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Nexus - Mid Week Monsters PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Llueve Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Llueve Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hristov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baxter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hristov.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Baxter throws the left hand but Hristov avoids the punch easily.
Hristov throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Hristov.
Baxter throws a sloppy body shot
and Hristov counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at Hristov to acknowledge the strikes.
Baxter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hristov throws a combination that misses
and Baxter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Baxter misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hristov throws a combination that misses
and Baxter counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Hristov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Hristov misses.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hristov is just out of range.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Baxter moves out of range.
Hristov scores with a three punch combo!
Valio Hristov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hristov throws a looping overhand right but Baxter ducks down to avoid it.
Baxter clobbers Hristov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Nice shot lands for Baxter.
Hristov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hristov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baxter counters with a straight right hand.
Baxter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hristov throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Hristov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hristov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter cracks Hristov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hristov throws a combination that misses
and Baxter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hristov. Baxter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Hristov does no damage.
Hristov looks gassed!
Hristov throws a hook to the side of Baxter's head but Baxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hristov misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hristov thinking.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hristov throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Hristov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Baxter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hristov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Hristov misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Baxter moves out of range.
Good shot there by Baxter.
Hristov swinging wildly here.
Baxter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hristov takes one on the button.
Baxter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter throws a body punch but Hristov moves out of range.
A left and a right from Baxter both land. Nice combination.
Baxter lands a nice hook to Hristov's body. Hristov 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.
Llueve Baxter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baxter lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Baxter misses.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter lands a lovely overhand right.
Hristov takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Hristov misses with a combination
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baxter tests Hristov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter thows a body shot but no joy.
Hristov is breathing heavily.
Baxter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hristov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter is looking to wear down Hristov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hristov misses with a hook.
Hristov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baxter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hristov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Baxter counter with a right hand.
Hristov misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter cracks Hristov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter cracks a nice hook into Hristov's ribs.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Baxter.
A shot to the liver by Baxter. Beautiful body shot.
Baxter lands with an overhand left.
Baxter throws a jab when Hristov was well out of range.
Baxter connects with a body shot that sends Hristov's belly button to the back.
Baxter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hristov on the side of the head.
Hristov misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Llueve Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baxter lands a lovely overhand right.
Baxter swings for the body but Hristov moves out of range.
Jab from Baxter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov misses with a combination
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baxter thuds a left hand into Hristov's body.
Baxter works the jab nicely.
Hristov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hristov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hristov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valio Hristov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hristov.
Baxter scores with a punch to the head.
Baxter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hristov misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hristov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hristov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hristov manages to avoid it.
Hristov throws a nice looking combination but Baxter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hristov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hristov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Baxter throws a body punch but Hristov moves out of range.
Baxter scores with a nice strike.
Hristov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov misses with an uppercut.
Baxter throws a body punch but Hristov moves out of range.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Llueve Baxter dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baxter lands a right hook to the body.
Hristov throws an off balance right hand
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hristov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baxter has got the better of the exchanges.
Baxter takes a swing at Hristov's ribcage but misses.
Baxter misses with a jab to the body
and Hristov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Baxter misses its intended target.
Baxter lands with a cross.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Baxter connects with a body shot that sends Hristov's belly button to the back.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baxter cracks Hristov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hristov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Baxter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hristov doesn't seem phased though.
Hristov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baxter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hristov at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baxter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baxter thuds a left hand into Hristov's body.
Hristov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baxter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hristov avoids the body shot from Baxter.
Jab, jab by Baxter - just one landing.
Hristov swings widly with a right hand
and Baxter counters with a nice uppercut.
Baxter looks to land a right hand but Hristov moved out of range.
Llueve Baxter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter digs a good body shot into Hristov's ribs.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hristov.
A right-left combo lands from Baxter.
Baxter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hristov can do to turn this around?
Hristov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baxter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hristov swings for the body but Baxter moves out of range.
Hristov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter takes a swing at Hristov's ribcage but misses.
Baxter staying out of range there.
Hristov walks into a straight right hand from Baxter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Baxter to counter with a crisp jab.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hristov was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baxter lands a nice looking body shot.
Baxter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hristov backs up against the cage.
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Hristov ducks down to avoid it.
Baxter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baxter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hristov's hands.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hristov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hristov is just out of range.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hristov.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hristov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Baxter lands.
Baxter lands with a straight right. Hristov didn't see that one coming.
Valio Hristov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Hristov. Those never looked like landing.
Hristov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baxter jabs at Hristov's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Llueve Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Llueve Baxter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Spencer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Jr's entrance music is Johnny Cash/Eazy-E Mashup . A fine choice. Jim Rogers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Spencer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer Jr moves into the clinch.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Spencer Jr is controlling the position.
Spencer Jr keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spencer Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rogers throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer Jr.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers tries to work over Spencer Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spencer Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spencer Jr gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spencer Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Spencer Jr has the dominant position.
Spencer Jr lands a right hand.
Spencer Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spencer Jr.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Spencer Jr is controlling the position.
Spencer Jr taking a breather.
Spencer Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers tries to clinch but Spencer Jr moves away
and Spencer Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer Jr lands a body shot.
Rogers cracks Spencer Jr with an open hand slap.
Spencer Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer Jr.
Spencer Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers darts in trying to clinch
and Spencer Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Spencer Jr counters with a body kick that stops Rogers in his tracks momentarily.
Rogers throws a sloppy body shot
and Spencer Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Rogers throws a sloppy body shot
and Spencer Jr counters with a body kick that stops Rogers in his tracks momentarily.
Rogers throws a one two combo.
Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rogers drives through and clinches with Spencer Jr against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Spencer Jr.
Rogers looks gassed!
Spencer Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Spencer Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Spencer Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Spencer Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spencer Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rogers being controlled against the cage.
Spencer Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spencer Jr.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Spencer Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spencer Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers is rocked!
Spencer Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Spencer Jr finish him?
Rogers takes a shot to the head.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spencer Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spencer Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer Jr is working Rogers over against the cage.
A short left from Spencer Jr.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spencer Jr.
Spencer Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Spencer Jr presses Rogers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spencer Jr breaks from the clinch.
Rogers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spencer Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spencer Jr cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rogers finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Spencer Jr's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Rogers falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Spencer Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vedin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed's entrance music is That's A Sabretooth. A fine choice. Sirovica has chosen last mohacian as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vedin Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a leg kick
and Sirovica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Creed throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sirovica lands with a nice body punch.
Creed throws a right hand that misses
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Victor Creed has been cut.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick
and Sirovica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a nice uppercut.
Creed thows a leg kick but Sirovica checks it
and Sirovica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sirovica fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sirovica fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Creed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Creed thows a leg kick but Sirovica checks it
enabling Sirovica to counter with a crisp jab.
Creed throws a series of punches but Sirovica moves out of range.
Creed misses with a left hand
enabling Sirovica to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Sirovica lands a jab to the head.
Creed throws an off balance right hand
and Sirovica counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Creed thinking.
A swing and a miss from Sirovica.
Sirovica scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed slips a straight right by Sirovica.
Sirovica lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Creed thinking.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Creed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirovica counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sirovica lands an impressive looking overhand right. Creed doesn't seem phased though.
Creed throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sirovica to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Sirovica.
A low kick from Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a stiff right hand.
Creed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sirovica lands a really nice looking cross but Creed seems unphased.
Creed throws a lazy uppercut
and Sirovica counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Creed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Victor Creed's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body shot
and Sirovica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a nice body kick.
Creed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sirovica.
Sirovica moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirovica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirovica connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Victor Creed's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sirovica throws a shot to the body.
Sirovica tries a head kick but it misses.
Sirovica throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sirovica.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sirovica lands a big head kick that sends Creed tumbling to the mat! Sirovica takes a step backwards and waves Creed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Creed is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Sirovica.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Victor Creed's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sirovica misses with an uppercut. Creed saw that one coming.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Creed misses
letting Sirovica counter with a right hand.
A big left from Sirovica misses.
Creed scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirovica digs a good hook to Creed's body.
Sirovica cracks Creed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Sirovica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedin Sirovica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Creed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Creed misses
enabling Sirovica to counter with a crisp jab.
Creed throws a lazy head kick
and Sirovica counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirovica throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Creed misses
and Sirovica counters with a stiff right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Creed's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vedin Sirovica!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holt has chosen Country Boys Can Survive by Hank Williams Jr as his entrance music. Major Holt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abubakar Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Holt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon scores a takedown into full mount!
Holt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Solomon lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Major Holt has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt is desperately trying to improve his position but Solomon has a good base and remains in mount.
Solomon working the ground and pound effectively.
Solomon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Holt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Holt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abubakar Solomon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (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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219 lbs
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205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
Saint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Saint saw it coming and moves away.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint passes to side control.
Saint landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint is taking a breather. Smith 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.
Saint seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Saint sits in half guard.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Saint landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Saint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saint slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Saint thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Saint thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint on the ground.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith has hold of Saint's hands but Saint slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saint controlling the pace.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saint takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Saint sits in half guard.
Saint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Saint is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saint might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saint trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Saint counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saint postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saint tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saint cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saint working the ground and pound.
Saint throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Saint tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Saint misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from Saint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jensen Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint lands some shots froms side control.
Saint thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Saint trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Saint throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Saint misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with punches from side control.
Saint tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Saint.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith is being controlled here.
Saint misses with the ground and pound.
Saint controlling from side mount.
The ground and pound from Saint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith tries to buck Saint off but Saint is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint lands with a good body shot.
Saint gets a takedown into half guard.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint controlling the pace.
Saint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saint is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saint trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saint performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Saint sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith won't allow Saint to pass to mount.
Saint throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Saint tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saint is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Saint performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saint throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Saint working the head and body with strikes.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saint.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saint missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jensen Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint not doing much here.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Saint 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.
Smith trying to hold on to Saint's head to control him but Saint postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saint 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 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Saint!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebanij Nasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Military Soviet Hymn . Conan Beltran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
270 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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27
275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebanij Nasos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Beltran enables Nasos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Beltran manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Beltran wants to get back to his feet but Nasos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beltran wants to sweep here but Nasos controlling him for the moment.
Beltran wants to stand and escape but Nasos is having none of it.
Beltran is pulling down on Nasos's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasos wants to control from the top but Beltran keeps moving.
Nasos looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nasos shoots and misses
and Beltran counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran misses with a right hand
and Nasos counters with a low kick, right behind Beltran 's knee.
Nasos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nasos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beltran tries to avoid it but Nasos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beltran to the ground. Beltran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beltran scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Ebanij Nasos has been cut.
Nasos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beltran throws a right hand that misses
and Nasos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasos wants to work for an arm triangle but Beltran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nasos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beltran looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nasos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Beltran!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Beltran is on top in guard.
Nasos is looking for a triangle but Beltran pushes his legs off easily.
Beltran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nasos looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beltran is looking to stand up but Nasos won't let him.
Beltran trying to control but Nasos is working from the bottom.
Nasos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beltran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beltran takes a swing at Nasos's ribcage but misses.
Nasos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nasos tries to clinch but Beltran moves away
and Beltran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nasos avoids the body shot from Beltran.
Beltran tries a low kick but Nasos avoids it.
Beltran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beltran tries to bum rush Nasos with a series of wild strikes but Nasos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beltran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nasos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beltran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nasos.
Beltran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nasos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beltran counters with a one-two to the body.
Good exchange - Beltran coming out on top.
Nasos fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebanij Nasos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran misses with a double jab
and Nasos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nasos is breathing heavily.
Beltran is looking to escape.
Nasos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beltran is concentrating on defense, preventing Nasos from advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasos trying to mount his opponent but Beltran defends it.
Beltran trying to control but Nasos postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ebanij Nasos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebanij Nasos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Nasos.
Beltran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nasos tries to clinch up
and Beltran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nasos tries for a takedown but Beltran circles away easily
and Nasos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beltran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nasos.
Nasos shoots in looking for a takedown. Beltran tries to sprawl out of it but Nasos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beltran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beltran might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nasos misses with a takedown
and Beltran counters with a left and a right that stings Nasos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebanij Nasos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beltran as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beltran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nasos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Beltran misses the target.
Ebanij Nasos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasos with a poor takedown
enabling Beltran to counter with a crisp jab.
Beltran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nasos.
Nasos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beltran tries to avoid it but Nasos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beltran to the ground. Beltran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Beltran lands.
Beltran just misses with a punch to the body.
Beltran throws a series of punches but Nasos avoids them all with ease.
Beltran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beltran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltran misses with a double jab.
Nasos shoots in looking for a takedown. Beltran tries to sprawl out of it but Nasos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beltran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beltran misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran misses with a wild combination.
Nasos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beltran but Beltran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nasos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beltran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nasos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beltran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nasos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Beltran. Beautiful body shot.
Beltran throws a one two combo.
Beltran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beltran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran misses with a wild combination.
Beltran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nasos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beltran.
Nasos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beltran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beltran 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.
Beltran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasos manages to avoid it.
Nasos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beltran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beltran throws a head kick but Nasos moves out of range.
Ebanij Nasos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beltran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nasos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beltran swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltran.
Nasos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltran.
Nasos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beltran circles away.
Nasos looks to clinch
and Beltran counters with a three punch combo that has Nasos backing up. Nasos nods at Beltran to acknowledge the strikes.
Nasos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nasos is rocked!
Beltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasos moves away.
Beltran sends Nasos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Beltran is motioning to the referee to let Nasos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Nasos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beltran lands with a hook. Nasos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beltran fakes the body blow, causing Nasos to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nasos goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conan Beltran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Four Year Strong - Find My Way Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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213 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone works Martin's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Corleone counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone misses with a hook
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martin throwing strikes but Corleone manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Martin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Corleone connects with a decent elbow.
Martin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Corleone sits in half guard.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin 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.
Corleone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
Martin trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Martin.
Corleone gets caught flat footed, as Martin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martin is looking to stand up but Corleone won't let him.
Martin wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Corleone is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Corleone is retaining full guard.
Martin trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Martin just wasn't active enough.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corleone counters with a left to the body.
Martin wants to clinch but Corleone slips to the side
and Corleone counters with a one-two to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
Corleone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches up with Martin, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes Martin against the cage but Martin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin blocks a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Martin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Corleone misses.
Corleone misses with a wild body shot.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martin is looking to control Corleone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Corleone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corleone working Martin over with strikes.
Corleone is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Corleone sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone drops an elbow to the side of Martin's head.
Martin is looking to escape.
Corleone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Corleone is in close to Martin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martin wants to control but Corleone passes easily into half guard.
Martin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corleone drops an elbow to the side of Martin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin taking some punishment here, with Corleone in his half guard.
Corleone throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corleone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corleone lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corleone lands a nice short elbow.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone wants to pass the guard but Martin is defending well.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Corleone connects with a nice short shot to Martin's temple.
Corleone trying to control from half guard but Martin is working away.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Corleone throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Corleone prevents Martin from improving his position.
Martin is staying active underneath Corleone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corleone is just content to waste time from the top position. Martin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corleone being controlled here momentarily.
Corleone throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corleone wriggles free and stands up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Corleone throws a combination. Martin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
Martin slips a straight right by Corleone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corleone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot by Martin.
Corleone misses with a left hand
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin misses the body punch
and Corleone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Martin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Corleone wants to control but Martin is having none of it.
Martin trying to control but Corleone is having none of it.
Rich Corleone has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Martin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Corleone blocking the ground and pound.
Corleone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martin thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a couple of short strikes.
Martin lands a big shot there that rocks Corleone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Corleone is desperately trying to improve his position but Martin has a good base and remains in mount.
Martin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martin thowing shots but they're missing.
Martin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martin.
Martin looking to finish with strikes here!
Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Martin landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleone is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Svenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svenn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Taking Over. Experiment II has chosen Terminator 2 - Bad to the Bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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186 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Svenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment II!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenn cracks Experiment II with a good jab.
Experiment II throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svenn misses with a jab to the body
and Experiment II cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svenn misses with a right hand
and Experiment II counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Experiment II misses.
Svenn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Experiment II blocks a jab.
Svenn lands an overhand right.
Svenn throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment II counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tom Svenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment II keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Svenn throws a lazy uppercut
letting Experiment II counter with a right hand.
Svenn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Experiment II to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Experiment II circles away.
Svenn tries for a takedown but Experiment II sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Svenn misses with a jab to the body
and Experiment II counters with a three punch combo that has Svenn backing up. Svenn nods at Experiment II to acknowledge the strikes.
Svenn misses with a right hand
and Experiment II counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svenn throws an off balance right hand
and Experiment II counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tom Svenn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment II takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Experiment II throws a hook but Svenn blocks it.
Svenn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Experiment II counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment II throws a right and a left that Svenn avoids nicely.
Experiment II ducks right into an uppercut from Svenn.
Experiment II comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenn misses with a double jab
and Svenn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment II keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Svenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenn misses with an uppercut
and Experiment II counters with a stiff right hand.
Svenn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russian Experiment II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Experiment II.
Svenn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Experiment II counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svenn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Experiment II cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svenn misses with a takedown
and Experiment II counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment II dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Svenn. That snapped Experiment II's head back.
Experiment II lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Svenn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment II counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment II with a nice cross.
Experiment II stuns Svenn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Svenn throws a combination that misses
and Experiment II cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svenn is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svenn shoots and misses
and Experiment II counters with a nice body shot.
Experiment II lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment II misses with a series of wild punches.
Svenn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svenn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svenn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Experiment II counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment II misses with a jab to the body
and Svenn counters with a low kick, right behind Experiment II 's knee.
Svenn throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment II connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svenn throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment II counters with a left and a right that stings Svenn.
Svenn scores with a spinning back kick!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Svenn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Svenn misses with a right hand
and Experiment II counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svenn misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Experiment II to counter with a crisp jab.
Experiment II misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svenn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Experiment II thinking.
Experiment II walks into a stiff left hand from Svenn.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Svenn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Svenn throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment II counters with a three punch combo that has Svenn backing up. Svenn nods at Experiment II to acknowledge the strikes.
Svenn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Experiment II counters with a one-two to the body.
Svenn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Experiment II counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svenn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment II.
Russian Experiment II seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svenn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment II counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svenn thinking.
Svenn looks for a takedown but Experiment II sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenn throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Experiment II to counter with a crisp jab.
Svenn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Svenn misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment II counters with a stiff right hand.
Svenn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment II.
Svenn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Experiment II circles away from the clinch attempt
and Experiment II counters with a left to the body.
Svenn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Experiment II counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Svenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment II falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svenn counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Experiment II, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svenn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Experiment II to score with a decent uppercut.
Svenn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Experiment II swivels and escapes.
Experiment II throws a series of punches but Svenn moves out of range.
Experiment II has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svenn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Experiment II counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Svenn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Experiment II doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Experiment II swings for the body but Svenn moves out of range.
Svenn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Experiment II checks a leg kick.
Svenn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Experiment II counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Experiment II throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svenn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svenn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiment II has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svenn throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment II counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svenn throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Experiment II drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Experiment II throws a series of punches but Svenn avoids them all with ease.
Svenn misses with a body shot
and Experiment II counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svenn thuds a left hand into Experiment II's body.
Svenn has a takedown stuffed.
Svenn misses with a hook to the body
and Experiment II counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svenn thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svenn misses with a right hand
and Experiment II cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment II scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svenn doesn't seem bothered though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment II showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Svenn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Svenn throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment II counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svenn misses the body punch
and Experiment II counters with a left and a right that stings Svenn.
Experiment II stuffs the takedown attempt from Svenn. Svenn gets slowly back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Svenn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Svenn misses with a right hand
and Experiment II makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svenn avoids the body shot from Experiment II.
A shot to the body from Svenn misses
and Experiment II counters with a nice body shot.
Svenn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Experiment II swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svenn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Experiment II counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svenn misses with a left hand
and Experiment II counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Experiment II.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenn misses with a jab to the body
and Experiment II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Experiment II.
Experiment II throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svenn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svenn misses the body punch
and Experiment II counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svenn fails to land the takedown.
Svenn shoots in and drives through. Experiment II sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Svenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenn throws an off balance right hand
and Experiment II counters with a one-two to the body.
Experiment II misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenn ducks under a wild hook from Experiment II.
Svenn swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment II counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svenn thinking.
Svenn misses with a low kick.
Experiment II doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svenn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Experiment II looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment II is looking to reverse the position.
Experiment II wants to get back to his feet but Svenn drags him back down.
Svenn just content to control the position.
Svenn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment II parries the strikes from Svenn easily there. Svenn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Experiment II to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Experiment II is not content to let Svenn control the position.
Svenn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Russian Experiment II is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Svenn working away.
Tom Svenn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svenn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Experiment II is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Svenn happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment II defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Experiment II comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Experiment II 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Experiment II!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saffron Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Gimmick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saffron Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows ducks under a wild hook from Gimmick.
Burrows gets a clinch.
Gimmick works on Burrows's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Gimmick.
Gimmick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gimmick pushes Burrows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burrows trying to control the position but instead, Gimmick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burrows into the cage.
Gimmick digs a right hand underneath Burrows's ribcage. Burrows let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gimmick leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Gimmick.
A right hook to the body lands for Gimmick.
Gimmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burrows stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gimmick.
Burrows looks gassed!
Gimmick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Saffron Burrows has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrows moves out of range of the strikes.
Gimmick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burrows to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick cracks Burrows with an open hand slap.
Gimmick throws an off balance right hand
and Burrows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burrows throws a poor cross that misses
and Gimmick counters with a series of strikes. Burrows will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burrows is rocked!
Burrows avoids the head kick by Gimmick.
Burrows is still on wobbly legs! Can Gimmick finish him?
Gimmick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burrows seems to have recovered his senses.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gimmick sprawls well. Gimmick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet.
Gimmick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gimmick.
Gimmick is leaning against Burrows and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burrows can't find room to land a body shot as Gimmick controls the action.
Gimmick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gimmick throws a low kick but Burrows avoids it.
Gimmick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saffron Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows misses with a left hand
and Gimmick counters with a left to the body.
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!
Gimmick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burrows gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burrows trying to stall but Gimmick improves his position.
Gimmick lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gimmick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gimmick.
Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Burrows keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Gimmick misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gimmick. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gimmick tries a head kick but it misses.
Gimmick lands the left hand.
Gimmick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Gimmick lands.
Burrows cracks Gimmick with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gimmick looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Burrows looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Justin Gimmick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saffron Burrows.
Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrows.
Burrows throws an off balance right hand
and Gimmick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Burrows misses
and Gimmick counters with a left and a right that stings Burrows.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burrows throws a lazy uppercut
and Gimmick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gimmick looks to score with a jab to the body but Burrows is just out of range.
Burrows misses with a body punch
and Gimmick counters with a left to the body.
Gimmick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burrows.
Burrows clinches up against the cage.
Burrows misses with the head strike.
Gimmick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gimmick blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gimmick.
Burrows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burrows can't find room to land a body shot as Gimmick controls the action.
Burrows misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrows drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gimmick scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gimmick.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows lands a hook that snaps the head of Gimmick backwards.
Gimmick blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burrows takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gimmick is leaning against Burrows and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gimmick digs a right hand underneath Burrows's ribcage. Burrows let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gimmick digs a right hand into Burrows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burrows's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Gimmick.
Gimmick is working Burrows over against the cage.
Gimmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Gimmick misses.
Gimmick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gimmick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Gimmick misses.
Gimmick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gimmick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burrows takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burrows looks to score with a jab to the body but Gimmick is just out of range.
Burrows misses with a shot to the body
and Gimmick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Gimmick.
Burrows avoids the head kick by Gimmick.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gimmick manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Gimmick scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick scores with a jab.
Gimmick scores with the left hand. Burrows knows he should have avoided that one.
Gimmick throws a sloppy head kick
and Burrows decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gimmick's guard.
Gimmick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gimmick is working hard here to advance position.
Gimmick keeping full guard, as Burrows tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Gimmick keeps moving.
Burrows tries to free his leg and advance position but Gimmick is retaining full guard.
Burrows trying to control but Gimmick is working from the bottom.
Gimmick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gimmick throws a combination. Burrows tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gimmick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Gimmick
and Burrows decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gimmick's guard.
Gimmick wants to sweep here but Burrows controlling him for the moment.
Gimmick has his hands on Burrows's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gimmick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gimmick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burrows is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Gimmick wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burrows misses with an uppercut
and Gimmick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Burrows blocks the low kick.
Gimmick scores with a hook.
Burrows cracks Gimmick with a good jab.
Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burrows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gimmick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burrows scores with a takedown into Gimmick's guard.
Burrows slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick keeping moving, preventing Burrows from controlling successfully.
Gimmick 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.
Gimmick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows stopping the sweep attempt from Gimmick.
Burrows trying to control but Gimmick is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Saffron Burrows wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gimmick tries to stall but Burrows uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gimmick presses Burrows against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burrows works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burrows blocks a body shot from Gimmick.
Burrows tries to throw a body punch but Gimmick avoids it by throwing Burrows back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gimmick.
Burrows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Gimmick.
Gimmick blocking some punches.
A short left from Gimmick.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gimmick prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Gimmick to work.
Gimmick is working Burrows over against the cage.
Gimmick presses Burrows against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gimmick.
Gimmick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gimmick.
Gimmick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burrows can do to turn this around?
Gimmick is leaning against Burrows and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gimmick pushes Burrows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gimmick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Justin Gimmick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gimmick.
Gimmick manages to break the clinch.
Gimmick moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gimmick digs a right hand underneath Burrows's ribcage. Burrows let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gimmick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gimmick - that landed with a thud.
Gimmick works on Burrows's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gimmick.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gimmick digs a right hand into Burrows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burrows's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Gimmick as the two fighters clinch.
Gimmick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gimmick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gimmick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gimmick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burrows circles away quickly and effectively.
Gimmick doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrows circles away.
Gimmick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burrows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows drives through and clinches with Gimmick against the cage.
Gimmick just leaning against Burrows, taking a breather.
Gimmick digs a right hand into Burrows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burrows's gas tank.
Burrows trying to control the position but instead, Gimmick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burrows into the cage.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrows. Gimmick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burrows is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a big shot that misses.
Justin Gimmick is winning the standup battle so far.
Burrows takes a swing at Gimmick's ribcage but misses.
Burrows takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burrows fails with the takedown.
Burrows shoots in looking for a takedown but Gimmick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burrows's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gimmick with a jab.
Burrows clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gimmick.
Gimmick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gimmick lands a nice shot to the body.
Gimmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gimmick swings widly with a right hand
and Burrows counters with a series of strikes. Gimmick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burrows avoids the head kick by Gimmick.
Justin Gimmick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burrows looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gimmick is fending him off so far but Burrows persists. Nope, Gimmick circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin Gimmick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saffron Burrows.
Gimmick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burrows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses.
Gimmick thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrows scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick misses with a hook
and Burrows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gimmick misses with a few strikes there.
Gimmick tries to clinch up but Burrows circles away and keeps his distance.
Burrows misses with a body shot.
Gimmick lands with a straight right. Burrows didn't see that one coming.
Gimmick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burrows looks for a takedown but Gimmick sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gimmick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Burrows misses.
Burrows tries for a takedown but Gimmick circles away easily
and Gimmick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gimmick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gimmick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick had his way with Saffron Burrows in that round.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burrows gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Burrows tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Gimmick is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Burrows buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Burrows!! Burrows is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Gimmick throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gimmick!
Justin Gimmick retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Animal Mother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mother has chosen God of Thunder - Kiss as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucius Vorenus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Animal Mother!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorenus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mother under the eye.
Vorenus cracks the inside of Mother's front leg.
Vorenus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Vorenus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vorenus slips a jab and a cross from Mother.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vorenus.
Mother looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mother thows a body shot but no joy.
Vorenus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mother under the eye.
Mother throws a right hand that misses
and Vorenus counters with a nice body shot.
Mother walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vorenus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mother if he has to take too many more of those.
Vorenus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vorenus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vorenus scores with a leg kick.
Mother has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vorenus.
Vorenus scores with a leg kick.
Vorenus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mother's guard.
Vorenus passes Mother's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorenus moves into full mount! Mother won't be happy about that!
Vorenus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mother has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vorenus is trying to take his opponent's back.
Vorenus has control of Mother's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mother regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mother is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Vorenus has taken his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Vorenus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mother has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Mother looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vorenus.
Vorenus looking for the choke from the back.
Mother is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mother prevents Vorenus from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mother has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Vorenus is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mother is defending well though. Vorenus let's go of the attempt for now.
Vorenus tries to keep control of the position but Mother is staying busy.
Mother controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Vorenus looking for the choke from the back.
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.
Vorenus is hanging on to Mother's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Vorenus looking to hold on to the position here but Mother rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Mother working a defensive guard here.
Mother trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vorenus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mother's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Vorenus dominated that round.
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.
Vorenus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mother with a hook.
It looks like Lucius Vorenus has been cut.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Vorenus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mother has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucius Vorenus is winning the standup battle so far.
Mother rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vorenus counters with a nice body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mother checks a leg kick.
Mother throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mother defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vorenus.
Mother misses with a combination
and Mother takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mother scores with a sloppy right hand. Vorenus should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vorenus scores with a nice head shot.
Vorenus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mother moves away.
Vorenus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vorenus lands with a cross.
Mother swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vorenus misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mother throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorenus.
Vorenus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vorenus lands with a good body shot.
Mother is breathing heavily.
Mother throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vorenus counters with a straight right hand.
Mother fails to land with a series of punches.
Vorenus tries a head kick but it misses.
Vorenus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vorenus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mother can do to turn this around?
Vorenus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mother is now in Vorenus's guard. A big mistake from Vorenus there, giving up the dominant position!
Vorenus controls Mother momentarily but Mother frees himself.
Mother tries to stand but Vorenus is controlling from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vorenus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mother postures up.
Vorenus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mother is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Lucius Vorenus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vorenus throws out a loose jab but Mother uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mother swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorenus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mother keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mother throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mother throws a lazy uppercut
and Vorenus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mother is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mother doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vorenus throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vorenus.
Vorenus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Animal Mother is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vorenus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mother's waist but Mother gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vorenus off to one side.
Vorenus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mother quickly recovers to half guard.
Vorenus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mother is trying to maintain the position but Vorenus is very close to passing his half guard.
Vorenus seems to be working for a kimura but Mother defends the submission attempt.
Vorenus content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mother trying to hold on to Vorenus's head to control him but Vorenus postures up.
Vorenus wants to pass the guard but Mother is defending well.
Vorenus is keen to just control but Mother is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vorenus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Vorenus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucius Vorenus'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vorenus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Mother finds it's way through Vorenus's defenses.
Mother swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorenus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mother dodges the punch combination from Vorenus.
Mother misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vorenus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vorenus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mother wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorenus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mother is squirming around, avoiding Vorenus's attempts to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vorenus controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucius Vorenus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vorenus throws a front kick that sends Mother stumbling back into the cage.
Mother misses with a right hand
and Vorenus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses.
Vorenus misses with a jab to the body
and Mother counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mother blocks a head kick by Vorenus.
Vorenus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mother throws a poor cross that misses
and Vorenus counters with a head kick. That will keep Mother thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vorenus misses the shot to the body.
Mother swings widly with a right hand
and Vorenus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mother throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Vorenus to counter with a crisp jab.
Vorenus connects with a leg kick. Mother looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Vorenus there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mother avoids the body shot from Vorenus.
Vorenus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mothers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mother tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Vorenus.
Mother gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vorenus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vorenus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vorenus is looking for a kimura here.
Vorenus wants to take a breather but Mother is having none of it.
Vorenus is looking for a kimura but Mother is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vorenus to get the leverage.
Vorenus wants to control but Mother 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.
Vorenus is looking to stall here but Mother recovers full guard.
Mother keeping full guard, as Vorenus tries to pass.
Animal Mother has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mother tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vorenus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mother is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vorenus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mother manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vorenus has Mother in his guard.
Mother trying to control the position from guard on top but Vorenus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucius Vorenus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vorenus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucius Vorenus!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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