for submissions off his back. Player wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is defending well. Cabrera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Player pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Player wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabrera keeps working. Cabrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Player scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Player is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Cabrera is looking for a sweep. Cabrera stops Player from passing to mount. Player lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cabrera down.
Player takes a little break here. Cabrera wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Player is breathing heavily. Cabrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Player wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Player advances to full mount. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Player cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Player putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Player has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cabrera's face.
Cabrera is looking to get to half guard. Player trying to control but he's not successful this time. Player manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cabrera to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Player keeps control of the position as Cabrera tries to break free.
Player is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cabrera knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cabrera for a finish. Cabrera can't escape the position.
Player is looking to control Cabrera but Cabrera is wriggling around and keeping busy. Cabrera 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 Player gets his way!
Player has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Player doesn't have the hooks in and Cabrera manages to turn into his guard.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Player keeps moving. Cabrera has gone for a leg lock! Player slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cabrera's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cabrera looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabrera, not yet. Cabrera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Player can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Player with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Cabrera has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Player doesn't defend quickly enough and Cabrera has managed to lock this one up! Can Player escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cabrera on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raul Cabrera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Jurkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurkowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bezimienni - GARDA. Thomas Nielsen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukasz Jurkowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Nielsen! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jurkowski scores a takedown into full mount! Jurkowski prevents Nielsen from getting the reversal. Nielsen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nielsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jurkowski is landing with some decent strikes but Nielsen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Nielsen'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. Nielsen looks gassed! Jurkowski looking to secure an arm triangle but Nielsen defends it well. Jurkowski punishing his opponent with strikes. Nielsen taking shots to the head. 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! Jurkowski wants to control the pace but Nielsen is squirming around nicely. Jurkowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nielsen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jurkowski swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lukasz Jurkowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Sawyer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sawyer slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
A jab from Sawyer misses. Sawyer misses with a straight left. Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sawyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sawyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer. Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Sawyer, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Sawyer against the cage but Sawyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Sawyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sawyer. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth. Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Sawyer stands up. Nice defenses there by Henderson. Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Sawyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Sawyer misses. Sawyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it. Sawyer is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it. Sawyer throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it. Sawyer misses with a combination
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Sawyer. Henderson breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Sawyer finds it's target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sawyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawyer. Sawyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Henderson counter with a right hand. Sawyer keeps the fight on the outside. Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab. Henderson lands an overhand right. A slow jab from Sawyer misses its intended target. Sawyer throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer. Sawyer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson. Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer. Sawyer throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range. Henderson dives in and grabs Sawyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sawyer pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out. Henderson defending well as Sawyer loads up on a big left hand. Sawyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Sawyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position. A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
A short uppercut from Henderson. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Sawyer can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Henderson working aggressively here.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sawyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position. Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Sawyer shoots in. Nice defenses there by Henderson. Sawyer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Sawyer cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Sawyer misses with a looping right. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sawyer misses the jab. Sawyer thows a left - swing and a miss! Sawyer misses with a straight right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sawyer dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson. Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side. Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sawyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sawyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Henderson lands a damaging elbow. Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut. Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch. Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away. Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sawyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sawyer looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sawyer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson. Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sawyer missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it. Sawyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Sawyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sawyer misses with a hook. Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet. Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sawyer. Henderson moves out of range of the strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henderson takes the fight into the clinch. Sawyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage. Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sawyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson. Henderson breaks the clinch.
Sawyer dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Sawyer's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henderson closes the distance and pushes Sawyer back into the cage. Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards. Sawyer wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer. Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer. The fighters circling - Sawyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sawyer misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming. Sawyer stuffs the takedown. Henderson blocks a jab. The fighters circling - Sawyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it. Henderson slips a straight right by Sawyer. Henderson misses with a double jab.
Sawyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Sawyer looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range. Henderson is looking to clinch. Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sawyer tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sawyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Sawyer connects with a single shot there. Sawyer throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily. Nice uppercut there from Sawyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sawyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Henderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Sawyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer. Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt. Henderson closes the distance and pushes Sawyer back into the cage. Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards. Henderson misses with an elbow strike.
Sawyer keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sawyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sawyer scores with a decent looking hook. Henderson tries to clinch up but Sawyer circles away and keeps his distance. Henderson shoots in but no luck this time. Sawyer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Henderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sawyer defends it nicely. Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Sawyer. Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer. Sawyer throws a good cross that connects.
Henderson slips a jab from Sawyer. Sawyer works Henderson's body with a nice hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sawyer throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sawyer lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson slips a jab from Sawyer. Sawyer works the jab nicely. Sawyer throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it. Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target. A big left from Sawyer misses. Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab. Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target. Sawyer misses with a straight right. Sawyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sawyer misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henderson working aggressively here.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer. Sawyer misses with a straight right. Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sawyer throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range. Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Sawyer misses. Sawyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sawyer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson. Sawyer misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely. Henderson moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson. Sawyer loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch. Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sawyer takes an elbow to the forehead. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off. Sawyer can't break the clinch.
Sawyer tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage. Henderson keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sawyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Samuel Sawyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson. Henderson has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Henderson breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
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. Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer. Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer. Sawyer swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target. Sawyer throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot. Sawyer misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters by clinching up. Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage. A short right from Henderson. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off. Sawyer gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Henderson lands an elbow just above Sawyer 's eye. A shot in the inside from Sawyer. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away. Sawyer blocking some punches.
Henderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sawyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards. Henderson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch. Henderson letting Sawyer take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight! Samuel Sawyer showed his dominance in that final round. I think Sawyer 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sawyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin VanDam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, click click boom!!!. Tommy Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Jones! 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, Kevin VanDam! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! VanDam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard. VanDam is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Jones is trying to control the position but VanDam postures up. Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy. VanDamis looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard. VanDam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as VanDam works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Jones stopping the sweep attempt from VanDam. VanDam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Jones landing some decent shots from guard. VanDam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. VanDam looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones working some strikes from top position. Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. VanDam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well. Jones with a flurry of punches that miss. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. VanDam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones. Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and VanDam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between VanDam's legs - danger averted. VanDam looks gassed! Jones is working VanDam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of VanDam's head. Jones throwing strikes but missing. Jones with a nice head shot there. Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. VanDam is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jones rolls with it to try and escape but VanDam cranks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin VanDam!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kustavilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hughes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Kustavilainen! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hughes keeps the fight on the outside. Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Kustavilainen. Kustavilainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kustavilainen tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance. Kustavilainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kustavilainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hughes sprawls well. Hughes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kustavilainen gets slowly back to his feet. Kustavilainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hughes to the mat! Hughes manages to get full guard. Kustavilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard. Hughes wants to sweep here but Kustavilainen controlling him for the moment. Kustavilainen drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kustavilainen as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hughes screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kustavilainen! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Keijo Kustavilainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Sartori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartori is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony. 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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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Hunter! 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, Evan Sartori! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sartori. Hunter misses with a straight right. Shane Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sartori shoots in and bounces Hunter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Hunter keeping moving, preventing Sartori from controlling successfully. Sartori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sartori missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Sartori looking to pass the guard. Sartori stops Hunter from standing up. Sartori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Sartori shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Sartori thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Sartori trying to control the pace. Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sartori. Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sartori is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Sartori looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sartori prevents Hunter from getting back to his feet. Sartori passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Hunter is staying active underneath Sartori, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Sartori thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hunter to regain full guard. Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Sartori defends easily.
Hunter working for a triangle but Sartori defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sartori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sartori landing with the ground and pound. Sartori passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard. Sartori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sartori has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sartori trying to control but Hunter is having none of it. Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter is looking to improve his position but Sartori isn't that keen on the idea. Sartori thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sartori unloads with some shots from mount but Hunter bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Sartori 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.
Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Evan Sartori has been cut. Hunter misses with a hook. Sartori ducked under it nicely. Sartori scores a takedown into full mount! Sartori trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sartori looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Hunter is desperately trying to improve his position but Sartori has a good base and remains in mount. Sartori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sartori working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Sartori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poor strikes thrown by Sartori there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sartori prevents Hunter from getting the reversal. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sartori cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sartori prevents Hunter from getting the reversal. Sartori thowing shots but they're missing. Sartori punching from mount but Hunter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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. Hunter'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. Hunter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Hunter punching from the bottom.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Sartori is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sartori. Sartori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hunter sees it coming and defends easily. Sartori is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sartori trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom. Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Sartori passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunter! Sartori misses with a head shot. Hunter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four 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. Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sartori. Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Sartori trying to pass the guard but Hunter defending well. Sartori stands up from half guard. Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Sartori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Sartori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Evan Sartori's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Hunter gets caught flat footed, as Sartori shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hunter keeping moving, preventing Sartori from controlling successfully. Hunter wants to stand and escape but Sartori is having none of it. Sartori is pushing down on Hunter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunter is fighting to maintain full guard but Sartori has managed to sneak the leg through. Sartori passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunter! Evan Sartori has got the better of the ground game so far. Hunter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sartori tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hunter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sartori wants to control the pace but Hunter is squirming around nicely. Hunter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Sartori tries to control but Hunter wriggling away. Sartori landing strikes from the mount. Sartori trying to control but Hunter is having none of it. BOOM! Sartori connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sartori throws some wild stikes that Hunter manages to avoid easily.
Hunter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Sartori with good strikes from the mount here! Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sartori breaks from Hunter's wrist control and lands an elbow. Sartori goes for an armbar but Hunter turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hunter. Evan Sartori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sartori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hunter throws a big right hand that misses. Hunter being controlled here momentarily. Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Sartori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sartori controlling the position. Hunter with a nice head shot there. Hunter wants to control from the top but Sartori keeps moving. Shane Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Sartori pulls Hunter in close to prevent any damage. Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sartori works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sartori manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunter manages to get himself to full guard.
Sartori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight! Evan Sartori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Sartori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Sartori!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeak Rummind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palhares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Rummind is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flaw - Get Up Again . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rousimar Palhares! 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, Zeak Rummind! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rummind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Rummind throws a quick inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Rummind.
Rummind looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rummind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palhares. Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rummind as he avoids it easily. Rummind pushes Palhares away with a front kick. Palhares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rummind connects with a body shot. Palhares is breathing heavily. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rummind. Palhares shrugs it off though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Palhares tries to clinch up but Rummind circles away and keeps his distance. Rummind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Palhares takes a step back to recover. Rummind throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut. Rummind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rummind. Rummind scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Rummind throws a nice head kick!
Rummind moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Rummind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rummind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palhares's calf. Rummind misses with the combination.
Rummind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palhares's calf. A solid leg kick lands there for Rummind.
Rummind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Rummind throws a leg kick which misses Palhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Palhares tries to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rummind cracks Palhares with a good jab. Rummind connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Rummind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rummind scores with a kick to the body.
Rummind throws a front kick that sends Palhares stumbling back into the cage. Palhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Palhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palhares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rousimar Palhares's cut is getting worse. Rummind feints and then cracks Palhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down. Rummind throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rummind scores with a head kick.
Rousimar Palhares's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Palhares drops his hands momentarily and Rummind takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Palhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A good leg kick by Rummind. Rummind closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jeez, Rousimar Palhares's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Rummind throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rousimar Palhares's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zeak Rummind!
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