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Escape The Cage 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hoppus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven DeNomee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoppus's entrance music is Not Now. A fine choice. DeNomee has chosen XXL as his entrance music. Steven DeNomee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Hoppus's chin.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hoppus!
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, Steven DeNomee!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppus slips a jab and a cross from DeNomee.
DeNomee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoppus but Hoppus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoppus fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeNomee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoppus sprawls well initially but DeNomee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
DeNomee stops Hoppus from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
DeNomee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoppus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoppus is trying to stand up here but DeNomee is controlling him well.
DeNomee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoppus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
DeNomee is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoppus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoppus has one foot on DeNomee's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
DeNomee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Steven DeNomee has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeNomee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoppus.
DeNomee misses with a kick to the body.
DeNomee feints and as Hoppus raises his hands in defense, DeNomee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into 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.
Hoppus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNomee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
DeNomee is working Hoppus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoppus is rocked!
DeNomee postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hoppus covers up, he's hurt! DeNomee keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from DeNomee and the ref steps in to end the fight! DeNomee can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven DeNomee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Crews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crews is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crews doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Crews sees coming a mile off.
Crews dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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.
Crews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nelson wants to stand but Crews is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nelson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Crews's closed guard. He's half up but Crews has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Crews pivots and extends the arm, Nelson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Crews! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terry Crews!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ontario Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh McGuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ontario Blackfoot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ontario Blackfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonh McGuff!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfoot lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McGuff falls backwards - clearly groggy! Blackfoot dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ontario Blackfoot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between johny cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatanka Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). johny cuba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatanka Blackfoot's chin.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, johny cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatanka Blackfoot!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfoot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackfoot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from cuba.
Blackfoot feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends cuba sprawling to the canvas! cuba rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Blackfoot finish him?!
cuba is rocked!
It looks like johny cuba has been cut.
A big left from Blackfoot misses.
Oh cuba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackfoot throws a shot from downtown. cuba moves away and avoids it.
Blackfoot misses with an uppercut.
cuba could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
cuba looks for a takedown but Blackfoot sprawls well.
cuba seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackfoot thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackfoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but cuba manages to avoid it.
cuba slips under a jab.
cuba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackfoot thows a left - swing and a miss!
cuba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
cuba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackfoot gets caught flat footed, as cuba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blackfoot wants to sweep but no luck.
cuba wants to pass the guard but Blackfoot is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfoot isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. cuba stacks Blackfoot on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by cuba!
Blackfoot is looking to reverse the position.
Blackfoot striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
cuba tries for a kimura but Blackfoot is defending well.
The ground and pound from cuba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blackfoot is looking to reverse the position.
Blackfoot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but cuba is controlling him well.
Blackfoot gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
cuba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blackfoot defends it well.
cuba is breathing heavily.
cuba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackfoot is trying to stand up here but cuba is controlling him well.
Blackfoot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cuba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
cuba fails with a takedown attempt.
Blackfoot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blackfoot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but cuba moves away.
Blackfoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackfoot looks to score with a jab to the body but cuba is just out of range.
Blackfoot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackfoot throws the left hand but cuba avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Blackfoot misses its intended target.
cuba defending well as Blackfoot loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot connects with the punch.
cuba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blackfoot as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for johny cuba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot throws a pinpoint strike between cuba's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends cuba crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Blackfoot scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatanka Blackfoot!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borje Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shawn voitsek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that shawn voitsek was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borje Cuba!
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, shawn voitsek!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
voitsek misses with a few strikes there.
voitsek leaves Cuba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
voitsek leaves Cuba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cuba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borje Cuba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
voitsek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Borje Cuba has been cut.
Cuba fails to land the takedown.
Cuba could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cuba fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around voitsek's waist but voitsek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cuba off to one side.
voitsek's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and voitsek duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
voitsek throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
voitsek drops Cuba with a left and a right! Oh, Cuba is hurt - voitsek dives into side control looking to finish!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
voitsek working away.
voitsek decides to stand back up.
Cuba shoots in and drives through. voitsek sprawls well.
Cuba is breathing heavily.
voitsek is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cuba's half guard.
Nice strikes from voitsek there.
Cuba is looking to improve his position.
Cuba trying to hold on to voitsek's head to control him but voitsek postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
voitsek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
voitsek is controlling the pace.
Cuba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cuba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cuba.
voitsek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
voitsek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cuba wants to sweep here but voitsek controlling him for the moment.
Cuba is looking to stand up but voitsek isn't so interested in that idea.
voitsek wants to stand but Cuba is controlling his posture from full guard.
voitsek tries to free his leg and advance position but Cuba is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
voitsek wants to control from the top but Cuba keeps moving.
Cuba controls voitsek momentarily but voitsek frees himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
shawn voitsek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borje Cuba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cuba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in voitsek's half guard.
Cuba is trying to work for a kimura but voitsek is defending well.
Cuba stops voitsek from getting back to his feet.
Cuba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cuba is trying to work for a kimura but voitsek is defending well.
Cuba is working for a kimura but voitsek is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cuba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. voitsek defending well though.
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.
Cuba wants to pass to mount but voitsek is defending the position.
voitsek pushes Cuba off looking to stand but Cuba dives back in and keeps control.
voitsek gets full guard.
voitsek wants to stand up but Cuba is controlling him.
Cuba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
voitsek is looking to stand up but Cuba isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
voitsek is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cuba fails with the takedown
and voitsek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cuba is staying active underneath voitsek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
voitsek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cuba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cuba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. voitsek is aware though and is defending well.
Cuba trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
voitsek wants to pass the guard but Cuba is keeping the position.
Cuba working for a triangle but voitsek defends it easily.
voitsek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cuba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuba kicks voitsek off and gets to his feet.
voitsek tries to bum rush Cuba with a series of wild strikes but Cuba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
voitsek gets a takedown into half guard.
Cuba actively working from the bottom here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Borje Cuba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Borje Cuba's cut.
That's time! Cuba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
voitsek throws a series of strikes that have Cuba backpedaling.
Cuba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and voitsek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
voitsek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuba has his takedown stuffed
and voitsek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by voitsek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
voitsek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuba up against the ropes.
Cuba tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borje Cuba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
voitsek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borje Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in voitsek's half guard.
Cuba is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
voitsek tries to kick Cuba off but Cuba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cuba is working for a submission of some sort.
voitsek wants to get back to his feet.
Cuba wants to work for an arm triangle but voitsek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
voitsek is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba is working for an americana but voitsek has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cuba was thinking about the submission.
Cuba is looking to work some ground and pound but voitsek has wrist control.
voitsek manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by voitsek.
Cuba is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, voitsek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuba is squirming around, avoiding voitsek's attempts to control the action.
Cuba wants to hold on but voitsek pushes him away.
voitsek looking to control but Cuba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
voitsek looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cuba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
shawn voitsek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well voitsek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shawn voitsek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Crew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack In The Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Crew has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Crew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack In The Box!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
In The Box fails to land with a series of punches.
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew avoids them all with ease.
Crew scores with a crisp jab that stopped In The Box in his tracks.
A head kick misses from In The Box.
Crew lands a left and a right that send In The Box crashing to the mat, dazed. Crew thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
In The Box is rocked!
Crew moves into range and clinches up with In The Box.
In The Box is still on wobbly legs! Can Crew finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
In The Box looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crew avoids the elbow strike from In The Box, against the ropes.
Crew blocks an elbow strike from In The Box.
Crew gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crew wanted to stand there but In The Box had control of the position.
In The Box seems to have recovered his senses.
Crew trying to control but In The Box is working from the bottom.
In The Box looking for a guillotine here but Crew defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crew wants to pass the guard but In The Box is keeping the position.
In The Box seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Box utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crew misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from In The Box misses.
In The Box throws a nice looking combination but Crew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from In The Box does no damage.
In The Box swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
In The Box gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In The Box looks gassed!
In The Box keeping full guard, as Crew tries to pass.
In The Box keeping moving, preventing Crew from controlling successfully.
In The Box pulls Crew in close to prevent any damage.
In The Box is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In The Box throwing shots but Crew is blocking nicely.
In The Box thows a huge punch but Crew dodges it nicely.
In The Box throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crew pushes In The Box off and gets back to his feet.
In The Box misses with a head kick.
In The Box clinches up against the ropes.
In The Box misses with an elbow strike.
Crew is looking to break free of the clinch but In The Box has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for In The Box.
Crew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
In The Box is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crew is defending well for now.
In The Box creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
In The Box is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
In The Box escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Crew.
Crew misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In The Box misses with a few strikes there.
In The Box connects with a crisp jab.
Jab by Crew.
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
In The Box will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
In The Box scores with a jab. Crew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
In The Box lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
In The Box scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crew misses with a series of wild punches.
In The Box throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
In The Box throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crew tries a head kick but it misses.
In The Box throws a nice looking combination but Crew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crew's corner calls for a 1-2. Crew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crew misses with a wild combination.
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In The Box scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but In The Box circles away quickly and effectively.
In The Box clinches up with Crew and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by In The Box.
In The Box misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, In The Box throws an elbow but misses.
In The Box throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
In The Box jumps into guard, dragging Crew to the mat.
In The Box trying to control the position.
Crew looking to pass the guard.
In The Box has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
In The Box is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
In The Box controls Crew momentarily but Crew frees himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack In The Box will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but In The Box paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crew tries to close the distance and clinch but In The Box swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crew connects with a single shot there.
In The Box misses with a two punch combination.
Crew lands a jab to the nose.
In The Box tries to clinch there but Crew circles away.
John Crew is winning the standup battle so far.
In The Box misses with the combination.
In The Box looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
In The Box scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
In The Box missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In The Box looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crew pushes In The Box off looking to stand but In The Box dives back in and keeps control.
In The Box scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
In The Box throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crew pushes In The Box off looking to stand but In The Box dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crew blocking the ground and pound attempt from In The Box.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crew moves into the clinch successfully.
In The Box creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crew dodges an elbow strike from In The Box.
Crew avoids a wild elbow strike from In The Box.
In The Box gets underhooks to prevent Crew's takedown attempt.
Crew blocks an elbow strike.
Crew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
In The Box lands a two punch combo.
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
Crew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
In The Box looks to land a combination. Crew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
In The Box misses with a double jab.
A combination from In The Box does no damage.
Crew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has In The Box pinned against the cage. In The Box gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by In The Box.
In The Box darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
In The Box connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crew momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crew digs a good body shot into In The Box's ribs.
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
Crew thows a left - swing and a miss!
In The Box shoots in but Crew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
In The Box showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crew.
In The Box tries to bum rush Crew with a series of wild strikes but Crew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crew connects with the punch.
Crew fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Crew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
In The Box throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
In The Box tries to bum rush Crew with a series of wild strikes but Crew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crew.
In The Box throws a nice looking combination but Crew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
In The Box misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Crew misses.
Jack In The Box seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
In The Box tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
In The Box wants to clinch up but Crew keeps it at a distance.
In The Box throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - In The Box throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
In The Box throws out a leg kick but Crew moves out of range and In The Box only half commits.
In The Box throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
In The Box gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In The Box controls Crew momentarily but Crew frees himself.
In The Box wants to sweep here but Crew controlling him for the moment.
Crew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
In The Box is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In The Box is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crew controlling from the top position.
In The Box trying to keep a closed guard but Crew is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. In The Box swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
In The Box tries to clinch but Crew moves out of range.
Crew misses with the combination.
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew moves out of range.
In The Box lands with a nice combination. Crew backs away looking to recover.
Crew lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
In The Box throws an overhand right that lands on Crew's shoulder, as Crew tries to avoid the shot.
In The Box is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by In The Box.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
In The Box stuffs the takedown attempt from Crew. Crew gets slowly back to his feet.
In The Box misses with the combination.
In The Box lands a jab-cross combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack In The Box 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! This is the final round!
Crew stalks In The Box and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into In The Box's face. In The Box staggers backwards, shaken.
Crew throws a lazy right hand but In The Box sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In The Box misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
In The Box scores with a spinning back kick!
In The Box shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crew but Crew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from In The Box.
Crew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
In The Box swinging wilding here.
Crew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
In The Box misses with a series of wild punches.
In The Box throws a right hand that Crew ducks under and follows up with a left that Crew also avoids with ease.
Crew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from In The Box lands but Crew takes it in his stride.
In The Box tries to keep at a distance but Crew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Box has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crew uses from the top position.
Crew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. In The Box is keeping the position for now.
In The Box is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
In The Box is trying to keep Crew in close.
Crew tries to free his leg and advance position but In The Box is retaining full guard.
In The Box has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crew thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
In The Box trying to keep a closed guard but Crew is proving a slippery customer.
Crew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. In The Box is keeping the position for now.
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.
In The Box is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
In The Box sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crew defending well though.
In The Box is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Crew defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from In The Box.
Crew wants to try and get back to his feet.
Crew is bucking up trying to escape but In The Box cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
In The Box is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Crew has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Crew!
In The Box is trying to control the position but Crew postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crew wants to control from the top but In The Box keeps moving.
Crew drops back looking for a leg! In The Box is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and In The Box manages to kick Crew off! Crew jumps back into In The Box's guard.
In The Box is trying to keep Crew in close.
In The Box keeping full guard, as Crew tries to pass.
Crew is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
In The Box working a defensive guard here.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Crew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
In The Box stalks Crew and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crew's face. Crew staggers backwards, shaken.
In The Box scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from In The Box.
Crew throws a sloppy head kick and In The Box moves out of range easily.
In The Box fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
In The Box rushes Crew and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crew takes an elbow to the forehead.
In The Box breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crew!
In The Box scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew moves out of range.
John Crew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In The Box doesn't manage to clinch there - Crew circles away.
Some wild striking there from Crew.
Crew misses with the combination.
In The Box throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack In The Box comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well In The Box has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack In The Box!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotch comes to the ring accompanied by Why Cant we be Friends-War. Velazquez has chosen Numb/Encore-Jay Z+Linkin Park as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Rotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown but Rotch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Velazquez fails to land the takedown.
Mike Rotch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Velazquez.
Velazquez fails to land the takedown.
Rotch stuffs the takedown attempt from Velazquez. Velazquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rotch as he avoids it easily.
Rotch leaves Velazquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velazquez fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velazquez.
Velazquez looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Velazquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Rotch which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mike Rotch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velazquez shoots in for a double leg but Rotch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velazquez.
Velazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotch tries to sprawl out of it but Velazquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rotch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rotch lands a jab to Velazquez's midsection.
Antonio Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotch lands a body shot.
Rotch tests Velazquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rotch scores with a shot to the body.
Rotch looks to land a combination. Velazquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Antonio Velazquez has been cut.
Rotch takes the fight into the clinch.
Rotch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Velazquez uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velazquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rotch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Velazquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Velazquez stands up over Rotch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rotch is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Velazquez rolls with it to try and escape but Rotch cranks on the arm and Velazquez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Rotch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Befor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Finch - Letters To You . Washington has chosen Such a Tragedy as his entrance music. Befor Belfort 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Befor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Washington!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Belfort.
Washington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Washington looks gassed!
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belfort throws out the jab.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Washington. No joy for Belfort on that attempt.
Washington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Are you kidding me?! Belfort ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Washington clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Befor Belfort!
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