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Volume 60: Manuel vs Parker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Falcao's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Falcao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Falcao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Batista defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista scoring with some ground and pound.
Batista working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Falcao's head.
Falcao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batista distracts Falcao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Batista drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Batista jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Falcao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batista.
Batista content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falcao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Falcao is looking for a triangle but Batista pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Falcao is keeping the position.
Batista pushing down on Falcao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Falcao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Falcao.
Falcao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batista content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Falcao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Falcao looking for a guillotine here but Batista defends easily.
Falcao looks gassed!
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Falcao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Falcao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcao has momentary wrist control but Batista slips an elbow through the middle.
Falcao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Batista working some strikes from top position.
Falcao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batista scores with a takedown into Falcao's guard.
Falcao has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Batista should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Falcao has tightened it up now! Batista should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bruno Falcao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob pickerins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Carter Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pickerins comes to the cage accompanied by way of the fist. Carter Jr has chosen Stranglehold by Ted Nugent as his entrance music. Dwayne Carter Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob pickerins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Carter Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pickerins lands a big right hand that sends Carter Jr crashing to the mat! pickerins stays standing though and waves Carter Jr back to his feet!
Carter Jr is rocked!
It looks like Dwayne Carter Jr has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for pickerins.
Carter Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can pickerins finish him?
Carter Jr looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
pickerins ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Carter Jr out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob pickerins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hores tries to close the distance and clinch but Pound swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
Pound blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Hores's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pound.
Hores drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hores looking to slow down the pace here.
Hores changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pound fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Hores scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Pound throws a series of punches but Hores moves out of range.
Pound tries to bum rush Hores with a series of wild strikes but Hores uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pound throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pound throws a hook but Hores avoids it easily.
Hores needs to keep his hands up - Pound had a free shot at his head there.
Hores walks into a jab.
Hores shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores doesn't manage to clinch there - Pound circles away.
Hores changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pound looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Hores cracks Pound with a big elbow.
Pound is looking to reverse the position.
Pound is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pound holding on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hores postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores working away.
Pound might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hores kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pound is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pound looks to land a combination but Hores avoids it well.
Pound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Hores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hores avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hores misses with a wild combination.
Hores tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pound swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morse Hores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Morse Hores has been cut.
Pound misses with a double jab.
Hores misses with a few strikes there.
Hores throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pound fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound 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.
Pound lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pound misses with a combination
and Hores counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pound!
Pound tries to lock up and control but Hores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound is in a horrible position here. Hores smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hores wants to control the pace but Pound is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pound can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pound wants to hold on but Hores pushes him away.
Hores 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.
Hores throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pound holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hores tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound tries to hold on but Hores postures up.
Pound blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hores dodges the punch combination from Pound.
Pound misses with a wild combination.
Pound throws a combination that misses
and Hores counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pound!
Pound really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hores. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Hores there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pound holds on for dear life.
Hores looking to ground and pound but Pound is blocking nicely.
Hores landing shots from mount.
Pound tries to lock up and control but Hores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hores prevents Pound from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores misses with a head shot.
Pound keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hores lands a big elbow.
Pound is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hores working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hores punching from mount but Pound doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hores landing strikes from the mount.
Hores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pound looks a forlorn figure.
Hores prevents Pound from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores won't let Pound get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pound in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pound is breathing heavily.
Hores punching from mount but Pound doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pound is looking to get to half guard.
Pound avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hores.
BOOM! Hores connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pound keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hores tries to control but Pound wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores working the ground and pound effectively.
Hores throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morse Hores overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pound working to try and regain half guard.
Hores working for a submission but Pound is keeping him at bay.
Pound is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores punching from mount but Pound doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hores throwing strikes here but Pound is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pound wants to hold on but Hores pushes him away.
Pound keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hores thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hores lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pound loads up on a big right hand but Hores slips the punch.
Pound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pound lands the left hand.
Pound misses with a two punch combination.
Hores dodges the punch combination from Pound.
Pound lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hores is rocked!
Pound looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pound throws a series of punches but Hores moves out of range.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hores manages to avoid it.
Hores scores with a one two! Pound had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hores decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pound works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pound not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pound avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound wants to stand and escape but Hores is having none of it.
Hores trying to control the position from guard on top but Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Hores is proving a slippery customer.
Hores trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Pound.
Hores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pound avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Hores clinches up with Pound and pushes him back against the cage.
Pound scores with a hook to the body.
Hores is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pound lands a nice shot to the body.
Hores blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Pound.
Pound working Hores over with knees to the body.
Pound lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pound lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hores tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pound escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pound lands a nice looking body shot.
Pound falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hores counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hores.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hores trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Hores working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hores is standing up over Pound. Pound looks to escape but Hores dives into side control.
Hores is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pound is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hores wants to control but Pound is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pound manages to get back to half guard.
Pound is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pound keeping hold of Hores's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hores.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pound has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ground Pound!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slinky McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dersu Uzala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slinky McDougle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dersu Uzala's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slinky McDougle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dersu Uzala!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Uzala tries to roll over but McDougle keeps him under control.
Uzala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uzala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDougle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDougle's back!
Uzala tightening his grip on McDougle, looking for the choke.
McDougle rolls, trying to escape but Uzala keeps control of the position.
Uzala is trying to stick to McDougle's back but McDougle is turning into Uzala. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Uzala's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDougle.
McDougle wants to pass the guard but Uzala is keeping the position.
McDougle lands a couple of digs.
McDougle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uzala wants to sweep here but McDougle controlling him for the moment.
McDougle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzala is looking for a triangle but McDougle pushes his legs off easily.
McDougle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McDougle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Uzala's guard.
McDougle slips a nice elbow through Uzala's hands, connecting with Uzala's forehead.
Uzala is trying to get back to full guard.
Uzala looks gassed!
McDougle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uzala is in trouble now - McDougle has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDougle with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McDougle landing strikes, looking to finish!
McDougle lands a nice shot to the head.
Uzala is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDougle drops a big elbow. That's hurt Uzala! More shots from McDougle and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slinky McDougle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snake Plisken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Multio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plisken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Plissken Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Plisken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aulis Multio!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plisken misses with a two punch combination.
Multio slips a jab and a cross from Plisken.
Multio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plisken was well out of range. Poor timing from Multio.
Plisken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Multio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Multio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Plisken did well to prevent Multio getting side control.
Plisken is looking to improve his position.
Multio is controlling the pace.
Plisken moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Multio landing with the ground and pound.
Multio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Plisken will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plisken wants to sweep but no luck.
Plisken keeping moving, preventing Multio from controlling successfully.
Multio won't allow Plisken to sweep him here.
Plisken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Plisken keeping full guard, as Multio tries to pass.
Plisken wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Plisken keeping full guard, as Multio tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plisken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plisken has his takedown stuffed
and Multio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plisken!
Multio avoids the attempt from Plisken to control.
Plisken is looking to get to half guard.
Multio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Multio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Multio tries to control but Plisken wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Multio avoids the attempt from Plisken to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Plisken is trying desperately to improve position.
Multio trying to control but Plisken is having none of it.
Plisken sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
Multio is keen to just control but Plisken is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plisken trying to hold on to Multio's head to control him but Multio postures up.
Plisken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plisken works his way to full guard. Good work.
Plisken has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Multio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Plisken.
Multio has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Plisken!
Plisken is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Multio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Plisken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Multio doesn't seem phased though.
Multio throws a body punch but Plisken moves out of range.
Plisken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Multio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Plisken's guard.
Plisken wants to improve his position but instead Multio has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Multio in particular looking to stall.
Plisken makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Plisken.
Multio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Multio wants to control from the top but Plisken keeps moving.
Multio content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken is trying to keep Multio in close.
Plisken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Multio is one step ahead there.
Plisken controls Multio momentarily but Multio frees himself.
Multio content to stall in guard here.
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.
Plisken keeping moving, preventing Multio from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Multio misses with a looping right.
Snake Plisken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Multio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plisken walks into a left hand.
Multio looks to score with a jab to the body but Plisken is just out of range.
Multio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plisken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Multio.
Multio throws a looping overhand right but Plisken ducks down to avoid it.
Snake Plisken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plisken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plisken misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisken throws a sloppy body shot
and Multio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Plisken wants to control but Multio passes easily into half guard.
Multio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Plisken wants to improve his position but Multio is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Multio is thwarting Plisken's attempts to control the position.
Plisken is not content to let Multio control the position.
Multio prevents Plisken from improving his position.
Multio trying to pass the guard but Plisken defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Plisken does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Multio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Plisken throws a series of punches but Multio moves out of range.
Multio thows a body shot but no joy.
Plisken looks to land a combination. Multio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Plisken misses.
Multio throws the left hand but Plisken avoids the punch easily.
Plisken scores with a sloppy right hand. Multio should have avoided that one.
Plisken throws an overhand right that lands on Multio's shoulder, as Multio tries to avoid the shot.
Plisken cracks Multio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plisken looks to land a combination but Multio avoids it well.
Multio scores with a nice head shot.
Multio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Plisken looks to land a combination but Multio avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Multio misses with a series of wild punches.
Snake Plisken is winning the standup battle so far.
Multio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Plisken sprawls well initially but Multio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Multio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Plisken won't allow Multio to pass to mount.
Multio is keen to just control but Plisken is a slippery customer.
Multio moves into full mount! Plisken won't be happy about that!
Multio controlling from mount.
Plisken keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Multio tries to control but Plisken wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Multio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Multio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Aulis Multio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Multio landing punches.
Multio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Multio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Multio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Snake Plisken has been cut.
Plisken is looking to get to half guard.
Multio wants to control but instead Plisken manages to regain half guard.
Multio is thwarting Plisken's attempts to control the position.
Aulis Multio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Multio is controlling the pace.
Plisken gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multio trying to control but Plisken is working from the bottom.
Multio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Aulis Multio just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plisken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Multio.
Snake Plisken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Multio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plisken manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Plisken misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aulis Multio.
I've got Multio 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aulis Multio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vasquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Careless Whisper. Tanaka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muse - Citizen Erased. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vasquez to the mat! Vasquez manages to get full guard.
Vasquez working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.
Vasquez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tanaka escapes and throws Vasquez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasquez keeps working.
Vasquez is looking for a sweep.
Vasquez wants to control but Tanaka postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanaka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vasquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vasquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanaka is aware though and is defending well.
Tanaka postures up.
Vasquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vasquez working for a triangle but Tanaka defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka gets to his feet - Vasquez follows without any prompting.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Vasquez circles away.
A head kick misses from Tanaka.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasquez as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tanaka as Vasquez shoots in.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanaka's waist but Tanaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasquez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka rushes Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Vasquez is blocking nicely.
Tanaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tanaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanaka.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vasquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tanaka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vasquez jumps guard and drags Tanaka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tanaka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Vasquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanaka defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is trying to control the position but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vasquez's guard.
Vasquez trying to control the position.
Vasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Tanaka is looking to improve his position.
Vasquez stalling away here and it's allowed Tanaka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vasquez trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Tanaka has wrist control.
Vasquez postures up in Tanaka's guard and throws a big left but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka wants to stand up but Vasquez is controlling him.
Vasquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka misses with a head kick.
Tanaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vasquez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tanaka's guard.
Vasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vasquez is stalling in the full guard.
Vasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasquez passes Tanaka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vasquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasquez thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.
Vasquez is keen to just control but Tanaka is a slippery customer.
Vasquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasquez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vasquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vasquez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tanaka is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noburo Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noburo Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Noburo Kobayashi has been cut.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Kobayashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kobayashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kobayashi hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Dead N Gone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Manuel's choice of entrance music: Lay Low. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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26
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws and low kick but Manuel moves out of range easily.
Parker wants to slow Manuel down by chopping away at his legs.
Parker throws the left hand but Manuel avoids the punch easily.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Manuel swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Manuel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manuel lands in his opponent's guard.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
Manuel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Manuel wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker is trying to keep Manuel in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Parker.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Parker throws a chopping leg kick but Manuel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manuel checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Manuel walks into a jab.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Parker.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Manuel slips the punch.
Manuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manuel's calf.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manuel cracks Parker with an open hand slap.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel.
Parker throws a leg kick but Manuel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manuel is able to avoid easily.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Manuel counters with an inside leg kick.
Manuel shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peter Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manuel.
Manuel slips a jab from Parker.
Jab by Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Manuel counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
so Manuel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Manuel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Manuel throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel preventing the sweep.
Manuel trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker looking to control.
Manuel stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Manuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manuel works on Parker's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker avoiding damage as Manuel throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Manuel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Manuel shoots in.
Manuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manuel.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
Manuel dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manuel can pounce on him.
Parker misses with a combination
and Manuel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Parker is controlling Manuel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Manuel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Manuel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Parker!
Manuel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Parker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Manuel has wrist control.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manuel's head.
Manuel working a defensive guard here.
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.
Manuel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker won't allow Manuel to sweep him here.
Manuel looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
Parker postures up.
Parker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manuel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parker has managed to get both his arms back between Manuel's legs - danger averted.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Manuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manuel blocks a low kick nicely.
Parker looks for the body kick but Manuel saw that one coming.
Manuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Manuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parker can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Manuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Manuel throws a low kick, looking for Parker's leg but Parker calmly moves out of range.
Manuel shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Manuel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peter Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manuel.
Parker throws a body kick that misses.
Manuel checks a leg kick nicely.
Parker misses with a hook. Manuel ducked under it nicely.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peter Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel connects with a high kick.
Manuel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parker lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Manuel.
Parker is looking to slow Manuel down with leg kicks.
Parker thumps Manuel with a low kick.
Parker throws a head kick that half lands.
Manuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Parker lands a nice shot that snaps Manuel's head back.
Peter Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuel.
Manuel lands a right hook to the body.
Manuel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manuel tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel.
Manuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Parker lands with a nice combination. Manuel backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Matt Manuel has been cut.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manuel.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Manuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Manuel.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Parker throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Manuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parker but Parker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel checks a low kick from Parker.
Manuel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manuel rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Manuel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Manuel controls his hands.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Manuel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parker is keeping busy.
Manuel lands with a right to the head.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker misses with a combination
and Manuel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parker really felt that one!
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Parker tries to bum rush Manuel with a series of wild strikes but Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Manuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peter Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manuel.
Parker throws a jab when Manuel was well out of range.
Manuel slips under a jab from Parker.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Manuel on that attempt.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Parker looks to land a body kick but Manuel moved away.
Manuel throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses the body punch
and Manuel counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Parker misses
and Manuel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manuel is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker trying to hold on to Manuel's head to control him but Manuel postures up.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manuel stalling away here and it's allowed Parker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is stalling in the full guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manuel.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Manuel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manuel.
Manuel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parker keeping full guard, as Manuel tries to pass.
Manuel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Parker dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker sizes up Manuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parker avoids the head kick by Manuel.
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manuel counters with a shoot takedown. Parker fights it but they end up in guard.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manuel trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Manuel is looking to advance position but Parker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Parker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manuel regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker is trying to control. Manuel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manuel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manuel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Parker wants to get up but he can't break Manuel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Manuel.
Manuel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parker postures up.
Parker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Manuel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Parker prevents Manuel from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manuel is controlling Parker's trapped leg to prevent Parker from advancing to side control.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Manuel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker prevents Manuel from improving his position.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is not content to let Parker control the position.
Manuel actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker throws a right hand that Manuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuel also avoids with ease.
Manuel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parker misses with a leg kick
and Manuel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker lands with a nice combination. Manuel backs away looking to recover.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manuel throws out a leg kick but Parker moves out of range and Manuel only half commits.
Manuel moves away from the strike by Parker.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Manuel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuel misses the jab.
A jab from Parker misses.
Manuel slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Manuel is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel blocks a jab.
Manuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker throws a sloppy body shot
and Manuel counters with a thumping low kick.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Manuel is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Manuel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Manuel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manuel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Manuel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parker!
Parker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Parker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Manuel some visible discomfort.
Parker scoring with punches from side control.
Manuel parries the strikes from Parker easily there. Parker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manuel to escape.
Parker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel taking a bit of punishment here - Parker scoring with strikes.
Manuel wants to control but Parker postures up.
Parker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manuel to his feet.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Manuel lands with a kick to the temple. Parker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Parker misses with a double jab
and Manuel counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Parker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Manuel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manuel.
Manuel is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a head shot. Parker uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
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.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
Parker seems keen to control Manuel's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parker throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Manuel.
I think Manuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matt Manuel! Matt Manuel retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryobun Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryobun Akagi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Akagi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akagi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Akagi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Orton tries to kick Akagi off in order to stand up. Akagi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Orton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Akagi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Akagi wants to control but Orton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton is not content to let Akagi control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Akagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orton avoids it really well and circles away.
Akagi misses with a takedown attempt - Orton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akagi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akagi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orton clinches.
Akagi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Len Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryobun Akagi.
Still in the clinch, Orton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orton gets through Akagi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orton.
Orton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orton prevents the takedown attempt.
Akagi looks gassed!
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of Akagi backwards.
Orton lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Orton as the two fighters clinch.
Akagi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Orton lands a two punch combo.
Orton throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Akagi is defended easily by Orton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orton.
Orton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Orton.
Orton lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagi walks into a straight right hand from Orton.
Akagi ducks right into an uppercut from Orton.
Akagi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orton cracks the inside of Akagi's front leg.
Ryobun Akagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orton connects with a body shot.
Orton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Orton throws a one two combo.
Akagi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orton cracks Akagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orton forces Akagi back against the cage and clinches.
Orton lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ryobun Akagi has been cut.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Orton as the two fighters clinch.
Orton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Orton scores with a shot to the side of Akagi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Orton.
A left hand lands to the body for Orton.
Orton controlling the action here for a moment.
Orton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orton stalks Akagi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akagi's face. Akagi staggers backwards, shaken.
Akagi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orton!
Akagi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton scores with a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Orton.
Orton connects with a solid leg kick.
Orton looks to land a combination. Akagi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryobun Akagi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orton lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice combination there by Orton.
Orton scores with a nice head shot.
Orton forces Akagi back against the cage and clinches.
Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akagi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Orton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akagi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orton is just riding it out for now. Akagi eventually gives up the hold.
Orton holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Akagi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagi tries to pass to full mount but Orton defends it.
Akagi is looking to stall here but Orton recovers full guard.
Orton is pulling down on Akagi's head. It's preventing any offense from Akagi, at least for the moment.
Orton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Orton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orton decides to stand up.
Orton throws a series of strikes that have Akagi backpedaling.
Akagi shoots in for a takedown but Orton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orton is fending him off so far but Akagi persists. Nope, Orton circles away and we're back to standing.
Orton throws out a powerful jab.
Akagi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akagi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Len Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryobun Akagi.
Orton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Orton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Len Orton is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
Akagi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akagi can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands with a straight right. Akagi didn't see that one coming.
Akagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orton.
Orton stalks Akagi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akagi's face. Akagi staggers backwards, shaken.
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton lands a jab-cross combination.
Orton works the jab nicely.
Akagi takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Orton.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orton!
Akagi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orton!
Orton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orton lands with an overhand left.
Orton closes the distance and clinches.
Orton scores with a shot to the side of Akagi's head.
Akagi takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Orton.
Orton stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orton gets through Akagi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orton.
Orton lands a right hand.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Orton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akagi has time to react.
Orton rushes Akagi and presses him up against the cage.
Akagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Orton as the two fighters clinch.
Orton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orton pushes Akagi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryobun Akagi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orton punishes Akagi's body with a nice straight punch.
Orton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akagi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orton finds it's way round the side to connect with Akagi's head.
Len Orton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orton throws out a powerful jab.
Akagi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orton lands a jab-cross combination.
Orton clinches with his opponent.
Akagi takes a shot to the head.
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of Akagi backwards.
Orton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Len Orton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orton.
Orton lands a right hand.
Orton lands a shot to the body.
Orton has Akagi pressed against the cage.
Orton lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akagi backwards.
Orton scores with a shoulder strike.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Len Orton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orton drives through and clinches with Akagi against the cage.
Akagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akagi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Orton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton works on Akagi's body with a couple of short punches.
Orton tries to land knees in the clinch but Akagi avoids the damage to the body.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton is working the combinations to good effect here.
No luck for Akagi with that takedown attempt.
Len Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryobun Akagi.
Orton throws a good cross that connects.
Orton throws a combination. Akagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Orton lands.
Akagi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Orton duly obliges.
Akagi takes one on the button.
Jab from Orton.
Orton closes the distance and pushes Akagi back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orton lands with a light punch inside.
Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
Akagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of Akagi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orton.
Orton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orton lands a jab to Akagi's midsection.
Orton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Akagi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orton scores with a hook.
Akagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akagi. That did some damage!
Orton looks to land a combination. Akagi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Akagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orton avoids it really well and circles away.
Orton moves into the clinch.
Orton breaks the clinch.
Orton punishes Akagi's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orton.
Orton lands a jab-cross combination.
Orton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orton throws a combination. Akagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
Orton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryobun Akagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Len Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orton with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Orton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam has chosen Grateful Deads- Truckin' as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grappling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam swings for the body but Grappling moves out of range.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling lands a nice looking body shot.
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adam throws a wild body kick that Grappling sees coming a mile off.
Adam sizes up Grappling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grappling misses with a leg kick.
Adam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling staying out of range there.
Grappling is looking to slow Adam down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappling takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Adam misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam scores with a nice right hand.
Adam takes a swing at Grappling's ribcage but misses.
Adam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grappling, pushing him back against the cage.
Grappling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Adam as the two fighters clinch.
Adam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grappling up against the cage.
Grappling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grappling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grappling cracks Adam with a nice body shot.
Adam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grappling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adam checks a leg kick.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adam's knee momentarily.
Grappling scores with a jab to the body.
Adam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Adam blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Adam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grappling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.
Adam tries to clinch but Grappling moves out of range.
Grappling delivers a nice body kick.
Adam looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adam closes the distance but Grappling moves to the side
and Adam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grappling connects with a solid leg kick.
Adam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Adam scoring well with a low kick there.
Grappling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grappling counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adam is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Adam is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Adam down.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adam's calf.
Adam blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Adam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grappling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam misses with a body shot
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling scores with a kick to the body.
Adam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grappling sizes up Adam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adam's calf.
Grappling lands a nice hook to Adam's body. Adam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grappling's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grappling duly obliges.
Adam is still on wobbly legs! Can Grappling finish him?
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Adam seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grappling.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adam throws a hook but Grappling avoids it easily.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
Grappling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adam throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grappling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grappling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adam throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grappling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling tries to bum rush Adam with a series of wild strikes but Adam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with an outside leg kick.
Grappling lands a front kick.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grappling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rob Adam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grappling counters with a body kick.
Grappling thuds his shin into the meat of Adam's side.
Grappling is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Grappling.
Grappling staying out of range there.
Adam swinging wildly here.
Grappling motions for Adam to come forward. Grappling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adam misses with a double jab
and Grappling counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adam tries a low kick but Grappling avoids it.
Adam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Grappling to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Adam walks into a straight right hand from Grappling.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Grappling as he checks the leg kick.
Adam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grappling.
Grappling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adam defending well as Grappling loads up on a big left hand.
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grappling throws out a leg kick but Adam moves out of range and Grappling only half commits.
Adam tries to clinch
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adam can do to turn this around?
Adam tries to close the distance and clinch but Grappling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to clinch there but Grappling circles away.
Grappling slips under a jab from Adam.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
and Grappling counters with a good low kick that Adam was not able to check.
Adam throws a lazy body kick
and Grappling counters with a left to the body.
Grappling lands a lovely overhand right.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grappling scores with a hook to the body. Adam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling misses with a hook to the body
and Adam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling scores with a decent looking hook.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Adam moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Adam down.
Rob Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grappling, as that shot connected.
Adam scores with a jab to the body.
Adam thows a leg kick but Grappling checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab by Grappling.
Grappling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adam!
Adam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adam 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.
Adam throws a lazy body kick
and Grappling counters with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grappling.
Grappling scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grappling counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a punch to the head.
Grappling feints and then cracks Adam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adam down.
Good leg kick by Grappling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grappling lands a head kick. Adam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Grappling.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adam's calf.
Adam misses with the body kick
letting Grappling counter with a right hand.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grappling throws a solid leg kick but Adam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grappling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adam scores with a decent looking hook.
Adam missing with a left hand there. Grappling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Adam slips a jab from Grappling.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grappling.
Adam walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grappling.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grappling misses the target.
Grappling misses with a low kick as Adam jumps back.
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Grappling moves away and avoids it.
Rob Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Adam blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Grappling misses with a hook to the body
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grappling fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adam is out of range.
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Grappling's shoulder, as Grappling tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Grappling finds it's target.
Grappling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adam.
Adam closes the distance and clinches.
Adam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adam tries to work over Grappling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adam tries to throw a body punch but Grappling avoids it by throwing Adam back against the cage.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grappling is keeping busy.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grappling.
A right hook to the body lands for Grappling.
Grappling managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
A nice left hand lands by Grappling.
Adam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grappling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grappling counters with an inside leg kick.
Grappling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
Adam misses with a combination
letting Grappling counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Striker Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grappling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Grappling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grappling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Grappling!
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