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DFC 2: The Grudge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orange.
Orange fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orange holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Orange is blocking nicely.
Orange misses with a knee to the head.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orange gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orange fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orange lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Williams wants to stand back up but Orange manages to pass into side control.
Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Orange away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange moves into the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orange lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orange.
Williams looks gassed!
Orange throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Orange improves position.
Orange lands with a left to the head.
Orange connects with a knee to the head.
Orange landing knees to the head.
Orange stalls.
Orange lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Orange backwards.
Orange lands an elbow inside.
Orange works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Orange using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Orange holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Orange has control.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Orange jumps guard but Williams stands there with Orange around his waist. Orange gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orange is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Orange tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Orange counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Orange is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams is looking to clinch but Orange is avoiding it.
Orange gets a clinch.
Orange fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Orange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orange pressing his opponent against the cage.
Orange throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Orange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams avoids the head kick by Orange.
Orange forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Orange using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Orange misses with a knee to the head.
Orange gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to kick Orange off in order to stand up. Orange Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Orange tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orange has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Orange tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orange has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Orange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Orange scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Orange dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orange closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams closes the distance but Orange moves to the side
and Orange counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orange.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orange.
Orange looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orange using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orange working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orange is trying to stall.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Orange.
Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orange counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Orange working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Williams can't escape the position.
Erik Orange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams is trying to stand up.
Orange connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Tyler Williams has been cut.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Orange has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Orange prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orange is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams is trying to reverse the position but instead Orange has taken his back - oops!
Orange scores with punches to the body.
Orange landing with strikes.
Williams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Orange's guard. Nice work there by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Orange has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orange.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Orange is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orange pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Orange is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Orange is controlling him well.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Orange is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Orange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Orange darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Orange is trying to break free.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Orange blocks it.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Orange to the mat.
Orange gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Orange misses.
Orange drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orange drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orange jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Orange working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Orange dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orange forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Orange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orange gets a clinch.
A short left from Williams.
Orange looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Orange blocks it.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orange lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Orange throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Orange.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams successfully pulls guard.
Orange lands a couple of digs.
Williams wants to stand but Orange is controlling the position.
Orange gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.
Orange scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orange stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Orange clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Orange blocks it.
Williams is leaning against Orange and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Orange is blocking nicely.
Orange is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Orange is blocking nicely.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orange gets a clinch.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Orange throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orange has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Williams clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Orange throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Williams!
Williams is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Williams fending off the submission attempt from Orange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I really don't envy Williams right now.
Orange is not going to allow Williams to sit and survive in this position.
Williams has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Orange has his opponent's back but Williams is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Orange.
Orange closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Orange blocks it.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Orange avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Orange is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams tries to stall but Orange uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orange has hold of one of Williams's legs. Williams is fighting the takedown attempt but Orange gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Williams keeping busy on the bottom but Orange has passed one foot through into half guard.
Orange lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Orange is controlling him
Orange prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets full guard.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orange postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orange chips away with some ground and pound.
Orange tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Orange pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Tyler Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Orange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orange 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Orange!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pointek has chosen Sevendust - Enemy as his entrance music. The key to victory for Duncan Powers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Pointek!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pointek has a takedown stuffed.
Powers checks a leg kick.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pointek as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pointek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Powers blocks a low kick nicely.
Powers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pointek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Powers's guard.
Pointek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Pointek from controlling successfully.
Powers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pointek is one step ahead there.
Pointek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pointek trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek chips away with some ground and pound.
Powers trying to keep a closed guard but Pointek is proving a slippery customer.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Pointek throwing strikes but missing.
Pointek stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pointek shoots in but Powers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pointek swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Pointek tries for a takedown but Powers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duncan Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pointek.
A bone on bone clash there as Powers blocks the leg kick.
Powers checks a low kick from Pointek.
Powers wants to clinch.
Pointek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Powers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pointek's waist but Powers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powers off to one side.
Pointek throws a push kick but Powers slaps the foot to one side.
Powers is looking to clinch.
Good work by Powers as he checks the leg kick.
Pointek gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Powers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pointek dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers tries to clinch there but Pointek circles away.
Pointek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pointek blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers scores with a takedown into Pointek's guard.
Pointek wants to control but Powers passes easily into half guard.
Pointek is holding on to half guard well.
Powers is tying to control. Pointek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pointek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pointek defends it well.
Pointek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Powers is working away from the top position though.
Pointek actively working from the bottom here.
Pointek is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pointek avoids the head kick by Powers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pointek backs up against the cage.
Pointek misses with a low kick.
Duncan Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pointek.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
Pointek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
Pointek tries for a kimura but Powers is defending well.
Pointek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
Powers is not content to let Pointek control the position.
Pointek in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Powers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Duncan Powers has been cut.
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.
Powers is trying to control Pointek's posture but Pointek avoids it.
Powers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Powers is trying to buck Pointek off.
Pointek connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Powers some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Pointek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Duncan Powers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pointek looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Powers tries to clinch but Pointek is having none of it.
Pointek throws a lazy uppercut
and Powers counters by clinching up.
Pointek looking to slow down the pace here.
Pointek wants to get back to striking at distance but Powers won't allow it.
Powers has had enough of the clinch but Pointek keeps him there for the moment.
Powers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Powers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pointek stalls.
Pointek fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pointek has Powers pressed against the cage.
Powers manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers tries to clinch there but Pointek circles away.
Pointek throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pointek avoids the head kick by Powers.
Pointek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pointek lands in his opponent's guard.
Pointek wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Powers seems keen to control Pointek's posture.
Powers looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is pulling down on Pointek's head. It's preventing any offense from Pointek, at least for the moment.
Pointek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Powers wants to get back to his feet but Pointek drags him back down.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Pointek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to control but Pointek postures up.
Powers is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pointek throws a leg kick
and Powers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mike Pointek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pointek is looking to improve his position.
Pointek is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Powers pulls his head out easily.
Powers is taking a breather. Pointek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pointek trying to control here.
Duncan Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powers decides to stand up.
Powers lands with a nice body punch.
A clash of legs there as Powers blocks the low kick.
Powers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pointek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pointek trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
Pointek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Pointek.
I've got Pointek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Pointek!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Gruver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Little bit Counrty. Gruver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Van Halen-Hot For Teacher . This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Gruver!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gruver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barker.
Barker lands with a kick to the temple. Gruver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barker throws a nice head kick!
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.
Barker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gruver.
Gruver walks into a straight right hand from Barker.
Gruver stalks Barker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barker's face. Barker staggers backwards, shaken.
Barker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barker showed some decent athleticism there.
Barker blocks the strikes from Gruver.
Gruver is refusing to be controlled, as Barker sits in half guard.
Barker is really struggling to control Gruver but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gruver trying to control here.
Gruver tries to get to full guard but Barker has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruver gets full guard.
Barker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barker trying to control but Gruver is working from the bottom.
Gruver wants to sweep here but Barker controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gruver has his takedown stuffed
and Barker counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gruver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Gruver.
Gruver looks gassed!
Barker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barker throws a one two combo.
Barker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gruver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barker.
Gruver with a poor takedown
enabling Barker to counter with a crisp jab.
Barker connects with a single shot there.
Gruver fails with the takedown
and Barker counters with a left and a right that stings Gruver.
No joy there for Barker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gruver shoots and misses
and Barker counters with a two punch combo.
Gruver tries to keep at a distance but Barker has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gruver.
Gruver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruver pulls Barker into guard.
Gruver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruver lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Gruver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gruver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gruver wants to stand but Barker is controlling the position.
Gruver kicks Barker off and gets to his feet.
Gruver slips a jab and a cross from Barker.
Gruver scores with a takedown into Barker's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gruver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barker is proving hard to escape from.
Gruver stands up and waves to Barker to follow him.
Barker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gruver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barker counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker lands with a nice combination. Gruver backs away looking to recover.
Gruver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gruver is trying to control the action in half guard but Barker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gruver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barker is trying to stand up here but Gruver is controlling him well.
Barker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gruver trying to control the position from guard on top but Barker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gruver is one step ahead there.
Barker is looking to stand up but Gruver isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruver stands and steps away. Barker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gruver looks for a takedown but Barker sprawls well.
Barker misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a combination that misses
and Gruver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Barker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gruver.
Gruver wants to slow Barker down by chopping away at his legs.
Barker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruver shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barker misses with the combination.
Barker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gruver counters with a shoot takedown. Barker fights it but they end up in guard.
Barker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gruver's guard.
Gruver looking for a sweep. Not yet Gruver, not yet.
Barker looking to pass the guard.
Barker postures up and lands a big shot to Gruver's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruver is looking to stand up but Barker isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruver is on top in guard.
Gruver landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Gruver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gruver drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gruver tries to advance to mount but Barker denies him.
Gruver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gruver prevents Barker from escaping the position.
Barker working the head with strikes.
Gruver wants to control but Barker postures up.
Barker cracks Gruver with a big elbow.
Barker stands up and beckons Gruver to his feet.
Gruver shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barker pinned against the cage. Barker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gruver clinches.
Gruver has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Barker regains guard immediately.
Gruver trying to control but Barker is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruver advances position into side control!
Gruver lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruver scores with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Gruver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barker struggling a bit here.
Gruver in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barker is not content to let Gruver control the position.
Gruver is trying to ground and pound but Barker uses the momentary lack of control by Gruver to regain half guard.
Barker is pressing down on Gruver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gruver is one step ahead there.
Barker pushes Gruver off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gruver tries for a takedown but Barker circles away easily
and Barker counters with a two punch combo.
Bob Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Gruver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gruver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barker counters with a left and a right that stings Gruver.
A combination from Barker does no damage.
Gruver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barker circles away.
Gruver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gruver lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barker is rocked!
Check out the look on Gruver's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Barker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruver passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Barker!
Gruver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barker's face.
Gruver looking to finish with strikes here!
Gruver thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gruver looking to finish Barker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barker!
Gruver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gruver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gruver unloading with bombs!
Gruver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Barker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gruver working the ground and pound effectively.
Gruver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gruver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Gruver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Gruver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gruver lands a big shot there that rocks Barker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gruver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barker's face.
Gruver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barker?
Gruver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gruver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edward Gruver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barker tries to hold on but Gruver pushes him away.
Gruver landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruver with shots to the head and body - Barker looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gruver lands a nice shot to the head.
Gruver with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Gruver.
Gruver lands a nice shot to the head.
Gruver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barker hang on?
Gruver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gruver with shots to the head and body - Barker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gruver landing shots from mount.
Barker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barker is in a horrible position here. Gruver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gruver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barker hang on?
Gruver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruver landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Gruver.
Barker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gruver working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Gruver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gruver tries to bum rush Barker with a series of wild strikes but Barker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barker staying out of range there.
Gruver shoots in for a takedown but Barker shows good takedown defense.
Gruver fails with the takedown
and Barker counters with a shoot takedown. Gruver fights it but they end up in guard.
Gruver throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gruver striking off his back but it's not causing Barker any problems.
Gruver tries to strike from the bottom.
Gruver wants to sweep but no luck.
Gruver throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gruver throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gruver doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gruver trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruver lands with a right and another and another! Barker is in big trouble! Gruver lands again and this time it's lights out for Barker! A quality knockout there for Gruver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Edward Gruver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vern Kessel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devil Went Down to Georgia. Kessel has chosen This Fire Burns as his entrance music. Dan McManus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Kessel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kessel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kessel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kessel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kessel throws a solid leg kick but McManus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kessel.
Kessel thuds a left hand into McManus's body.
Kessel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kessel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McManus moves away.
McManus looks to land a combination but Kessel avoids it well.
Kessel throws a nice looking combination but McManus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kessel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kessel misses with an uppercut. McManus saw that one coming.
Kessel throws a right and a left that McManus avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - McManus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McManus fails in his attempt to clinch.
McManus moves into the clinch.
McManus misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McManus trying to land knees to the body.
McManus looking for a takedown.
McManus has hold of one of Kessel's legs. Kessel is fighting the takedown attempt but McManus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McManus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kessel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McManus wants to stand but Kessel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kessel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kessel keeping moving, preventing McManus from controlling successfully.
Kessel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kessel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kessel keeping moving, preventing McManus from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kessel wants to slow McManus down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McManus is breathing heavily.
Kessel checks a low kick from McManus.
Kessel throws a leg kick that is checked
and McManus counters with a shoot takedown. Kessel fights it but they end up in guard.
Kessel keeping full guard, as McManus tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McManus drops back looking for a leg! Kessel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kessel manages to kick McManus off! McManus jumps back into Kessel's guard.
Kessel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McManus stopping the sweep attempt from Kessel.
Kessel wants to stand but McManus is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McManus checks a leg kick.
McManus tries to clinch but Kessel moves out of range.
Kessel digs a good hook to McManus's body.
McManus tries to clinch up but Kessel circles away and keeps his distance.
McManus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kessel. Kessel obviously looking to wear him down.
McManus misses with a double jab.
Vern Kessel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by McManus.
McManus fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kessel blocks an elbow strike from McManus.
Kessel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kessel blocks an elbow strike from McManus.
McManus scores a nice knee to the body.
McManus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kessel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kessel blocks the elbow strike.
McManus slows down the pace here.
Kessel wants to get back to striking at distance but McManus won't allow it.
Kessel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kessel avoiding damage as McManus throws knees to the body.
McManus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kessel does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McManus checks a leg kick.
Kessel throws a right and a left that McManus avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan McManus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kessel throws a leg kick but McManus checks it.
McManus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kessel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kessel keeping full guard, as McManus tries to pass.
McManus is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McManus thows a big elbow that misses.
McManus won't allow Kessel to get back to his feet.
Kessel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McManus has passed into side control.
Kessel is trying to control McManus's posture but McManus avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McManus fails to land the takedown.
McManus wants to clinch.
Kessel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus tries to clinch but Kessel is having none of it.
Kessel throws a leg kick but McManus checks it.
McManus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McManus instigates a clinch.
McManus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessel.
Kessel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kessel managing to block the knees to the body from McManus.
McManus lands an elbow inside.
McManus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from McManus.
McManus tries to pull guard but Kessel won't allow it.
McManus tries to pull guard but Kessel holds him up against the cage and eventually McManus drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Kessel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McManus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McManus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by McManus or perhaps it was just good defense by Kessel which made him look bad.
Kessel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McManus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kessel lands with a nice body punch.
A clash of legs there as McManus blocks the low kick.
McManus moves out of range of the leg kick from Kessel.
McManus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kessel pinned against the cage. Kessel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kessel thows a leg kick but McManus checks it
and McManus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kessel's guard.
McManus stands and throws Kessel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kessel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McManus is looking to take a break and control but Kessel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kessel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kessel is looking to regain half guard here but McManus keeps moving and retains side control.
McManus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McManus is looking to take a break and control but Kessel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McManus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McManus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McManus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kessel is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus wants to control but Kessel is keeping him busy.
McManus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kessel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kessel wants to get back to his feet but McManus drags him back down.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McManus is looking to clinch but Kessel is avoiding it.
McManus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dan McManus has been cut.
McManus wants to clinch.
Kessel cracks McManus with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McManus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan McManus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan McManus'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!
Some wild striking there from Kessel.
McManus dodges the punch combination from Kessel.
Kessel throws a body punch but McManus moves out of range.
Kessel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kessel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kessel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kessel wants to land a leg kick but McManus is out of range.
McManus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kessel is fending him off so far but McManus persists. Nope, Kessel circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessel lands a with a good body shot.
McManus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McManus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kessel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kessel tries to reverse the position but McManus maintains control.
McManus looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McManus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kessel wants to try and get back to his feet.
McManus is working for a guillotine from mount but Kessel frees his head quite easily.
McManus is working for a guillotine from mount but Kessel frees his head quite easily.
McManus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McManus wants to finish this one by submission but Kessel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McManus.
Kessel wants to hold on but McManus pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McManus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kessel can't escape the position.
McManus tries to control but Kessel wriggling away.
McManus fails to advance to Kessel's back.
Kessel wants to hold on but McManus pushes him away.
Kessel really wants to buck McManus off and get back to his feet.
Kessel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McManus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kessel wants to control but McManus is having none of it.
McManus looking to ground and pound but Kessel is blocking nicely.
Kessel trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McManus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kessel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kessel is looking to chop away at McManus's legs.
Kessel is looking to land body kicks.
McManus fails in his attempt to clinch.
McManus feints and as Kessel raises his hands in defense, McManus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McManus pushes down on Kessel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McManus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McManus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kessel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus trying to control but Kessel is having none of it.
Kessel wants to control but McManus is having none of it.
McManus is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
McManus forces Kessel back against the cage and clinches.
McManus lands a body shot.
McManus jumps into guard, dragging Kessel to the mat.
Kessel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kessel trying to control but McManus is working from the bottom.
Kessel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dan McManus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kessel is looking to stand up but McManus won't let him.
Kessel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kessel wants to control from the top but McManus keeps moving.
McManus pushes a forearm under Kessel's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kessel is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan McManus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by The downfall of us all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ika goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ika moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ika chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finger.
Ika lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ika lands a two punch combo.
Finger tries for a takedown but Ika sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ika stalks Finger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Finger's face. Finger staggers backwards, shaken.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Ika.
Ika throws a one two combo.
Finger has a takedown stuffed.
Finger swats away the attempt to clinch by Ika.
Nice takedown defense from Ika. No joy for Finger on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finger.
Finger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ika lands with an overhand left.
Ika drives through and clinches with Finger against the cage.
Finger tries to pull guard but Ika holds him up against the cage and eventually Finger drops back down to his feet.
Ika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ika scores with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ika.
Ika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ika swivels and escapes.
Mala Ika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger is breathing heavily.
Finger fails with the takedown.
Ika scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ika lands a with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Ika.
Ika lands a nice hook to Finger's body. Finger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ika drives through and clinches with Finger against the cage.
Finger tries to pull guard but Ika won't allow it.
Finger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ika is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finger's face.
Finger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ika lands an elbow inside that Finger shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ika lands an elbow just above Finger 's eye.
Finger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ika pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ika misses with the combination.
Ika lands a front kick.
Ika is working the combinations to good effect here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Finger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ika is trying to get back to half guard.
Finger in side control, throwing shots but Ika defends.
Finger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ika keeps working.
Ika throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ika as Finger shoots in.
Finger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ika is fending him off so far but Finger persists. Nope, Ika circles away and we're back to standing.
Finger feints and as Ika raises his hands in defense, Finger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Finger stays in close to Ika's body and controls the position.
Finger passes into half guard.
Finger throwing shots but Ika is blocking nicely.
Finger stops Ika from getting back to his feet.
Finger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ika trying to hold on to Finger's head to control him but Finger postures up.
Finger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Finger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ika wants to control but Finger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ika pushes Finger off looking to stand but Finger dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mala Ika dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finger gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ika's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ika is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finger asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Finger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Finger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ika is looking to regain half guard here but Finger keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Ika's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ika has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Finger but great work by Ika.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finger struggling a bit here.
Finger is looking to regain half guard here but Ika keeps moving and retains side control.
Finger throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ika decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ika tries to clinch but Finger moves out of range.
Ika looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Ika.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger fails with a takedown attempt.
Finger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ika is looking to slow Finger down with leg kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Ika as Finger shoots in.
Finger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ika.
Ika lands with a nice combination. Finger backs away looking to recover.
Ika instigates a clinch.
Ika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ika.
Ika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ika tries to clinch there but Finger circles away.
Ika with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finger tries to move into range but Ika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ika clinches up against the cage.
Finger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ika moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Ika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ika.
Ika lands a nice uppercut.
Ika lands a shoulder strike.
Finger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ika is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ika lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Ika.
Ika with a knee to the head.
Ika lands a shoulder strike.
Ika breaks the clinch.
Ika throws a nice looking combination but Finger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ika stuffs the takedown attempt from Finger. Finger gets slowly back to his feet.
Ika scores with a three punch combo!
Finger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finger fails with a takedown attempt.
Finger has a takedown stuffed.
Finger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ika.
Finger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ika is fending him off so far but Finger persists. Nope, Ika circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ika cracks the inside of Finger's front leg.
Ika misses with the combination.
Finger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ika but Ika pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mala Ika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Craig Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ika throws a right hand that Finger ducks under and follows up with a left that Finger also avoids with ease.
Finger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finger keeps the fight on the outside.
Finger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Finger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ika's head.
Finger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finger moves nicely into side control.
Finger 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.
Ika is looking to regain half guard here but Finger keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mala Ika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Finger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ika misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Ika both land. Nice combination.
Finger shoots in but no luck this time.
Ika closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Finger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ika swivels and escapes.
Danga de danga de dang - Ika scores with a four punch combination!
Finger is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Ika.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ika 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 Finger tumbling to the canvas! Ika pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Finger was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mala Ika!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare dos Diabos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying dos Diabos's choice of entrance music: Festivo - Zatoichi OST. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erick Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacare dos Diabos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Diabos moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in dos Diabos's guard.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
dos Diabos is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
dos Diabos is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but dos Diabos is retaining full guard.
dos Diabos is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
dos Diabos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
dos Diabos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman won't allow dos Diabos to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Diabos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dos Diabos looks gassed!
dos Diabos trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman slips nicely into half guard.
Coleman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coleman passes into side control, despite dos Diabos's attempt to control the position.
dos Diabos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
dos Diabos is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman is trying to work for a kimura but dos Diabos is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
dos Diabos looking for submissions off his back.
Coleman controlling the pace.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
dos Diabos trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman wants to take a breather but dos Diabos is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by dos Diabos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from dos Diabos does no damage.
dos Diabos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Diabos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Diabos tries to clinch up.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - dos Diabos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dos Diabos tries to clinch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
dos Diabos fails with an attempt to clinch.
dos Diabos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dos Diabos is looking to clinch but Coleman is avoiding it.
Coleman throws a body punch but dos Diabos moves out of range.
Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
dos Diabos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Coleman staying calm.
dos Diabos is looking to regain half guard here but Coleman keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
dos Diabos is rocked!
Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
dos Diabos is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Coleman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, dos Diabos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but dos Diabos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! dos Diabos is unconscious as Coleman celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Erick Coleman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaigo Leites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's entrance music is Dragon's Nest - Tekken 5. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leites's choice of entrance music: Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2. Thaigo Leites has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Law!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thaigo Leites!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Law. No joy for Leites on that attempt.
Leites shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Law as he avoids it easily.
Leites shoots in and drives through. Law sprawls well.
Marshall Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaigo Leites.
Leites is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Law.
Law pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leites will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Law misses.
Nice defenses there by Leites.
Law misses with a looping right.
Leites looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Law!
Law tries to hold on but Leites pushes him away.
Leites working for a guillotine from mount but Law is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leites unloads with some shots from mount but Law bucks and avoids them well.
Law working to try and regain half guard.
Leites is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Law has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leites has control of Law's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Law regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Leites is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Law has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leites on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leites tries to get out of the position.
Leites looks gassed!
Law tries to hold on but Leites pushes him away.
Leites wants to take Law's back but he can't do it this time.
Law tries to lock up and control but Leites gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leites goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Law is on top in guard.
Law wants to pass the guard but Leites is keeping the position.
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.
Law stays in close to Leites's body and controls the position.
Leites wants to sweep here but Law controlling him for the moment.
Law avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leites tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leites has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Law can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leites is looking for a triangle but Law pushes his legs off easily.
Law won't allow Leites to sweep him here.
Leites manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leites trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Law holds on and takes a little breather.
Leites thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leites wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.
Leites thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leites tries to free his leg and advance position but Law is retaining full guard.
Leites trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Law keeping full guard, as Leites tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Law misses.
Law swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Law misses with a looping right.
Law throws a leg kick but Leites checks it.
Leites fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Law sprawls well initially but Leites persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Law tries to roll over but Leites keeps him under control.
Leites seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Law does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leites is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Law tries to get to full guard but Leites has control of the leg.
Leites 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.
Leites is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Law is just riding it out for now. Leites eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thaigo Leites will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leites moves out of range as Law strikes.
A punch combination from Law misses.
Law goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body punch from Law.
Law loads up on a big right hand but Leites slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leites.
Leites blocks a head kick by Law.
Law stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Law both land. Nice combination.
Law lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leites is rocked!
Leites walks into a stiff left hand from Law.
Leites is still on wobbly legs! Can Law finish him?
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!
Law pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leites shoots in but no luck this time.
Marshall Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaigo Leites.
Law waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Leites.
Law misses with a two punch combination.
Law swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leites uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Law.
Leites seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leites fails to land the takedown.
Law keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leites throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Law's waist but Leites gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leites off to one side.
Law fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leites will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leites fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Law swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leites slips a straight right by Law.
Leites misses with a looping left.
Leites misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Law.
Leites looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Law missing with a left hand there. Leites was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Law throws a hook to the side of Leites's head but Leites sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Leites.
Leites tries for a takedown but Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marshall Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leites shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Law as he avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Law, as that shot connected.
Law takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Law misses with a looping left.
Leites misses with a wild body shot.
Leites fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thaigo Leites seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leites checks a leg kick nicely.
Leites fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Law sprawls well initially but Leites persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leites trying to pass the guard but Law defending well.
Leites seems to be looking for submissions.
Law is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leites is trying to work for a kimura but Law is defending well.
Leites is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leites decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Leites fails to land the takedown.
Leites tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Law swivels and escapes.
Law throws a right hand that Leites ducks under and follows up with a left that Leites also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leites.
Leites closes this distance looking for a takedown but Law circles away.
Leites tries to move into range but Law moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leites shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Law as he jumps to the side.
Law connects with a single shot there.
Law throws a body kick that misses.
Marshall Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law misses with a looping right.
Law misses with a straight right.
Leites tries for a takedown but Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leites tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Law swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Law moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Law lands a nice looking body shot.
Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Law throws a lazy right hand but Leites sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leites looks for a takedown but Law sprawls well.
Law misses with a straight right.
Leites takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marshall Law is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Law lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Law has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Law and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Law pinned against the cage. Law gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leites keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leites is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leites shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Law but Law pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Law lands a glancing blow to the side of Leites's head.
Leites looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Law dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Law avoids a kick to the body.
Law moves out of range of the strikes.
Leites shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Law as he avoids it easily.
Leites fails with a takedown attempt.
Leites pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leites throws a push kick but Law slaps the foot to one side.
Law throws a right and a left that Leites avoids nicely.
Leites staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Law. No joy for Leites on that attempt.
Marshall Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaigo Leites.
Leites tries for a takedown but Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Law looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leites slips a straight right by Law.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Law pinned against the cage. Law gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Law throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leites shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leites fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leites shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Law's guard.
Leites slips nicely into half guard.
Leites is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Law tries to roll over but Leites keeps him under control.
Leites wants to pass to mount but Law is defending the position.
Leites is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Law defends it well.
Leites trying to mount his opponent but Law defends it.
Leites is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leites prevents Law from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leites is looking for a kimura but Law is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leites to get the leverage.
Leites frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Law wants to hold on but Leites pushes him away.
Law working to try and regain half guard.
Leites is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Law can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Leites prevents Law from getting the reversal.
Leites seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Law is holding on tight.
Leites looking for a guillotine from mount but Law is having none of it.
Leites looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to control but Leites is having none of it.
Law is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Leites locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Law is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thaigo Leites!
Thaigo Leites is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Theme From Jaws. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomato Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Finn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Finn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Finn.
Finn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finn tries to clinch up but Can circles away and keeps his distance.
Can is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Can takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Finn.
Finn closes the distance and clinches.
Can is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Can is breathing heavily.
Finn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finn controlling the action here for a moment.
Can tries for a takedown. No joy.
Finn wants to stall.
Can tries for a takedown but Finn manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Can. That did some damage!
Can throws a lazy uppercut
and Finn counters with a straight right hand.
Can is rocked!
Finn takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Can is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finn throws a leg kick which misses Can's front leg but catches the back leg as Can tries to avoid it.
Can seems to have got his legs back now.
Finn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finn scoring well with a low kick there.
Can misses with the combination.
Can keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finn wants to slow Can down by chopping away at his legs.
Can tries to clinch but Finn moves away
and Finn counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can fails with an attempt to clinch.
Can gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn tries to escape but Can is in control.
Can controlling the position from side mount.
Can scoring with punches from side control.
Can works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Shane Finn has been cut.
Can controlling the position from side mount.
Can looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Can happy to just control the position for now.
Can working the ground and pound from side control.
Can gets to mount! Finn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Can 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.
Can controlling the position easily from mount.
Can landing punches.
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.
Can controlling the pace for now.
Can seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Finn for as long as he can get away with.
Can with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Can with shots to the head and body - Finn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Can looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Finn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Can keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Finn.
Can throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Can's knee momentarily.
Can is looking to clinch.
Can scores a takedown into full mount!
Can is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Finn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Can controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tomato Can just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Can chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finn can pounce on him.
Finn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Can instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Can is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Finn to the mat. Finn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Finn looking for a sweep. Not yet Finn, not yet.
Can controls from within his opponent's guard.
Finn is trying to keep Can in close.
Can not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Can with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Can not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can tries to free his leg and advance position but Finn is retaining full guard.
Can seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Finn keeping full guard, as Can tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Can throws a strike but Finn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Finn preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Can is on top in guard.
Finn working a defensive guard here.
Finn looking for a sweep. Not yet Finn, not yet.
Can working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finn can't keep his opponent in guard - Can advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Can is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Can working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomato Can dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Finn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Can tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
Can is looking to clinch.
Can looks to clinch
and Finn counters with a thumping low kick.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Finn scores with a leg kick.
Can misses with a body punch
and Finn counters with a three punch combo that has Can backing up. Can nods at Finn to acknowledge the strikes.
Can tries to clinch up
and Finn counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn tries to clinch up but Can circles away and keeps his distance.
Finn throws a hook to the side of Can's head but Can sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finn tries to clinch there but Can circles away.
Can tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finn, right into the meat.
Can tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it.
Can tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
Finn wants to clinch
and Can counters with a takedown into side control.
Can controlling the position from side mount.
Finn prevents Can from moving into mount.
Tomato Can overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can is working hard here to advance position.
Can connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Finn some visible discomfort.
Can swings around for an armbar but Finn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Can's guard.
Finn won't allow Can to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Can is on top in guard.
Can controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Can advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn is trying to stand.
Can content to control rather than advance.
Can seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Can in particular looking to stall.
Finn wants to get back to full guard.
Finn wants to control but Can is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Can is pressing down on Finn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Finn is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finn cracks the inside of Can's front leg.
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.
Can checks a leg kick.
Finn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Can counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Can seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Can stops Finn from standing up.
Can trying to control but Finn is working from the bottom.
Can trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn looking for a sweep. Not yet Finn, not yet.
Can slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Can forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomato Can showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Can has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomato Can!
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