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Hellblazer 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Von Rothlesberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Rothlesberger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waidmanns Heil. Chantry has chosen RATM - Killing in the Name Of as his entrance music. Jason Von Rothlesberger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Borden Chantry's chin.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Von Rothlesberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantry checks a low kick from Von Rothlesberger.
Von Rothlesberger is looking to clinch.
Chantry has Von Rothlesberger up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Rothlesberger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Chantry - that landed with a thud.
Von Rothlesberger misses with a knee strike.
Von Rothlesberger trying to land knees to the body.
Chantry jumps into guard, dragging Von Rothlesberger to the mat.
Chantry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chantry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Von Rothlesberger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Von Rothlesberger.
Von Rothlesberger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Rothlesberger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chantry prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Von Rothlesberger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Rothlesberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chantry prevents Von Rothlesberger from breaking the clinch.
Chantry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chantry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Rothlesberger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chantry pulls Von Rothlesberger into guard.
Von Rothlesberger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Von Rothlesberger is breathing heavily.
Chantry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chantry tries to strike from the bottom.
Chantry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Von Rothlesberger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Chantry kicks Von Rothlesberger off and gets to his feet.
Chantry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Von Rothlesberger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Rothlesberger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chantry shoots in and drives through. Von Rothlesberger sprawls well.
Chantry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chantry showed some decent athleticism there.
Chantry gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Chantry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chantry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Von Rothlesberger's head.
Chantry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chantry gets to his feet - Von Rothlesberger follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantry darts in trying to clinch
and Von Rothlesberger counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry has Von Rothlesberger up against the cage in a clinch.
Chantry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chantry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Von Rothlesberger is trying to buck Chantry off.
Chantry scores with punches from side control.
Chantry cracks Von Rothlesberger with a big right hand but Von Rothlesberger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chantry lands a few punches from side control.
Chantry scores with punches from side control.
Chantry lands a nice forearm strike.
Von Rothlesberger is looking to regain half guard here but Chantry keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Von Rothlesberger some visible discomfort.
Chantry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Von Rothlesberger to see if he's OK.
Von Rothlesberger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chantry cracks Von Rothlesberger with a big right hand but Von Rothlesberger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Von Rothlesberger leaves Chantry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chantry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chantry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chantry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chantry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Rothlesberger's head.
Von Rothlesberger is pressing down on Chantry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chantry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chantry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Rothlesberger keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Rothlesberger scores with a push kick.
Chantry with a poor takedown
and Von Rothlesberger counters with a thumping low kick.
Chantry darts in trying to clinch
and Von Rothlesberger counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chantry tightens his grip and picks Von Rothlesberger up, before dumping him to the ground. Von Rothlesberger manages to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Rothlesberger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chantry defends well.
Von Rothlesberger trying to keep a closed guard but Chantry is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borden Chantry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chantry tries to clinch but Von Rothlesberger moves out of range.
Von Rothlesberger lands a two punch combo.
Chantry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Von Rothlesberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chantry's head.
Borden Chantry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Rothlesberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Rothlesberger looks to land a combination. Chantry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Von Rothlesberger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Von Rothlesberger moves into the clinch.
Von Rothlesberger tries to land a knee to the head but Chantry blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chantry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Rothlesberger misses with a knee to the head.
Chantry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chantry lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Rothlesberger trying to control the position but instead, Chantry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Rothlesberger into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry digs a right hand underneath Von Rothlesberger's ribcage. Von Rothlesberger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chantry lands an elbow inside that Von Rothlesberger shrugs off.
Chantry jumps guard and drags Von Rothlesberger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chantry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chantry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Rothlesberger manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chantry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chantry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Rothlesberger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chantry is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chantry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chantry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Von Rothlesberger's head.
Chantry stands up over Von Rothlesberger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chantry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chantry is working Von Rothlesberger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chantry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Rothlesberger is trying to control the position but Chantry postures up.
Chantry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Von Rothlesberger controls Chantry momentarily but Chantry frees himself.
Chantry works over Von Rothlesberger with some ground and pound from guard.
Chantry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chantry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chantry chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chantry with a nice head shot there.
Chantry working some strikes from top position.
Chantry lands a couple of digs.
Chantry lands a couple of elbows.
Chantry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chantry is in close to Von Rothlesberger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chantry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chantry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jason Von Rothlesberger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chantry closes the distance but Von Rothlesberger moves to the side
and Von Rothlesberger counters with a two punch combo.
Chantry wants to clinch
and Von Rothlesberger counters with a head kick. That will keep Chantry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Rothlesberger is fending him off so far but Chantry persists. Nope, Von Rothlesberger circles away and we're back to standing.
Jason Von Rothlesberger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borden Chantry.
Von Rothlesberger tries a head kick but it misses.
Chantry shoots in but no luck this time.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Von Rothlesberger as he avoids it easily.
Chantry avoids the head kick by Von Rothlesberger.
Chantry doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Rothlesberger circles away.
Von Rothlesberger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantry is looking to clinch but Von Rothlesberger is avoiding it.
Chantry checks the leg kick.
Chantry clinches up against the cage.
Chantry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Rothlesberger backwards.
Chantry gets control of Von Rothlesberger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chantry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Rothlesberger stops Chantry from standing up.
Chantry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chantry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borden Chantry 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!
Chantry darts in and clinches Von Rothlesberger up against the cage.
Chantry pulls guard successfully.
Von Rothlesberger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chantry's guard.
Chantry missing with punches from the bottom.
Chantry misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Von Rothlesberger wants to take a breather but Chantry is having none of it.
Chantry makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chantry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chantry gets a clinch.
Chantry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chantry pulls guard.
Chantry throws a couple of heel strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chantry manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chantry moves in looking to clinch but Von Rothlesberger pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Rothlesberger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chantry moves into the clinch.
Von Rothlesberger tries to pull guard but Chantry holds him up against the cage and eventually Von Rothlesberger drops back down to his feet.
Von Rothlesberger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Von Rothlesberger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chantry.
Von Rothlesberger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chantry has Von Rothlesberger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chantry pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Von Rothlesberger tumbling to the mat - Chantry dives into Von Rothlesberger's guard.
Chantry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Rothlesberger wants to stand and escape but Chantry is having none of it.
Von Rothlesberger controls Chantry momentarily but Chantry frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chantry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chantry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jason Von Rothlesberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Rothlesberger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chantry drives through and clinches with Von Rothlesberger against the cage.
Chantry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Rothlesberger has Chantry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chantry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Von Rothlesberger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Chantry as the two fighters clinch.
Chantry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chantry lands an uppercut.
Von Rothlesberger is pressed up against the cage. Chantry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Von Rothlesberger down to the mat. Von Rothlesberger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Von Rothlesberger as he avoids it easily.
Von Rothlesberger wants to clinch up but Chantry keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chantry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chantry lands a shot to the body.
Chantry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Von Rothlesberger tries to score a body lock takedown but Chantry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chantry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chantry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chantry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chantry manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Von Rothlesberger enables Chantry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Von Rothlesberger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chantry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Von Rothlesberger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chantry tries to clinch but Von Rothlesberger is having none of it.
Von Rothlesberger misses with a few strikes there.
Chantry is looking to clinch but Von Rothlesberger is avoiding it.
Jason Von Rothlesberger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Von Rothlesberger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chantry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Rothlesberger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chantry takes a step back to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chantry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chantry shoots in but Von Rothlesberger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chantry pushes Von Rothlesberger up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Rothlesberger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chantry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chantry obliges.
Borden Chantry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Rothlesberger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Rothlesberger throws a series of punches but Chantry moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Von Rothlesberger enables Chantry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Von Rothlesberger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chantry lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borden Chantry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chantry 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 for Borden Chantry!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Borden Chantry!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Borden Chantry!
Borden Chantry wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Riley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown drops Riley with a beautiful combination! Riley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brown is looking for the KO!
Riley is rocked!
It looks like James Riley has been cut.
Riley shoots and misses
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Riley's guard.
Riley is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riley's head.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown pushing down on Riley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.
Riley is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stall here but Riley recovers full guard.
Brown advances to half guard.
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.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Riley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Riley is defending the position.
Riley is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Brown stalling.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is looking to advance position but Riley won't allow it.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Douglas Brown just wasn't active enough.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Douglas Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Riley.
Riley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Riley looks gassed!
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Riley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.
Brown tries to move to full mount but Riley actually manages to regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riley sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stops Riley from getting back to his feet.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Riley is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
You get the feeling that Riley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown wants to control the pace but Riley is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown controlling his opponent.
Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Riley is having none of it.
Riley tries to buck Brown off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown punching from mount but Riley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
You get the feeling that Riley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Riley turns into him and now he's in Brown's guard.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown has his foot on Riley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riley works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riley is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
Brown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Riley landing with the ground and pound.
Douglas Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Riley postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riley scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riley is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riley stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riley scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
Riley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riley postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Riley cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Riley stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riley is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riley working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley landing with the ground and pound.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riley with a nice head shot there.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riley postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Riley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Riley is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley landing with the ground and pound.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Riley pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riley postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Riley cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley lands a couple of elbows.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley postures up.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Riley is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Riley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riley's guard.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Douglas Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Douglas Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Riley.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brown off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
Riley misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riley thinking.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Riley misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
James Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Riley was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Riley wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown advances position into side control!
Riley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Brown had his way with James Riley in that round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Riley fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Riley fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riley has escaped and now he's on top!
Riley distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Riley works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown has his foot on Riley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riley works his way back into a safe position though.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Riley defends easily.
Riley scoring with some ground and pound.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Riley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Riley working some strikes from top position.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riley lands a couple of digs.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley scoring with some ground and pound.
Riley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riley connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a couple of digs.
Riley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.
Riley stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riley works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Douglas Brown!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Douglas Brown!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Douglas Brown!
Douglas Brown wins by unanimous decision!
Douglas Brown retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Corncrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corncrab's entrance music is TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me. A fine choice. Stanley Corncrab has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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27
214 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Corncrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corncrab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rock as he avoids it easily.
Corncrab shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Corncrab decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rock darts in and clinches Corncrab up against the cage.
Corncrab effectively controlling the action here.
Corncrab avoids the elbow strike from Rock, against the cage.
Rock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rock tries to break free but Corncrab pushes him back against the cage.
Corncrab decides to pull guard.
Rock wants to control from the top but Corncrab keeps moving.
Corncrab is pulling down on Rock's head. It's preventing any offense from Rock, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a strike but Corncrab rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corncrab is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rock wants to stand but Corncrab is controlling the position.
Rock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Rock looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Corncrab counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corncrab controls the pace.
Corncrab passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rock throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Corncrab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock keeps working.
Corncrab staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corncrab is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corncrab tries for a kimura but Rock is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Corncrab dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corncrab will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanley Corncrab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock scores a takedown into full mount!
Corncrab avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rock.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corncrab slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock thows a huge punch but Corncrab dodges it nicely.
Rock throws a strike but Corncrab avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corncrab looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corncrab lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rock!
Corncrab controlling from the full mount.
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.
Corncrab is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to hold on but Corncrab postures up.
Corncrab sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rock is squirming around, avoiding Corncrab's attempts to control the action.
Stanley Corncrab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rock has given up his back.
Corncrab has good solid back control here.
Corncrab is looking to control Rock but Rock is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Corncrab dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Rock as Corncrab shoots in.
Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corncrab counters with a takedown into side control.
Corncrab trying to control the action but Rock is working from the bottom.
Corncrab controls the position from side control.
Corncrab working the ground and pound but Rock is defending the strikes.
Corncrab will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corncrab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock keeps working.
Rock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Corncrab gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corncrab 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corncrab pulls Rock in close to his closed guard and prevents Rock from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Corncrab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corncrab seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rock misses the body punch
and Corncrab counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Corncrab prevents Rock from improving his position.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock kicks off Corncrab and gets to his feet.
Corncrab fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rock tries for a takedown but Corncrab circles away easily
and Corncrab counters with a single leg into guard. Rock didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Corncrab taking a breather here.
Tommy Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock tries to buck Corncrab off but Corncrab is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corncrab looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rock is trying to escape the position but Corncrab is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corncrab wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rock, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Corncrab showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corncrab, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Stanley Corncrab!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Stanley Corncrab!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Stanley Corncrab!
Stanley Corncrab wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nagorian Zeraka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeraka comes to the cage accompanied by Bundy. Palhares has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagorian Zeraka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zeraka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zeraka tries to get out of the position.
Palhares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palhares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zeraka defends it well.
Zeraka is trying to stand up here but Palhares is controlling him well.
Palhares throwing shots but Zeraka is blocking nicely.
Palhares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palhares is looking for a kimura but Zeraka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Palhares to get the leverage.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Zeraka is defending well.
Palhares throwing shots but Zeraka is blocking nicely.
Palhares is working for a submission of some sort.
Zeraka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palhares.
Palhares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zeraka defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares is pressing down on Zeraka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zeraka is holding on for now.
Palhares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zeraka wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
Palhares is looking for a kimura here.
Zeraka tries to kick Palhares off but Palhares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Palhares throwing shots but Zeraka is blocking nicely.
Zeraka is trying to stand up here but Palhares is controlling him well.
Zeraka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Palhares working Zeraka over with strikes.
Zeraka wants to get back to full guard.
Palhares in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zeraka tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Palhares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucio Palhares!
Lucio Palhares is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Cordoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
218 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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204 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jing Ya Xu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esteban Cordoza!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Xu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordoza taking a bit of punishment here - Ya Xu scoring with strikes.
Cordoza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ya Xu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ya Xu tries to advance to mount but Cordoza denies him.
A lull in the action here as Ya Xu stalls from top position.
Cordoza is looking to reverse the position.
Cordoza taking a bit of punishment here - Ya Xu scoring with strikes.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound.
Ya Xu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordoza tries to bench press Ya Xu off him but Ya Xu keeps the position.
Cordoza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cordoza is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Ya Xu! That's hurt Cordoza! Will he recover? Ya Xu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jing Ya Xu!
Jing Ya Xu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kato Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steffan Lessard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Kato Hanzo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
188 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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26
204 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Hanzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Lessard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hanzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hanzo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lessard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanzo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Lessard moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanzo wants to clinch but Lessard slips to the side
and Lessard counters with a stiff right hand.
Lessard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanzo drops back looking for a leg! Lessard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lessard manages to kick Hanzo off! Hanzo jumps back into Lessard's guard.
Lessard 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.
Hanzo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lessard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lessard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lessard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lessard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanzo working for a triangle but Lessard defends it easily.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Lessard from controlling successfully.
Lessard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lessard working some strikes from top position.
Hanzo has his foot on Lessard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lessard works his way back into a safe position though.
Hanzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lessard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanzo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hanzo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lessard has passed into side control.
Hanzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep.
Hanzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hanzo taking a bit of punishment here - Lessard scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo tries to buck Lessard off but Lessard is having none of it.
Hanzo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lessard working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hanzo manages to get back to half guard.
Lessard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanzo looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Lessard there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lessard there.
Lessard working Hanzo over with strikes.
Lessard is keen to just control but Hanzo is a slippery customer.
Lessard slips a nice elbow through Hanzo's hands, connecting with Hanzo's forehead.
Hanzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Lessard.
Hanzo looking for submissions off his back.
Lessard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hanzo looking for submissions off his back.
Hanzo is not content to let Lessard control the position.
Lessard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanzo has hold of Lessard's hands but Lessard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanzo kicks off Lessard and gets to his feet.
Hanzo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessard scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Hanzo wants to pass the guard but Lessard is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lessard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lessard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanzo manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Lessard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanzo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lessard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Lessard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lessard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lessard can't do much from the bottom here.
Lessard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hanzo tries to pass to full mount but Lessard defends it.
Lessard tries to get to full guard but Hanzo has control of the leg.
Hanzo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lessard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steffan Lessard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lessard keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hanzo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lessard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hanzo.
Hanzo is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanzo stands up and beckons Lessard to join him on the feet.
Kato Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A combination from Hanzo does no damage.
Hanzo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lessard is in trouble now - Hanzo has advanced to mount!
Lessard is working to get back to half guard.
Hanzo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lessard is now in Hanzo's guard. A big mistake from Hanzo there, giving up the dominant position!
Lessard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lessard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lessard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lessard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanzo is retaining full guard.
Lessard with a nice head shot there.
Lessard lands a couple of elbows.
Lessard looking to sit in guard and control but Hanzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanzo wants to pass the guard but Lessard is keeping the position.
Lessard 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.
Hanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lessard is retaining full guard.
Hanzo stopping the sweep attempt from Lessard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo looking to pass the guard.
Hanzo stands and steps away. Lessard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hanzo lands with a straight right. Lessard didn't see that one coming.
Lessard scores a takedown into full mount!
Lessard is landing with some decent strikes but Hanzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hanzo tries to reverse the position but Lessard maintains control.
Hanzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanzo working to try and regain half guard.
Lessard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanzo gets back to half guard.
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!
Hanzo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kato Hanzo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hanzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lessard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lessard pulls his head out easily.
Hanzo actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hanzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hanzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lessard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lessard is working Hanzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lessard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lessard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lessard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lessard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lessard lands a couple of elbows.
Lessard tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanzo is retaining full guard.
Lessard works over Hanzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Hanzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lessard lands a couple of elbows.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lessard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lessard with a nice head shot there.
Hanzo kicks Lessard off and gets to his feet.
Lessard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lessard stops Hanzo from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep. Lessard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lessard is nestled in close to Hanzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanzo is looking to improve his position.
Lessard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzo has a hand on Lessard's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lessard takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lessard looking to finish Hanzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hanzo!
Lessard landing strikes from the mount and Hanzo is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Lessard.
Lessard working Hanzo over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo is looking to improve his position but Lessard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanzo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lessard with the ground and pound from mount.
Lessard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hanzo taking shots to the head.
Lessard landing shots from mount.
Hanzo is rocked!
The referee warns Hanzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Hanzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lessard looking to finish Hanzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hanzo!
Hanzo is looking to get to half guard.
Lessard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lessard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hanzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Lessard landing strikes from the mount and Hanzo is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo is squirming around, avoiding Lessard's attempts to control the action.
Hanzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lessard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hanzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lessard lands a heavy elbow.
Lessard punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hanzo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lessard dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lessard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Lessard really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanzo scores with a takedown into Lessard's guard.
Lessard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanzo is one step ahead there.
Lessard can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanzo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lessard tries to get to full guard but Hanzo has control of the leg.
Hanzo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lessard tries to get to full guard but Hanzo has control of the leg.
Hanzo decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lessard tries to sprawl but Hanzo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lessard wants to improve his position but Hanzo is controlling well.
Hanzo passes to side control.
Lessard is looking to regain half guard here but Hanzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Hanzo cracks Lessard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hanzo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lessard, who protects the arm well.
Hanzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lessard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hanzo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanzo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lessard, up you get!
Hanzo scores with a takedown into Lessard's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lessard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hanzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lessard controls Hanzo momentarily but Hanzo frees himself.
Hanzo looking to pass the guard.
Lessard 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanzo shoots in and bounces Lessard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hanzo wants to get up but he can't break Lessard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lessard wants to sweep here but Hanzo controlling him for the moment.
Hanzo passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo seems to be looking for submissions.
Lessard is trying to control but can't.
Lessard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hanzo wanted to stand there but Lessard had control of the position.
Lessard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lessard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lessard is keeping the position for now.
Hanzo is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kato Hanzo had his way with Steffan Lessard in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lessard scores a takedown into full mount!
Lessard looking to control but Hanzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lessard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hanzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hanzo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanzo tries to kick Lessard off but Lessard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lessard is looking to take a break and control but Hanzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep. Lessard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Lessard there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lessard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanzo tries to get to full guard but Lessard has control of the leg.
Lessard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lessard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanzo won't allow Lessard to pass to mount.
Hanzo tries to kick Lessard off but Lessard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lessard is nestled in close to Hanzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessard blocks the strikes from Hanzo.
Lessard lands strikes from half guard.
Hanzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lessard pulls his head out easily.
Hanzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo has hold of Lessard's hands but Lessard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lessard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lessard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hanzo looking for submissions off his back.
Hanzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lessard winds up and cracks Hanzo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Lessard.
Lessard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lessard is stalling here. Hanzo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lessard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hanzo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lessard is looking to regain half guard here but Hanzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Hanzo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lessard has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lessard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hanzo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lessard is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanzo passes to full mount!
Lessard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanzo is looking to stand but Hanzo has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Lessard is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanzo is looking to work his way around to Lessard's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Lessard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hanzo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lessard shoots for a takedown but Hanzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanzo tries to bum rush Lessard with a series of wild strikes but Lessard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lessard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hanzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanzo has his foot on Lessard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lessard works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Lessard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lessard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Steffan Lessard!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Steffan Lessard!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Steffan Lessard!
Steffan Lessard wins by unanimous decision!
Steffan Lessard is the new middleweight champion!
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