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Carnage 9: Intimidation PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anderson Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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, O Shea Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson catches Silva napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Silva to the canvas!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Jackson gets to his feet and stands over Silva, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Silva felt that one! Jackson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Silva from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). O Shea Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Myres!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Myres's waist but Myres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ray off to one side.
Myres has a takedown stuffed.
Ray closes the distance and clinches.
Myres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myres shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ray is fending him off so far but Myres persists. Nope, Ray circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesse Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Myres.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Myres counters with a takedown into side control.
Ray is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Myres's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Myres controlling the pace.
Ray is staying active underneath Myres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres slows the pace down in half guard.
Myres prevents Ray from improving his position.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Ray is trying to stand.
Ray is looking for a sweep. Myres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Myres is trying to control. Ray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Myres with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Myres wants to pass the guard but Ray is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Myres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Myres thinking.
Ray misses with a double jab
and Myres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray leaves Myres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray throws a lazy head kick
and Myres counters with a shoot takedown. Ray fights it but they end up in guard.
Ray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Myres trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ray manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Myres keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ray wants to stand and escape but instead Myres has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Myres dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Myres as he avoids it easily.
Myres throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Myres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ray tries to pull guard but Myres holds him up against the cage and eventually Ray drops back down to his feet.
Myres breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myres.
Myres stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray darts in trying to clinch
and Myres counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ray!
Ray could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Myres takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Myres tries to control but Ray wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres landing strikes from the mount.
Myres controlling the position easily from mount.
Myres lands a big elbow.
Myres tries to control but Ray wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Myres cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Myres wants to control the pace but Ray is squirming around nicely.
Myres controlling from the full mount.
Myres looking to control but Ray is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Cody Myres just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray closes the distance but Myres moves to the side
and Myres counters with a series of strikes. Ray will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Ray does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Myres.
Ray throws a series of punches but Myres moves out of range.
Myres leaves Ray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Myres.
Ray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Myres circles away.
Ray moves in looking to clinch but Myres pushes him off.
Ray misses with a combination
and Myres counters with a shoot takedown. Ray fights it but they end up in guard.
Ray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres wants to pass the guard but Ray is keeping the position.
Myres is looking to advance position but Ray has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Myres wants to control but Ray is having none of it.
Ray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Myres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Myres leaves Ray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Myres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ray as he avoids it easily.
Ray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Myres counters with a three punch combo that has Ray backing up. Ray nods at Myres to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myres shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ray sprawls well. Ray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Myres gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray tries to clinch but Myres moves away
and Myres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Myres trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myres looking to sit in guard and control but Ray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ray trying to control but Myres postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Myres wants to take a breather but Ray is having none of it.
Myres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Myres is one step ahead there.
Myres wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray looking to control.
Myres stopping the sweep attempt from Ray.
Myres is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Myres decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ray, up you get!
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's 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.
Ray with a poor takedown
and Myres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Myres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Myres.
Ray tries to bum rush Myres with a series of wild strikes but Myres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ray closes the distance but Myres moves to the side
and Myres counters by moving into the clinch.
Myres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Myres.
Myres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Myres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ray sprawls well initially but Myres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jesse Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Myres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ray is refusing to be controlled, as Myres sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Myres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Myres 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Myres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between harris stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Goodis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Goodis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, harris stephenson!
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, JJ Goodis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodis feints and then cracks stephenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow stephenson down.
Goodis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from stephenson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from stephenson.
Goodis tries to clinch up but stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
stephenson tries to keep at a distance but Goodis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
stephenson tries to pull guard but Goodis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stephenson jumps guard but Goodis stands there with stephenson around his waist. stephenson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
stephenson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Goodis breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodis tries to clinch up but stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goodis fails with an attempt to clinch.
stephenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goodis tries to avoid it but stephenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goodis to the ground. Goodis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
JJ Goodis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodis tries to close the distance and clinch up but stephenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
stephenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
stephenson is breathing heavily.
Goodis darts in and clinches stephenson up against the cage.
Goodis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
stephenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodis but Goodis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodis is looking to slow stephenson down with leg kicks.
Goodis moves into the clinch.
stephenson jumps guard and drags Goodis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
stephenson looking for a sweep. Not yet stephenson, not yet.
stephenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goodis looking to pass the guard.
Goodis won't allow stephenson to sweep him here.
Goodis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goodis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of stephenson is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
stephenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stephenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodis wants to clinch.
Goodis forces stephenson back against the cage and clinches.
Goodis decides to pull guard.
Goodis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Goodis is looking to stand up but stephenson isn't so interested in that idea.
stephenson drops back looking for a leg! Goodis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goodis manages to kick stephenson off! stephenson jumps back into Goodis's guard.
Goodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
stephenson 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.
stephenson 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Goodis dominated that round.
That's time! stephenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goodis!
Goodis feints and then cracks stephenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow stephenson down.
Goodis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodis misses with a knee strike.
Goodis landing knees to the head.
Goodis breaks from the clinch.
Goodis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
stephenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodis is fending him off so far but stephenson persists. Nope, Goodis circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from stephenson.
Goodis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodis jumps guard but stephenson stands there with Goodis around his waist. Goodis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goodis misses with a knee to the head.
Goodis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
stephenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goodis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goodis fails to pull guard.
Goodis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
stephenson looks for a takedown but Goodis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stephenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goodis tries to clinch but stephenson is having none of it.
stephenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stephenson keeps the fight on the outside.
stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodis moves into range and clinches up with stephenson.
Goodis lands a knee to the head.
Goodis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodis fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goodis is leaning against stephenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goodis fails to pull guard.
Goodis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goodis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt stephenson or not.
stephenson pulls guard.
stephenson working for submissions but it's allowed Goodis to get to half guard.
stephenson wants to get back to full guard.
stephenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goodis trying to stand up but can't free himself from stephenson's guard.
Goodis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goodis content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
stephenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goodis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
stephenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
stephenson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Goodis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. stephenson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Goodis's back instead.
stephenson looking for the choke but no joy.
stephenson is persistently looking for the submission but Goodis is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Goodis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Goodis moves in looking to clinch but stephenson pushes him off.
Goodis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
stephenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodis defends it nicely.
Goodis is looking to clinch but stephenson is avoiding it.
JJ Goodis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
stephenson keeps the fight on the outside.
stephenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodis but Goodis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodis tries to clinch up.
Goodis tries to clinch but stephenson is having none of it.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodis moves into the clinch.
Goodis manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goodis.
stephenson shoots in for a double leg but Goodis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodis scores with a push kick.
Goodis delivers a nice body kick.
Goodis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from stephenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodis is looking to clinch but stephenson is avoiding it.
Goodis wants to clinch up but stephenson keeps it at a distance.
Goodis tries to clinch up.
Goodis moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goodis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodis tries to clinch there but stephenson circles away.
Goodis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodis has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodis lands a knee to the head.
Goodis landing knees to the head.
Goodis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
stephenson managing to block the knees to the body from Goodis.
Goodis is looking to break free of the clinch but stephenson has double underhooks.
stephenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goodis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has stephenson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goodis jumps guard but stephenson stands there with Goodis around his waist. Goodis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
stephenson pulls guard.
stephenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
stephenson wants to sweep here but Goodis controlling him for the moment.
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.
stephenson is working hard here to advance position.
Goodis postures up in stephenson's guard and throws a big left but stephenson blocks it.
stephenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
harris stephenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
stephenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
stephenson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
stephenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Goodis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goodis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Goodis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 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 - 3 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hughes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hughes is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hughes is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Jurkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Bezimienni - GARDA. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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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 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson blocks a head kick by Jurkowski.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Jurkowski moves away and avoids it.
Watson blocks a leg kick.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Jurkowski ducks down to avoid it.
Jurkowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watson trying to mount his opponent but Jurkowski defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jurkowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson not doing much here.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurkowski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jurkowski shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jurkowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watson not doing much here.
Watson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watson is trying to control. Jurkowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurkowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Watson trying to control but Jurkowski is working from the bottom.
Jurkowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Jurkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson trying to control but Jurkowski is working from the bottom.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurkowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jurkowski's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Jurkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurkowski is breathing heavily.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Watson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson stands up over Jurkowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jurkowski throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jurkowski is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Watson drops an elbow to the side of Jurkowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurkowski wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Watson stops Jurkowski from getting back to his feet.
Watson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Jurkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerald Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Jurkowski can't escape the position.
Jurkowski is working hard here to advance position.
Watson controlling his opponent.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling his opponent.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Lukasz Jurkowski has been cut.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Watson lands a big elbow.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson throws a body punch but Jurkowski moves out of range.
Jurkowski gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jurkowski is letting Watson control him for a moment.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Watson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Watson controlling the position from side mount.
Jurkowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Jurkowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Watson.
Jurkowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jurkowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Jurkowski has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Lukasz Jurkowski's cut is getting worse.
Watson postures up and lands a big shot to Jurkowski's brow.
Watson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurkowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson stays in close to Jurkowski's body and controls the position.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson advances position into side control!
Watson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jurkowski to see if he's OK.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Jurkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerald Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson works to advance to full mount. Jurkowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Jurkowski is in trouble!
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jurkowski hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing shots from mount.
Watson unloading with bombs!
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Watson.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watson cracks Jurkowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jurkowski hang on?
Watson content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Jurkowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jurkowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watson content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jurkowski's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lukasz Jurkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Watson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Foster (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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205 lbs
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222 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Silva!
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, Jeremy Foster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremy Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Foster stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foster throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.
Foster throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Foster misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Foster throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Foster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Foster.
It looks like Ryu Silva has been cut.
Foster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Foster misses.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Foster just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Foster.
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a straight right.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foster.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
Foster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeremy Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foster but Foster pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slow jab from Foster misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Foster misses with an uppercut.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Foster, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Foster against the cage but Foster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Foster stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
Foster lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foster swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Foster lands a body shot.
Foster throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Foster scores with a punch to the head.
Ryu Silva's cut is getting worse.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foster sprawls well. Foster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Foster misses.
Foster scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva looks for the body kick but Foster saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foster.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Foster swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Foster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Sartori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Oleander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartori comes into the arena with The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony blaring out of the sound system. Evan Sartori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwight Oleander's chin.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Sartori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Oleander!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleander closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sartori tries to improve position but can't.
Oleander stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sartori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oleander counters with a takedown into side control.
Sartori is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oleander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sartori manages to get back to half guard.
Sartori is looking to improve his position.
Oleander is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oleander is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sartori has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sartori is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartori is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oleander's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oleander's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sartori is trying to stick to Oleander's back but Oleander is turning into Sartori. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sartori's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oleander.
Oleander wanted to stand there but Sartori had control of the position.
Sartori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oleander drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sartori looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sartori looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sartori!
Oleander looks gassed!
Sartori is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oleander is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oleander is not content to let Sartori control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartori has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oleander is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oleander tries to lock up and control but Sartori gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sartori can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oleander is looking to escape.
Oleander wants to hold on but Sartori pushes him away.
Sartori stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sartori tries for a takedown but Oleander circles away easily
and Oleander decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sartori's guard.
Oleander got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sartori has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oleander has managed to get both his arms back between Sartori's legs - danger averted.
Oleander 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleander wants to control from the top but Sartori keeps moving.
Oleander drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oleander jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sartori is looking to stand up but Oleander isn't so interested in that idea.
Sartori working a defensive guard here.
Sartori 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.
Oleander trying to control the position from guard on top but Sartori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sartori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oleander counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Sartori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oleander working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sartori is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Oleander's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oleander is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sartori doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oleander.
Sartori misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Oleander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oleander shoots and misses
and Sartori decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oleander's guard.
Sartori preventing the sweep.
Oleander looking for subs off his back but Sartori has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sartori is trying for a kimura here. Oleander looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sartori wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evan Sartori!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vekkuli Toveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vekkuli Toveri has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vekkuli Toveri seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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244 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vekkuli Toveri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Toveri.
Lecter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toveri's guard.
Lecter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toveri keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toveri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lecter throwing strikes from guard but Toveri blocks nicely.
Toveri trying to keep a closed guard but Lecter is proving a slippery customer.
Lecter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toveri is trying to control the position but Lecter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toveri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lecter is controlling him.
Lecter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lecter prevents Toveri from getting back to his feet.
Lecter trying to control but Toveri is working from the bottom.
Lecter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toveri wants to get back to his feet but Lecter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lecter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lecter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lecter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lecter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Toveri keeps moving.
Lecter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toveri is looking to stand up but Lecter isn't so interested in that idea.
Lecter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lecter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toveri seems keen to control Lecter's posture.
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Toveri is retaining full guard.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Toveri keeps moving.
Lecter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lecter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toveri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lecter connects with a couple of short punches.
Lecter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter prevents Toveri from getting back to his feet.
Lecter trying to control but Toveri is working from the bottom.
Lecter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lecter prevents Toveri from getting back to his feet.
Toveri is breathing heavily.
Lecter passes into half guard.
Toveri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lecter on the ground.
Toveri wants to get back to his feet.
Lecter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toveri's head.
Toveri wants to control but Lecter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lecter thows a huge punch but Toveri dodges it nicely.
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.
Lecter prevents Toveri from standing back up.
Lecter lands strikes from half guard.
Lecter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lecter lands strikes from half guard.
Lecter working the head and body with strikes.
Toveri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lecter working the head and body with strikes.
Lecter slips a nice elbow through Toveri's hands, connecting with Toveri's forehead.
Lecter is nestled in close to Toveri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lecter is trying to control. Toveri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lecter seems to be working for a kimura but Toveri defends the submission attempt.
Lecter stops Toveri from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Toveri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Lecter.
Toveri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toveri throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.
Lecter lands with a slapping head kick.
Lecter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toveri tries to avoid it but Lecter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toveri to the ground. Toveri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toveri throws a right hand that Lecter ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecter also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Hannibal Lecter has been cut.
Toveri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.
Danga de danga de dang - Toveri scores with a four punch combination!
Toveri looks to land a body kick but Lecter moved away.
Toveri throws a series of strikes that have Lecter backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Toveri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vekkuli Toveri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toveri scores with a one two! Lecter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vekkuli Toveri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toveri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Toveri is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter misses with a body kick.
Toveri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lecter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lecter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lecter working some strikes from top position.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toveri wants to get back to his feet but Lecter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lecter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toveri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toveri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toveri wants to stand but Lecter is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lecter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Toveri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lecter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lecter passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toveri is trying to stand up here but Lecter is controlling him well.
Lecter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lecter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lecter is looking to advance position but Toveri won't allow it.
Lecter is thwarting Toveri's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lecter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toveri circles away.
Lecter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toveri pinned against the cage. Toveri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lecter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lecter lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter stops Toveri from standing up.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Toveri has wrist control.
Toveri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lecter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lecter is working Toveri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lecter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toveri can't do much from the bottom here.
Lecter scoring with punches and elbows.
Toveri is trying to control Lecter's posture but Lecter avoids it.
Lecter lands an elbow.
Lecter lands some shots froms side control.
Toveri taking punishment in the form of punches.
Toveri is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hannibal Lecter has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter looks up at the clock and then as Toveri takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lecter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lecter working the body and head with strikes.
Toveri takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lecter is working Toveri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Toveri is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter staying calm.
Oh Toveri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lecter looks up at the clock and then as Toveri takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lecter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Toveri struggling a bit here.
Toveri seems to have got his legs back now.
Toveri is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lecter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Toveri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lecter working the head with strikes.
Lecter looks up at the clock and then as Toveri takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lecter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lecter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lecter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Toveri down.
Lecter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toveri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lecter working the ground and pound.
Lecter prevents Toveri from escaping the position.
Toveri prevents Lecter from moving into mount.
Lecter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lecter scoring with punches and elbows.
Toveri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lecter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toveri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lecter landing a few strikes.
Toveri wants to get back to his feet.
Lecter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Toveri to see if he's OK.
Lecter working the head with strikes.
Lecter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toveri throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Toveri struggling a bit here.
Lecter working the head with strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Toveri is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lecter connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws an elbow but Toveri slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lecter scoring with punches and elbows.
Toveri is looking to regain half guard here but Lecter keeps moving and retains side control.
Toveri is trying to control Lecter's posture but Lecter avoids it.
Lecter has an Americana. Toveri didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lecter is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lecter hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Last Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatanka Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Last Emperor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatanka Blackfoot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor shoots in for a takedown but Blackfoot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blackfoot cracks Emperor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blackfoot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Emperor to stand back up!
It looks like Last Emperor has been cut.
Blackfoot is looking to clinch but Emperor is avoiding it.
Blackfoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emperor moves out of range as Blackfoot strikes.
Emperor tries to clinch there but Blackfoot circles away.
Emperor ducks under a wild hook from Blackfoot.
Emperor looks for a takedown but Blackfoot sprawls well.
Emperor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot throws a jab when Emperor was well out of range.
Blackfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackfoot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emperor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blackfoot as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Last Emperor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot misses with a hook. Emperor ducked under it nicely.
Blackfoot darts in trying to clinch
and Emperor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackfoot is looking for a sweep. Emperor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emperor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfoot is trying to stand up here but Emperor is controlling him well.
Blackfoot misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blackfoot actively working from the bottom here.
Emperor is working for a kimura but Blackfoot is defending it quite comfortably.
Emperor wants to pass the guard but Blackfoot is defending well.
Emperor is breathing heavily.
Emperor is working for a kimura but Blackfoot is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blackfoot misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emperor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blackfoot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emperor circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackfoot misses with a looping right.
Emperor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackfoot drops Emperor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Emperor looks back up at him and smiles so Blackfoot waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Emperor is rocked!
Blackfoot fakes the body blow, causing Emperor to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Emperor goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatanka Blackfoot!
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