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MIFC Contenders 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Master Of Puppets. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawk's choice of entrance music: Moskau. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis wants to clinch.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reis throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mike Hawk has been cut.
A head kick misses from Reis.
Reis throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Reis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reis slips under a jab from Hawk.
Reis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Rodrigo Reis has been cut.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Reis moves out of range easily.
Hawk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the cage.
Hawk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawk drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis breaks the clinch.
Reis clinches with his opponent.
Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk prevents Reis from breaking the clinch.
Reis is trying to push Hawk away but Hawk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawk jumps into guard, dragging Reis to the mat.
Hawk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Reis postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hawk's guard.
Reis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Hawk.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Reis's head but Reis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
Reis throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawk lands a nice knee to the body.
Reis tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
Reis tries to break the clinch but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hawk is leaning against Reis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rodrigo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hawk.
Reis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawk has double underhooks.
Reis is trying to break the clinch but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk digs a right hand underneath Reis's ribcage. Reis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reis can't break the clinch.
Hawk with a knee to the head.
Hawk pulls guard effortlessly.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reis's guard.
Reis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk postures up in Reis's guard and throws a big left but Reis blocks it.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Hawk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Reis is avoiding it.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawk tries to clinch but Reis is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Reis. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk throws a head kick but Reis moves out of range.
Hawk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hawk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Hawk as he checks the leg kick.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Reis pushes him off.
Hawk drives through and clinches with Reis against the cage.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Reis manages to get underhooks.
Reis is trying to break the clinch but Hawk is controlling him.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Hawk lands but Reis takes it in his stride.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk drives through and clinches with Reis against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to circle away but Hawk has him pinned against the cage.
Hawk has Reis pressed against the cage, preventing Reis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawk drags the fight down to the ground.
Hawk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reis defends it easily.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Reis wants to stand but Hawk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reis gets to his feet. Hawk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reis connects with a body shot that sends Hawk's belly button to the back.
Hawk pushes Reis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Reis.
Hawk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - Reis circles away.
Hawk clinches up with Reis and pushes him back against the cage.
Reis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk has Reis pressed against the cage, preventing Reis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reis wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawk won't allow it.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Reis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawk circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawk wants to clinch
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawk misses with a double jab
and Reis counters by clinching up.
Reis tries to break free but Hawk pushes him back against the cage.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawk throws a body kick the misses
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk misses the body punch
and Reis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reis.
A frustrated look appears on Reis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
Hawk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reis.
Reis throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Hawk misses
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Reis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawk tries to clinch but Reis moves out of range.
Hawk connects with a high kick.
Hawk clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Hawk pulls guard effortlessly.
Reis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawk is proving hard to escape from.
Reis won't allow Hawk to get back to his feet.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to stand but Hawk is controlling from the bottom.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Reis postures up.
Reis is looking to stand up but Hawk won't let him.
Hawk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reis is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hawk tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hawk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reis feints a jab promting Hawk to slip. Reis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hawk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reis.
Reis can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis letting Hawk take a breather here.
Hawk jumps guard.
Hawk wants to stand but Reis is controlling the position.
Reis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reis has passed into side control.
Reis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hawk to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk lands a head kick!
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Hawk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reis tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawk closes the distance and pushes Reis back into the cage.
Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawk lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Reis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawk lands with a left to the head.
Hawk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hawk manages to pull guard.
Reis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodrigo Reis.
I think Reis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rodrigo Reis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Mckracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Mckracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosnowski dodges the punch combination from Mckracken.
Mckracken throws a looping overhand right but Sosnowski ducks down to avoid it.
Sosnowski tries for a takedown but Mckracken circles away easily
enabling Mckracken to counter with a crisp jab.
Mckracken misses the shot to the body.
Mckracken lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sosnowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckracken counters with a stiff right hand.
Mckracken misses with a body shot
and Sosnowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mckracken's knee momentarily.
Sosnowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mckracken's head.
Sosnowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckracken counters with a stiff right hand.
Zak Mckracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sosnowski.
Sosnowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sosnowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski fails with the takedown
and Mckracken counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mckracken.
Sosnowski misses with a takedown
and Mckracken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sosnowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mckracken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mckracken lands a slapping body shot.
Andrei Sosnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosnowski looks gassed!
Mckracken lands a two punch combo.
Sosnowski is rocked!
It looks like Andrei Sosnowski has been cut.
Mckracken throws a series of strikes that have Sosnowski backpedaling.
Sosnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckracken finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckracken misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckracken lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sosnowski falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mckracken dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Mckracken!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Brashears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brashears might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk by Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Brashears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Squires!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brashears is trying to defend but Squires finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Squires missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brashears blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brashears!
Squires lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Brashears that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brashears takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brashears is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squires loads up with a big shot that hurts Brashears! He's pulled Squires in close but Squires has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Brashears survive? More strikes from Squires and Brashears is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brent Squires!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan Cavero was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A combination from Cavero does no damage.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavero was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cavero slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Cavero back into the cage.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cavero's face.
It looks like Juan Cavero has been cut.
Thomas is stalling here.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cavero looks gassed!
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cavero is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cavero takes a shot to the head.
Cavero is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas lands a big knee! That's hurt Cavero! Oh, he's all over the place! Thomas lands another knee that sends Cavero to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Thomas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giurgous Tsotes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Walter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giurgous Tsotes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsotes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walter is trying to stand up here but Tsotes is controlling him well.
Tsotes is nestled in close to Walter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsotes is working for a kimura but Walter is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsotes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walter tries to kick Tsotes off but Tsotes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tsotes moves into full mount! Walter won't be happy about that!
Tsotes lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that Walter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tsotes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walter?
Walter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsotes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsotes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tsotes with good strikes from the mount here!
Walter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsotes throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Walter has his hands clasped together but Tsotes breaks the hold and Walter is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Tsotes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giurgous Tsotes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bennet Amparo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Marc Joe enters the cage!
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147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bennet Amparo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Joe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amparo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amparo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amparo pulls Joe into guard.
Amparo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amparo wants to stand but Joe is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marc Joe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amparo throws a head kick that misses.
Amparo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Amparo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joe's hands.
Amparo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amparo is looking to clinch.
Joe shoots in and drives through. Amparo sprawls well.
Amparo lands with a nice combination. Joe backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Amparo misses.
Amparo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amparo wants to stand and escape but Joe is having none of it.
Amparo wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Amparo is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amparo keeping full guard, as Joe tries to pass.
Amparo is working an open guard so Joe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Amparo misses.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Joe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joe throws a lazy head kick
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Amparo.
Joe misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Amparo.
Amparo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Amparo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Amparo blocks nicely.
Amparo 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.
Joe stops Amparo from standing up.
Joe is stalling in the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marc Joe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Amparo cracks Joe with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A punch combination from Amparo misses.
A head kick by Amparo misses
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe wants to free his trapped foot but Amparo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Joe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Amparo is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amparo is concentrating on defense, preventing Joe from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Joe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Amparo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amparo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Joe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A head kick by Amparo misses
and Joe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe works over Amparo with some ground and pound from guard.
Amparo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Amparo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Joe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Joe is taking a breather. Amparo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Joe prevents Amparo from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Joe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Amparo is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marc Joe.
Joe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amparo sprawls well initially but Joe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amparo keeps working.
Amparo is controlling Joe's trapped leg to prevent Joe from advancing to side control.
Joe moves nicely into side control.
Amparo defending against the ground and pound.
Joe is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Amparo is trying to escape and Joe transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Amparo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Joe! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marc Joe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Madukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Iglesias has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brian Madukes's chin.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Madukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madukes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Madukes showed some decent athleticism there.
Iglesias is not content to let Madukes control the position.
Iglesias regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Madukes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iglesias trying to control the position.
Madukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madukes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Iglesias has wrist control.
Iglesias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Madukes throwing strikes from guard but Iglesias blocks nicely.
Madukes wants to control from the top but Iglesias keeps moving.
Madukes prevents Iglesias from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Madukes postures up in Iglesias's guard and throws a big left but Iglesias blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Madukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Iglesias has wrist control.
Iglesias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Madukes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iglesias gets caught flat footed, as Madukes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madukes throwing strikes but missing.
Madukes trying to control but Iglesias is working from the bottom.
Madukes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iglesias's head.
Madukes tries to free his leg and advance position but Iglesias is retaining full guard.
Madukes throwing strikes from guard but Iglesias blocks nicely.
Madukes throwing strikes from guard but Iglesias blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Madukes trying to control but Iglesias is working from the bottom.
Madukes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brian Madukes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Iglesias thuds his shin into the meat of Madukes's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Madukes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Madukes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Iglesias quickly recovers to half guard.
Madukes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Iglesias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madukes.
Madukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madukes stalling away here and it's allowed Iglesias to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Madukes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Madukes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madukes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madukes stops Iglesias from standing up.
Madukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Iglesias has wrist control.
Madukes throws a strike but Iglesias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Iglesias won't allow Madukes to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes has his feet on Iglesias's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Madukes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iglesias.
Madukes with a poor takedown
and Iglesias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iglesias thumps Madukes with a low kick.
Iglesias leaves Madukes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Iglesias throws a head kick but Madukes moves out of range.
Iglesias lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alexandre Iglesias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iglesias keeps Madukes at a distance using the push kick.
Madukes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Iglesias to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iglesias lands a nice looking kick to the body. Madukes takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iglesias throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iglesias cracks the inside of Madukes's front leg.
Madukes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Iglesias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madukes.
Madukes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iglesias. Iglesias obviously looking to wear him down.
Iglesias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madukes. That did some damage!
Madukes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madukes throws a combination that misses
and Iglesias counters with a slapping leg kick.
Iglesias uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madukes has time to react.
Iglesias scores with the left hand. Madukes knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iglesias is looking to slow Madukes down with leg kicks.
Iglesias fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madukes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Iglesias.
Iglesias lands a high kick!
Madukes is rocked!
Iglesias feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madukes's calf.
Oh Madukes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Iglesias. That's going to slow Madukes down.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Iglesias throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Madukes is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexandre Iglesias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphons Draclau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draclau.
Draclau jabs at Stokes's body.
Draclau thuds his right hand into Stokes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draclau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stokes misses with a takedown attempt
and Draclau counters with an inside leg kick.
Stokes shoots and misses
and Draclau counters with a nice leg kick.
Draclau thumps Stokes with a low kick.
Stokes is breathing heavily.
Stokes tries for a takedown but Draclau circles away easily
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Stokes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draclau jabs at Stokes's body.
Stokes needs to keep his hands up - Draclau had a free shot at his head there.
Draclau drops Stokes with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stokes! Draclau dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Alphons Draclau!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanks Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is England Belongs to Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanks Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Adams.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Adams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thanks Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adams counters with a left to the body.
Adams works the jab nicely.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Adams counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Adams blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Adams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adams throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie scores with a one two! Adams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie slips a jab from Adams.
A cross from Adams lands.
Adams throws out a powerful jab.
Adams throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Adams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Adams counters with a left to the body.
Adams misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Adams is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Adams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adams avoid being mounted?
Adams tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stand but Adams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gracie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adams is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Adams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Adams to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gracie is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Adams pulls down on the head and he's put Gracie to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eric Adams!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noah Qualls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Frank The Blade enters the cage!
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155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Qualls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank The Blade!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blade lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Blade.
Qualls is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from The Blade.
The Blade lands a big head kick that sends Qualls tumbling to the mat! The Blade takes a step backwards and waves Qualls back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Qualls is rocked!
It looks like Noah Qualls has been cut.
The Blade is looking to slow Qualls down with leg kicks.
Oh Qualls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Blade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Qualls seems to have got his legs back now.
The Blade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Blade works on Qualls's body with a couple of short punches.
The Blade crunches a lovely knee into Qualls's ribcage.
The Blade crunches a lovely knee into Qualls's ribcage.
The Blade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Blade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Blade landing knees to the body.
The Blade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Qualls takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Blade pushes Qualls back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Blade obliges.
The Blade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Qualls takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Qualls lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Blade misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Blade.
The Blade lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
The Blade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qualls backwards.
The Blade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Blade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade lands a nice knee to the body.
The Blade scores a nice knee to the body.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
The Blade lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
The Blade lands a knee to the body.
The Blade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qualls backwards.
A short body shot lands from The Blade as the two fighters clinch.
The Blade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Qualls blocks it with crossed arms.
The Blade cracks Qualls with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from The Blade.
Qualls takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Blade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Blade crunches a lovely knee into Qualls's ribcage.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
The Blade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
Qualls is trying to force a seperation but The Blade has the dominant position.
The Blade lands a body punch.
Qualls is trying to maintain a safe position but The Blade gets an underhook and turns Qualls into the cage.
Knees to the body from The Blade.
The Blade lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Blade landing knees to the head.
Qualls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Qualls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Blade misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from The Blade - that landed with a thud.
The Blade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Blade lands a nice knee to the body.
The Blade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qualls.
The Blade tries to land knees in the clinch but Qualls avoids the damage to the body.
The Blade tries to land a knee to the head but Qualls blocks with his arms.
The Blade lands a good knee to the midsection. Qualls won't want to take too many of those.
The Blade lands a shot to the body.
The Blade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Blade has Qualls pressed against the cage, preventing Qualls from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Qualls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Qualls lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by The Blade.
Qualls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Qualls working hard to break the clinch.
Qualls stalling in the clinch but The Blade improves position.
The Blade lands a nice knee to the body.
The Blade lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Qualls tries to circle away but The Blade has him pinned against the cage.
The Blade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qualls is trying to break the clinch but The Blade is controlling him.
Qualls tries to circle away but The Blade has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Qualls lands a nice uppercut.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
The Blade missing with knees to the body.
Qualls takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Blade lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Blade.
Qualls tries to break free but The Blade pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Blade.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Blade cracks Qualls with a nice body shot.
The Blade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Blade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Blade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qualls backwards.
Qualls gets through The Blade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Blade scores a nice knee to the body.
Qualls working hard to break the clinch.
The Blade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
The Blade lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blade prevents Qualls from breaking the clinch.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Qualls - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Blade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Qualls or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Blade.
Qualls is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Blade is keeping busy.
Qualls managing to block the knees to the body from The Blade.
Qualls misses with the head strike.
Qualls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Blade smiles and moves away.
Frank The Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Blade clinches with his opponent.
Qualls wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Qualls is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Qualls blocks an elbow strike.
The Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Qualls avoids it.
The Blade lands a good knee to the midsection. Qualls won't want to take too many of those.
Qualls is trying to break free.
Qualls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Blade lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Blade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Blade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Blade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qualls's sensitive parts.
The Blade closes the distance and pushes Qualls back into the cage.
Qualls managing to block the knees to the body from The Blade.
The Blade missing with knees to the body.
Qualls tries to stall but The Blade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Blade scores with a knee to the head.
The Blade keeps control of Qualls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Qualls working hard to break the clinch.
The Blade tries to land knees in the clinch but Qualls avoids the damage to the body.
The Blade has Qualls pressed against the cage, preventing Qualls from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Blade working Qualls over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Blade obliges.
The Blade lands a damaging elbow.
The Blade scores a nice knee to the body.
The Blade tries to land a knee to the head but Qualls blocks with his arms.
The Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Qualls tries to break the clinch but The Blade is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from The Blade.
The Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Qualls lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Blade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade tries a knee to the head but Qualls blocks it.
The Blade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
The Blade scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from The Blade.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Blade obliges.
A knee to the head by The Blade.
The Blade scores a nice knee to the body.
The Blade working Qualls over with knees to the body.
The Blade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Qualls's efforts to push away.
Frank The Blade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Blade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qualls's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, The Blade throws an elbow but misses.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
Qualls wants to break free but The Blade has control.
The Blade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Qualls.
The Blade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Blade lands a knee to the body.
The Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Qualls is defending well for now.
The Blade lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Qualls is trying to break the clinch but The Blade has him pressed against the cage.
Qualls creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Qualls tries to break free but The Blade pushes him back against the cage.
The Blade tries a knee to the head but Qualls blocks it.
The Blade lands a body shot.
Qualls jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Blade walks away with a smile on his face. Qualls gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Qualls throws a head kick that misses.
The Blade fakes the leg kick and cracks Qualls in the body.
Qualls throws a sloppy body shot
and The Blade counters with a big head kick but Qualls shrugs it off.
The Blade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Qualls.
Frank The Blade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Blade closes the distance and pushes Qualls back into the cage.
Qualls is trying to break the clinch but The Blade has him pressed against the cage.
Qualls taking a breather.
The Blade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Qualls avoiding damage as The Blade throws knees to the body.
The Blade missing with knees to the body.
The Blade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Qualls tightens his grip and picks The Blade up, before dumping him to the ground. The Blade manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qualls throws and elbow that misses. The Blade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Qualls's guard. Nice move by The Blade!
The Blade tries to stand but Qualls is controlling from the bottom.
The Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qualls is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Qualls throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Blade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Blade thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qualls doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Qualls looking for a triangle here. The Blade is fighting it but it looks tight! Qualls pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, The Blade is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Noah Qualls!
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