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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kalvinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicko Tackai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicko Tackai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Kalvinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicko Tackai!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalvinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tackai throws a series of punches but Kalvinson avoids them all with ease.
Tackai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tackai slips a jab and a cross from Kalvinson.
Tackai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tackai slips a jab and a cross from Kalvinson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tackai.
Tackai misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kalvinson tries to bum rush Tackai with a series of wild strikes but Tackai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tackai fails to land with a series of punches.
Tackai throws a head kick but Kalvinson moves out of range.
Kalvinson tries to bum rush Tackai with a series of wild strikes but Tackai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kalvinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalvinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalvinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tackai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kalvinson throws a nice looking combination but Tackai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalvinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalvinson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tackai shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kalvinson is backing up but Tackai catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kalvinson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tackai Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicko Tackai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the ring accompanied by Joe Esposito - Your the Best Around. Sleeper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Love me Sexy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Sleeper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Sleeper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sleeper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sleeper backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Tyler Sleeper has been cut.
Sleeper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sleeper.
Rutten tries to clinch but Sleeper moves out of range.
Sleeper throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Bas Rutten has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleeper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Sleeper avoids nicely.
Sleeper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sleeper shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Sleeper avoids them all with ease.
Rutten shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sleeper is trying to defend but Rutten finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rutten moves into full mount! Sleeper won't be happy about that!
Rutten landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper tries to hold on but Rutten pushes him away.
Rutten looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rutten trying to control but Sleeper is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sleeper is bucking up trying to escape but Rutten cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sleeper is trying to stand up.
Rutten blocks Sleeper's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rutten prevents Sleeper from getting the reversal.
Sleeper looks gassed!
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.
Rutten tries to control but Sleeper wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Rutten.
Rutten trying to control but Sleeper is having none of it.
Rutten punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rutten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rutten looking for a guillotine from mount but Sleeper is having none of it.
Sleeper's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Rutten.
Rutten looking to control but Sleeper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sleeper wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten working for a choke but Sleeper is defending well.
Rutten has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sleeper's body.
Sleeper is trying to get back to his feet but Rutten has full control of the position and if anything, Sleeper has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rutten trying to control momentarily.
Rutten is trying to control but Sleeper is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Sleeper tries to lock up and control but Rutten gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutten looking to control but Sleeper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rutten is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutten scores with a one two! Sleeper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Sleeper.
A nice combination there by Rutten.
Sleeper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Sleeper drives through and clinches with Rutten against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Sleeper as he connects with a hook.
Sleeper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sleeper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Sleeper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutten doesn't seem phased though.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Sleeper sees coming a mile off.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Sleeper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sleeper.
Sleeper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Sleeper scores with a head kick.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sleeper in his tracks.
Sleeper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Sleeper avoids it well.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sleeper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleeper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sleeper stands up and waves to Rutten to follow him.
Rutten throws a body punch but Sleeper moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sleeper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rutten's half guard.
Rutten trying to control but Sleeper postures up.
Sleeper is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sleeper is pressing down on Rutten's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rutten is holding on for now.
Rutten regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rutten trying to keep a closed guard but Sleeper is proving a slippery customer.
Rutten has a closed guard, preventing Sleeper from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper won't allow Rutten to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sleeper keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Sleeper tries to pull guard but Rutten won't allow it.
Sleeper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sleeper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Sleeper avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sleeper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rutten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rutten goes for a takedown attempt but Sleeper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rutten lands with a right hand.
Rutten rushes Sleeper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sleeper tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Sleeper walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Sleeper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rutten wants to control but Sleeper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rutten tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rutten is looking to improve his position.
Sleeper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rutten!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is desperately trying to improve his position but Sleeper has a good base and remains in mount.
Sleeper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Sleeper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rutten is desperately trying to improve his position but Sleeper has a good base and remains in mount.
Sleeper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sleeper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sleeper. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Sleeper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sleeper's waist but Sleeper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutten off to one side.
Sleeper takes one on the button.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Sleeper moves out of range easily.
Sleeper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sleeper showed some decent athleticism there.
Sleeper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rutten!
Sleeper avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sleeper throws a wild left hand from mount and Rutten manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rutten keeps working.
Rutten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sleeper.
Sleeper tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rutten controls his leg.
Rutten kicks off Sleeper and gets to his feet.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Rutten.
Rutten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rutten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rutten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Sleeper moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sleeper connects with a single shot there.
Sleeper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Sleeper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Sleeper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten connects with a right hand. Sleeper shakes it off.
Sleeper tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sleeper dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Sleeper tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Sleeper tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Sleeper throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Rutten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sleeper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sleeper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper tries to clinch up.
Rutten tries to bum rush Sleeper with a series of wild strikes but Sleeper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sleeper tries to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleeper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sleeper misses with the body kick
and Rutten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rutten landing knees to the head.
Sleeper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sleeper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sleeper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleeper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rutten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sleeper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Sleeper shrugs it off though.
Rutten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sleeper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sleeper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sleeper counters by moving into the clinch.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Sleeper lands an elbow that stopped Rutten in his tracks for a moment.
Sleeper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sleeper is keeping busy.
Sleeper can't get the takedown.
Sleeper avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Sleeper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Sleeper tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the ropes.
Rutten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sleeper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Sleeper.
Rutten digs a right hand underneath Sleeper's ribcage. Sleeper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sleeper working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Sleeper is blocking nicely.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten throws a right hand that Sleeper ducks under and follows up with a left that Sleeper also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Rutten. No joy for Sleeper on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kouta Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Randy Couture. Randy Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kouta Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Hiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hiro is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Hiro, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Hiro against the ropes but Hiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kouta Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Hiro gets a clinch.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro with a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Couture looks gassed!
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Hiro.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hiro with a knee to the head.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Hiro.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hiro.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Hiro lands an elbow inside.
Hiro is trying to stall.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Couture gets an underhook and turns Hiro into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Couture lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hiro is controlling him.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hiro.
Hiro connects with a high kick.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Hiro as Couture shoots in.
Hiro clinches with his opponent.
Hiro lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Hiro lands a nice elbow.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Hiro.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Hiro has double underhooks.
Hiro working Couture over with knees to the body.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiro wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hiro as he jumps to the side.
Hiro drives through and clinches with Couture against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Couture wants to break free but Hiro has control.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiro lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Hiro has the dominant position.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Couture takes a knee right on the jaw!
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Hiro has double underhooks.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hiro lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Couture's brow.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Hiro tries a knee to the head but Couture blocks it.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Hiro tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Hiro.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hiro is trying to stall.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Hiro tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.
Hiro misses with a knee to the head.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Couture wants to break free but Hiro has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couture tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kouta Hiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Couture is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hiro's half guard.
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.
Couture is keen to just control but Hiro is a slippery customer.
Hiro wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
Hiro pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Hiro is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture fails to land the takedown.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hiro circles away.
Kouta Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the ropes.
Hiro crunches a lovely knee into Couture's ribcage.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Couture takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiro lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Hiro lands a knee to the body.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Hiro scores with a knee to the head.
Hiro missing with knees to the body.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hiro is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hiro trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture stops Hiro from getting back to his feet.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Hiro's head.
Couture is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Hiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hiro forces Couture back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hiro.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Hiro with a knee to the head.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Hiro.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Hiro is trying to stall.
Hiro lands a knee to the head.
Couture tries to break the clinch but Hiro is controlling the position.
Hiro lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Hiro has the dominant position.
Couture is trying to break free.
Couture takes an elbow to the temple.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiro lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hiro trying to land knees to the body.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiro won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Hiro tries to tie him up.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hiro lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Hiro looking to stall.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Hiro lands a knee to the body.
Hiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hiro lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Hiro.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Couture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hiro controls Couture momentarily but Couture frees himself.
Couture trying to control but Hiro is working from the bottom.
Couture stands up over Hiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Hiro keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture stops Hiro from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro is looking for a sweep.
Hiro wants to get back to his feet.
Couture passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hiro!
Hiro can't escape the position.
Couture looking to finish Hiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hiro!
Hiro is trying to escape the mount.
Couture lands with some strikes.
Hiro can't escape the position.
Hiro is working hard here to advance position.
Couture trying to control but Hiro is having none of it.
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.
Hiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Couture with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Hiro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hiro looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hiro is looking to escape.
Hiro wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Couture landing punches.
Hiro is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working for a guillotine from mount but Hiro is in no mood to give up.
Hiro wants to control but Couture is having none of it.
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiro regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Couture there.
Couture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couture tries to pass to full mount but Hiro defends it.
Hiro gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hiro's head.
Hiro looking to control.
Hiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Couture won't allow Hiro to get back to his feet.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Couture working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hiro tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Hiro manages to get back to half guard.
Couture passes to side control.
Couture throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Couture has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izy Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zampidis (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izy Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Zampidis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakata could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zampidis drops his hands momentarily and Nakata takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Nakata lands.
Zampidis throws a body punch but Nakata moves out of range.
Nakata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nakata thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakata tries to bum rush Zampidis with a series of wild strikes but Zampidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakata tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zampidis swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakata.
Nakata throws out a loose jab but Zampidis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zampidis works over Nakata's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Izy Nakata has been cut.
Nakata misses with an uppercut. Zampidis saw that one coming.
Zampidis throws a right and a left that Nakata avoids nicely.
Zampidis moves in looking to clinch but Nakata pushes him off.
Nakata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zampidis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zampidis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakata changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zampidis tries to avoid it but Nakata manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zampidis to the ground. Zampidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izy Nakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zampidis doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakata circles away.
Nakata throws out a loose jab but Zampidis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zampidis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakata tries to bum rush Zampidis with a series of wild strikes but Zampidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zampidis is looking to clinch but Nakata is avoiding it.
Zampidis tries to clinch there but Nakata circles away.
Zampidis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zampidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zampidis walks into a left hand.
Nakata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zampidis.
Zampidis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakata, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zampidis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zampidis looks gassed!
Zampidis manages to break the clinch.
Nakata scores with a jab to the head.
Zampidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Zampidis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Zampidis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakata decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakata seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nakata works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zampidis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakata controlling the pace for now.
Nakata get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata digs a good hook to Zampidis's body.
Nakata lands a jab-cross combination.
Zampidis walks into a straight right hand from Nakata.
Zampidis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakata bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakata advances to mount.
Nakata controlling from the full mount.
Nakata working for a submission but Zampidis is keeping him at bay.
Zampidis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zampidis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis is working to get back to half guard.
Nakata tries to control but Zampidis wriggling away.
Zampidis wants to hold on but Nakata pushes him away.
Nakata blocks Zampidis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nakata looking to control but Zampidis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zampidis is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakata has a good base and remains in mount.
Nakata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zampidis is looking to escape.
Nakata avoids the attempt from Zampidis to control.
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.
Nakata with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nakata looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zampidis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zampidis is looking to get to half guard.
Nakata has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Zampidis is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Izy Nakata!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Joachim Garraud - The Answer (Dabruck & Klein Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ewing.
Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ewing throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott trying to control but Ewing is working from the bottom.
Scott connects with a couple of short punches.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.
Ewing trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ewing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing shoots for a takedown but Scott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Ewing leaves Scott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ewing tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Ewing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ewing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ewing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ewing showed some decent athleticism there.
Scott moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott controls Ewing momentarily but Ewing frees himself.
Ewing trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ewing looking to pass the guard.
Ewing pushes down on Scott's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ewing prevents Scott from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ewing misses with a head kick.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Ewing slips the punch.
Scott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ewing sprawls well initially but Scott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ewing wants to get back to full guard.
Ewing is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ewing avoid being mounted?
Ewing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ewing's head.
Ewing wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks the strikes from Ewing.
Ewing is concentrating on defense, preventing Scott from advancing position.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ewing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott looks gassed!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott takes a swing at Ewing's ribcage but misses.
Scott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ewing's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ewing wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewing is retaining full guard.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.
Ewing trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ewing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Ewing lands a nice looking body shot.
Ewing takes the fight into the clinch.
Ewing working aggressively here.
Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewing drives through and clinches with Scott against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Ewing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ewing.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Ewing manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Ewing lands a heavy head kick that drops Scott. The ref tackles Ewing to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Scott was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bobby Ewing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshi Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everybody Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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267 lbs
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245 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoshi Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans misses with the combination.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tanaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanaka somewhat.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greg Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoshi Tanaka.
Evans lands a with a good body shot.
Tanaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Hoshi Tanaka has been cut.
Evans connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Tanaka tumbling to the canvas! Evans pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Tanaka was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Greg Evans!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Deep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yosko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura misses with a wild combination.
Kimura closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kimura lands in his opponent's guard.
Deep had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kimura is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Deep Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kimura's back instead.
Kimura tries to escape the position.
Kimura fending off the submission attempt from Deep.
Deep patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Deep is trying to stick to Kimura's back but Kimura is turning into Deep. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Deep's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kimura.
Deep throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Deep is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kimura frees his head nicely. Oh but Deep has switched to an armbar! Kimura is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jim Deep!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aris Lithoxoidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Aris Lithoxoidis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sander!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sander drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sander looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Sander avoids them all with ease.
Sander is looking to clinch but Lithoxoidis is avoiding it.
Sander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lithoxoidis sprawls well. Lithoxoidis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sander gets slowly back to his feet.
Lithoxoidis throws a one two combo.
Sander takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lithoxoidis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sander moves forwards but Lithoxoidis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lithoxoidis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sander has time to react.
Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lithoxoidis is pressing down on Sander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sander is holding on for now.
Lithoxoidis is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander is in trouble now - Lithoxoidis has advanced to mount!
Lithoxoidis controlling from mount.
Lithoxoidis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lithoxoidis throws a combination. Sander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lithoxoidis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis lands a jab to the head.
Lithoxoidis lunges at Sander with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sander's hand.
Lithoxoidis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lithoxoidis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lithoxoidis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lithoxoidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lithoxoidis lands with a right hand.
Sander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lithoxoidis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lithoxoidis punishes Sander's body with a nice straight punch.
Lithoxoidis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis cracks Sander with an open hand slap.
Sander takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lithoxoidis lands a head shot.
Lithoxoidis lands with an uppercut that bounces Sander off the ropes and back into rage.
Lithoxoidis lands a two punch combo.
Sander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Lithoxoidis finds it's way through Sander's defenses.
Lithoxoidis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lithoxoidis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Lithoxoidis both land. Nice combination.
Jab from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sander gets caught flat footed, as Lithoxoidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lithoxoidis stands up from Sander's guard - Lithoxoidis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lithoxoidis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lithoxoidis gets to his feet. Sander looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sander drops his hands momentarily and Lithoxoidis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aris Lithoxoidis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sander takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Lithoxoidis there.
Lithoxoidis lands a jab-cross combination.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aris Lithoxoidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lithoxoidis connects with a crisp jab.
Lithoxoidis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lithoxoidis swinging wilding here.
Lithoxoidis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lithoxoidis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lithoxoidis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lithoxoidis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sander is breathing heavily.
Lithoxoidis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sander for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aris Lithoxoidis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lithoxoidis 's corner calls for a 1-2. Lithoxoidis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lithoxoidis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lithoxoidis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lithoxoidis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sander avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aris Lithoxoidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lithoxoidis cracks Sander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lithoxoidis throws a one two combo.
Lithoxoidis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lithoxoidis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sander's half guard.
Lithoxoidis prevents Sander from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis content to sit in half guard and control for a 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aris Lithoxoidis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lithoxoidis 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lithoxoidis duly obliges.
Sander slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis .
Sander takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sander takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lithoxoidis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lithoxoidis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aris Lithoxoidis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Lithoxoidis scores with a four punch combination!
Lithoxoidis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Lithoxoidis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aris Lithoxoidis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lithoxoidis 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aris Lithoxoidis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lithoxoidis .
Aris Lithoxoidis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lithoxoidis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lithoxoidis showed some decent athleticism there.
Sander is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lithoxoidis pulls his head out easily.
Lithoxoidis slows the pace down in half guard.
Lithoxoidis is looking for a kimura but Sander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lithoxoidis to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sander has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Lithoxoidis seems content to control.
Lithoxoidis decides to return to a standing position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lithoxoidis digs a good body shot into Sander's ribs.
Lithoxoidis scores with a takedown into Sander's guard.
Lithoxoidis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis stands up and waves to Sander to follow him.
Lithoxoidis scores with a shot to the body.
Lithoxoidis lands with a hook. Sander tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sander tries to clinch up.
Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lithoxoidis looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger Sander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lithoxoidis is landing with some decent strikes but Sander is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lithoxoidis controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aris Lithoxoidis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lithoxoidis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aris Lithoxoidis !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Youseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Walk by Pantera. Will Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Youseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youseph clinches.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Youseph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Youseph lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Youseph.
Nice body punch from Youseph - that landed with a thud.
Youseph tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Youseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Youseph cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Youseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Youseph landing knees to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Youseph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Youseph manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Youseph's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Youseph is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Youseph has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Youseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Youseph, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youseph is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Youseph is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Youseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Youseph trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson tries to stand but Youseph is controlling from the bottom.
Youseph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Youseph trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Youseph.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson looks gassed!
Youseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Youseph wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Youseph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Youseph pulls guard effortlessly.
Youseph is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson pushes down on Youseph's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Youseph wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Youseph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Youseph looking for submissions off his back.
Youseph looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Jackson stands up out of the half guard.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Youseph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Youseph looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson stands and steps away. Youseph gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Youseph lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Youseph moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youseph lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Youseph plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A right-left combo lands from Youseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Youseph tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Youseph dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Youseph is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Youseph.
Youseph tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Youseph tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson dives in and grabs Youseph's left leg, looking for a takedown. Youseph pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Youseph.
Youseph instigates a clinch.
Youseph drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Youseph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Youseph dives on top into guard.
Youseph will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Youseph has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Youseph's guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Youseph has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youseph is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Youseph's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Youseph is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Youseph manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson tries to improve his position but Youseph has taken his back! Youseph has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Jackson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Youseph pushes Jackson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicky Youseph!
Nicky Youseph retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hindo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PJ Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hindo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Penn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Penn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Penn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn defends it well.
Penn is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Gracie throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Penn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Penn wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
Penn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Penn prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Penn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie has hold of Penn's hands but Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Penn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Penn dominating with strikes here.
Penn looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Penn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Penn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Penn has mounted him!
Penn looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penn has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Penn pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn wants a takedown.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Penn avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gracie.
Penn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is letting Penn control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Penn moves into full mount!
Penn wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn working Gracie over with strikes here.
Penn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Penn against the ropes but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Penn.
Gracie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Penn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie to the mat. Gracie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
Penn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
PJ Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Penn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
Penn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Penn with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Penn landing strikes from the mount.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn blocks Gracie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the head.
Penn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
Penn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Penn dominating with strikes here.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Hindo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Penn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Penn is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Penn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie throws a strike but Penn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Penn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Penn locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gracie is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). PJ Penn!
PJ Penn is the new lightweight champion!
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