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RFC 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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, John Bach!
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, Matheus Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes is looking to clinch.
Gomes throws a looping overhand right but Bach ducks down to avoid it.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomes misses with a double jab.
Matheus Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomes tries to bum rush Bach with a series of wild strikes but Bach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Bach circles away.
Gomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bach has a takedown stuffed.
Gomes tries to clinch but Bach moves out of range.
Bach tries for a takedown but Gomes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bach shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomes tries to sprawl out of it but Bach keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bach shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gomes looks gassed!
Gomes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bach scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bach stands up and beckons Gomes to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Gomes both land. Nice combination.
Bach shoots for a takedown but Gomes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bach is defended easily by Gomes.
Bach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomes, pushing him back against the cage.
Bach jumps guard but Gomes stands there with Bach around his waist. Bach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bach wants a takedown.
Bach wants a takedown.
Bach has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gomes uses from the top position.
Bach seems keen to control Gomes's posture.
Bach manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes pushes Bach off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bach circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bach counters with a single leg into guard. Gomes didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bach trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bach lands a couple of elbows.
Bach pushing down on Gomes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gomes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bach scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bach controlling the pace.
Bach frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bach working the ground and pound effectively.
Bach looking to control but Gomes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bach is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gomes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gomes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bach looking to control but Gomes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bach landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bach dominated that round.
That's time! Bach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Gomes.
Bach has managed to clinch.
Gomes wants to break free but Bach has control.
Gomes prevents the takedown attempt.
Bach pulls guard.
Bach manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bach won't allow Gomes to get back to his feet.
Bach is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bach is controlling him.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bach manages to pass to side control.
Gomes is in trouble now - Bach has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee warns Gomes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bach lands a nice shot to the head.
Bach takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bach cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bach has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gomes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Bach!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Nielsen (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
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the head kick by Nielsen.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Jones misses.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones misses with a hook. Nielsen ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Nielsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Nielsen.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nielsen walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Nielsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nielsen.
Nielsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nielsen looks gassed!
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Nielsen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws an overhand right that drops Nielsen like a sack of potatoes! Jones dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Rekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Rekker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Jab, jab by Draven - just one landing.
Rekker moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rekker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven rushes Rekker and presses him up against the cage.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Rekker has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Draven.
Rekker jumps guard and drags Draven to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Draven wants to control from the top but Rekker keeps moving.
Rekker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Draven!
Rekker working the ground and pound effectively.
Rekker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Draven is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Draven and Rekker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Draven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rekker on the ground.
Rekker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Draven has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rekker but great work by Draven.
Rekker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rekker scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Draven manages to mount him!
Rekker is looking to get to half guard.
Rekker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Draven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekker regains half guard.
Draven wants to stand but Rekker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Rekker gets back to full guard.
Draven prevents Rekker from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Draven trying to move into half guard but instead Rekker has managed to sweep!
Rekker throwing strikes from guard but Draven blocks nicely.
Draven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rekker trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Draven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rekker looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rekker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Draven keeping full guard, as Rekker tries to pass.
Rekker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rekker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rekker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rekker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rekker tries for a kimura but Draven is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Rekker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draven wants to clinch.
Rekker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but Rekker persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rekker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rekker wants to work for an arm triangle but Draven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rekker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Draven defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Rekker.
Rekker slips a nice elbow through Draven's hands, connecting with Draven's forehead.
Rekker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draven sees it coming and defends easily.
Rekker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rekker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rekker is just content to waste time from the top position. Draven takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rekker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rekker trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rekker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rekker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekker wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Draven 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.
Rekker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rekker works the jab nicely.
Draven throws a chopping leg kick but Rekker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rekker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draven circles away.
Rekker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rekker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven defending against the ground and pound.
Draven is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Rekker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Draven avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rekker.
Rekker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rekker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rekker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Rekker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rekker shoots in for a takedown but Draven shows good takedown defense.
Draven is looking to clinch but Rekker is avoiding it.
Dan Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rekker gets the takedown into side control.
Rekker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rekker is trying to move to mount but Draven reverses beautifully and ends up in Rekker's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draven preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rekker has his foot on Draven's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draven works his way back into a safe position though.
Draven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rekker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rekker has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Draven doesn't defend quickly enough and Rekker has managed to lock this one up! Can Draven escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rekker on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damon Rekker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Chora!
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, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chora.
Chora shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chora fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chora fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Chora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chora drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson controlling Chora's posture.
Chora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chora drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
Chora sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Chora is keeping him busy.
Chora is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chora with the active half guard here but Johnson passes nicely into side control.
Chora is breathing heavily.
Chora tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Chora has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chora takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pedro Chora has been cut.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Chora shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson cracks the inside of Chora's front leg.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chora shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Chora's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chora avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chora's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Chora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson has Chora pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chora being controlled against the cage.
Chora looking for a takedown.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chora.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chora's face.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are getting on Johnson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Chora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Chora pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch but Chora is having none of it.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Chora circles away.
Chora shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Chora keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Chora keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson feints and then cracks Chora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chora down.
David Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Chora, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Chora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Pedro Chora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chora closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Chora pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Chora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chora is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Chora is out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Chora pushes him off.
Johnson clinches up with Chora and pushes him back against the cage.
Chora is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson darts in and clinches Chora up against the cage.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chora up against the cage.
Johnson working Chora over with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Chora blocks with his arms.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Chora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chora's calf.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Chora's ribcage.
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!
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Chora's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson leaves Chora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chora keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson feints and then cracks Chora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chora down.
Johnson tries a low kick but Chora avoids it.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chora. That did some damage!
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson rushes Chora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chora managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chora's defenses.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chora.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Chora circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Chora tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chora letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chora's face.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chora dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chora is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chora drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Chora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chora's face.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Chora keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Chora circles away.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws and low kick but Chora moves out of range easily.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson darts in and clinches Chora up against the cage.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Chora checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chora checks a low kick from Johnson.
Chora fails to land the takedown.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson forces Chora back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pedro Chora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Move by Thousand Foot Krutch. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg 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, joe blow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from blow as Johnson shoots in.
joe blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
blow lands with a kick to the ribs.
blow moves into range and connects with a jab.
blow has taken the fight to the clinch.
blow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
blow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but blow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson gets control of blow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
blow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but blow pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. blow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. blow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
blow sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
I looks like blow might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in blow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but blow is keeping the position.
blow controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson trying to control but blow is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! blow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe blow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
blow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson shoots in but blow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
blow scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. blow tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag blow to the ground. blow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
blow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
blow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
blow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and blow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
blow trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
blow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, blow has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! blow escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe blow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
blow cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
blow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greg Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and blow counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from blow.
blow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but blow persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in blow's half guard.
blow tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through blow's hands, connecting with blow's forehead.
Johnson wants to take a breather but blow is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
blow wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
blow preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
blow is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can blow avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to stand up but blow is controlling the position.
blow wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
blow trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but blow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
joe blow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
blow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson wants to control but blow is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to joe blow.
Well blow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe blow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Willow (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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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Olsen!
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, Jeffrey Willow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willow.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Willow off the cage and back into rage.
Olsen swings for the body but Willow moves out of range.
Olsen with a nice cross.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willow.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Willow on the side of the head.
Willow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Olsen sprawls well. Olsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willow gets slowly back to his feet.
Willow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Olsen sprawls well. Olsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willow gets slowly back to his feet.
Willow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Willow in his tracks.
Olsen cracks a nice hook into Willow's ribs.
Willow looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Willow moves out of range.
Olsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willow counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Olsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olsen dips to his left and cracks Willow with an uppercut!
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Olsen looks to land a combination. Willow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olsen is looking to wear down Willow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen moves into the clinch.
Olsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willow avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is trying to break the clinch but Willow is controlling him.
Olsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Willow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Olsen.
Olsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Olsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Willow swats away the attempt to clinch by Olsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands an overhand right.
Olsen tries to clinch up.
Olsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Olsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Olsen lands a body shot.
Olsen lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olsen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olsen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Olsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Olsen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willow is rocked!
Olsen connects with a stiff jab that staggers Willow - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Olsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raivo comes to the cage accompanied by Pocket full of shells. Damian Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Raivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raivo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Raivo keeps moving and retains side control.
Raivo throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Raivo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Raivo is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Raivo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jose gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen old batman theme song as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jose gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
gomez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
gomez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
gomez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
gomez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wayne has managed to escape the submission attempt.
gomez avoids the attempt from Wayne to control.
gomez has hold of Wayne's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wayne manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
gomez prevents Wayne from getting the reversal.
Wayne looks gassed!
gomez looking to isolate an arm here. Wayne doesn't see it coming and as gomez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jose gomez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rhodes shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Rutten gets a clinch.
Rhodes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rutten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rutten as he avoids it easily.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Rhodes.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rutten defends it nicely.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rutten napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rhodes wants to control but Rutten is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Rhodes crashes against the mat.
Rutten on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rutten tries to get out of the position.
Rutten tries to buck Rhodes off but Rhodes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes has control of an arm but Rutten manages to advance to Rhodes's back!
Rutten is trying to stick to Rhodes's back but Rhodes is turning into Rutten. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rutten's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rhodes.
Rutten trying to control the position here.
Rhodes thows a big elbow that misses.
Rutten pulls Rhodes in close to prevent any damage.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rhodes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rhodes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rutten managing to control the position.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Rutten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rhodes on the ground.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rutten thuds his right hand into Rhodes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Will Rhodes has been cut.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rhodes dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Rhodes fails with the takedown.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Rhodes avoids it.
A shot to de liver by Rutten. Beautiful body shot.
Rhodes looks gassed!
A big left from Rutten misses.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Rhodes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rutten lands a head shot.
Rhodes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rhodes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten drops Rhodes with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rhodes! Rutten dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Bas Rutten!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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273 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Lee Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paris throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
Nice combo by Paris! Oh, that's hurt him - Robinson falls to the canvas and Paris follows him into side control.
It looks like Max Robinson has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Robinson looks gassed!
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!
Paris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Robinson is avoiding damage well.
Paris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinson, who protects the arm well.
Paris trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Paris lands an elbow.
Robinson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Paris connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Robinson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to improve position but can't.
Paris working the ground and pound but Robinson is defending the strikes.
Robinson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Paris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robinson some visible discomfort.
Paris happy to just control the position for now.
Paris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Paris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Robinson down.
Paris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robinson taking a bit of punishment here - Paris scoring with strikes.
Paris grinds an elbow into Robinson's temple.
Robinson sneaks back into half guard.
Robinson taking some punishment here, with Paris in his half guard.
Paris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Paris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Ground and pound from Paris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Paris there.
Paris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Robinson has hold of Paris's hands but Paris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson manages to get to full guard.
Paris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paris is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paris is one step ahead there.
Paris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris throwing shots but Robinson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Paris there.
Paris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Paris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Robinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paris scores with a jab.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paris moves away.
Max Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Paris shows good takedown defense.
Paris is looking to clinch.
Paris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Max Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Paris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paris moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Paris throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Robinson tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paris connects with a couple of short punches.
Paris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson controls Paris momentarily but Paris frees himself.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
Paris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Robinson working for a triangle but Paris defends it easily.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
Paris thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robinson to the mat! Robinson manages to get full guard.
Robinson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson managing to control the position.
Paris chips away with some ground and pound.
Paris preventing the sweep.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paris with a nice head shot there.
Paris chips away with some ground and pound.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paris with a nice head shot there.
Johnny Lee Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson working for submissions but it's allowed Paris to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Paris there.
Robinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paris's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson doesn't have the hooks in and Paris manages to turn into his guard.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paris manages to get himself to full guard.
Paris trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Robinson won't allow Paris to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Paris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Paris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Robinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Paris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson wants to land a leg kick but Paris is out of range.
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Robinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paris throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a strike but Paris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robinson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Paris to regain full guard.
Robinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Paris 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris trying to control the position.
Robinson trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paris holds on and takes a little breather.
Paris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Paris is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Paris.
Paris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Paris lands a head shot.
Paris swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Paris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson clinches but Paris breaks the clinch
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris connects with a body shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Paris! Robinson is backing up but he can't get away as Paris lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Robinson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Lee Paris!
Johnny Lee Paris retains his heavyweight title!
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