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Syn' 186: Alligator Lagoon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Marsh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Two was covering up waiting for the punch and Marsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Two looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marsh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Two taking some punishment here, with Marsh in his half guard.
Two tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Two defending well though.
Two looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Two is looking to improve his position.
Two looking for submissions off his back.
Two is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Two manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Two is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh passes Two's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Two looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marsh working the head and body with strikes.
Two manages to get to full guard.
Marsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Two swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Two is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsh defends well.
Two pushes a forearm under Marsh's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Marsh is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Two!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tazuboku Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayo comes to the cage accompanied by Flipsyde - Someday. Rodriguez has chosen Angel - Massive Attack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nines Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tazuboku Kayo's chin.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tazuboku Kayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodriguez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rodriguez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kayo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kayo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodriguez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kayo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez, who protects the arm well.
Kayo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kayo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodriguez is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kayo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rodriguez is trying to control Kayo's posture but Kayo avoids it.
Kayo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kayo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kayo throws a strike aimed at the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodriguez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kayo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kayo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kayo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodriguez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rodriguez is trying to control Kayo's posture but Kayo avoids it.
Kayo prevents Rodriguez from escaping the position.
Rodriguez keeps Kayo under control for a moment.
Rodriguez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Kayo crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kayo working away.
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Kayo keeps moving and retains side control.
Kayo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rodriguez wants to control but Kayo postures up.
Kayo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kayo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kayo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez pushes Kayo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kayo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kayo misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but Kayo drags him back down.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodriguez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kayo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kayo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazuboku Kayo dominated that round.
That's time! Kayo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Kayo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Kayo moves out of range.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Kayo.
Kayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kayo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kayo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Kayo avoids nicely.
Kayo shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kayo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Kayo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kayo shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the body
and Kayo counters with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rodriguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kayo counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kayo misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tazuboku Kayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rodriguez.
Kayo misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez catches Kayo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kayo counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Kayo.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Kayo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodriguez really felt that one!
Kayo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kayo.
Kayo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Kayo moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Kayo moves out of range.
Kayo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kayo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kayo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kayo.
Kayo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kayo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodriguez with a jab.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Kayo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kayo also avoids with ease.
Kayo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Kayo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kayo also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Kayo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Kayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez cracks Kayo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kayo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayo tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Kayo. Kayo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Kayo with a series of wild strikes but Kayo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Rodriguez punishes Kayo's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kayo.
Kayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kayo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Kayo avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Kayo.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Kayo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rodriguez's guard now.
Kayo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kayo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Kayo is controlling him.
Rodriguez pushes Kayo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Kayo strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kayo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Kayo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nines Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Nines Rodriguez!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Nines Rodriguez!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Nines Rodriguez!
Nines Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhakesh Alhazred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stand me now. 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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165 lbs
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160 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhakesh Alhazred!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alhazred counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alhazred misses with a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alhazred is looking to improve his position.
Doherty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alhazred trying to control but Doherty postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty is trying for a kimura here. Alhazred looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Doherty wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Doherty!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Para Normal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost comes to the cage accompanied by Man With A Harmonica. Normal has chosen I'll Stick Around as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Para Normal enters the cage!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Para Normal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost misses with a jab to the body
and Normal counters with a head kick. That will keep Hoost thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hoost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with a left to the body.
Hoost misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoost throws a body punch but Normal moves out of range.
Normal slips a jab and a cross from Hoost.
A head kick by Hoost misses
and Normal counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoost shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost connects with an inside leg kick.
Normal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoost manages to avoid it.
Hoost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Normal's head.
Hoost misses with a leg kick
and Normal counters with an outside leg kick.
Normal looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Hoost.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to land body kicks.
Normal moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoost misses with an uppercut
and Normal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hoost takes a swing at Normal's ribcage but misses.
Normal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Normal throws out a loose jab but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Normal misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Normal's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Hoost is predictable there
and Normal counters with a thumping low kick.
Normal with a jab.
Hoost feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Normal's calf.
Normal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hoost looks to throw a body kick
enabling Normal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
Normal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Normal dodges the punch combination from Hoost.
Normal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoost lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Normal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Normal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Para Normal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hoost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoost misses with a double jab
and Normal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoost's knee momentarily.
Remy Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Normal counters with an outside leg kick.
Normal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Normal moves out of range as Hoost throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hoost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hoost misses
and Normal counters with a straight right hand.
Remy Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost throws a hook but Normal blocks it.
Hoost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoost throws a body punch but Normal moves out of range.
Hoost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Normal counters with a good low kick that Hoost was not able to check.
Hoost throws a leg kick
and Normal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is trying to break free.
Normal has Hoost pressed against the cage, preventing Hoost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoost wants to get back to striking at distance but Normal won't allow it.
Hoost is looking to break free of the clinch but Normal has double underhooks.
Normal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoost is trying to push Normal away but Normal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Normal.
Hoost wants to get back to striking at distance but Normal won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hoost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoost is looking to break free of the clinch but Normal has double underhooks.
Normal has Hoost pressed against the cage, preventing Hoost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoost blocks a body shot from Normal.
Hoost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Normal misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost wants to break free but Normal has control.
Normal is working Hoost over against the cage.
Hoost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoost is trying to force a seperation but Normal has the dominant position.
Hoost tries to circle away but Normal has him pinned against the cage.
Hoost tries to circle away but Normal has him pinned against the cage.
Normal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Normal pushes Hoost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Normal has Hoost pressed against the cage, preventing Hoost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Normal.
Hoost wants to break free but Normal has control.
Hoost is trying to force a seperation but Normal has the dominant position.
Normal lands with a light punch inside.
Normal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoost backwards.
Normal has Hoost pressed against the cage.
Hoost wants to get back to striking at distance but Normal won't allow it.
Hoost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoost is trying to force a seperation but Normal has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoost.
Hoost blocks a body shot from Normal.
Hoost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Hoost is predictable there
and Normal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Normal misses with a leg kick
and Hoost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoost throws a leg kick
and Normal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a leg kick
and Normal counters with a low kick, right behind Hoost 's knee.
Hoost thows a leg kick but Normal checks it
and Normal counters with a good low kick that Hoost was not able to check.
Hoost throws a head kick that misses.
Hoost throws a front kick aimed at Normal's knee but Normal avoids it well.
Hoost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoost misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Para Normal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoost buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Normal moves out of range of the body kick from Hoost.
Hoost tries to work over Normal's front leg with a kick but Normal checks it.
Hoost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Normal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost throws a head kick but Normal moves out of range.
Hoost throws a right hand that misses
and Normal counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hoost is predictable there
and Normal counters with a low kick, right behind Hoost 's knee.
Hoost looks to throw a body kick
and Normal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Normal checks a low kick from Hoost.
Normal throws a good cross that connects.
Hoost misses with a hook
and Normal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoost digs a good hook to Normal's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a leg kick
and Normal counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoost.
Hoost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with a good low kick that Hoost was not able to check.
Hoost is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoost misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Hoost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Normal.
It looks like Para Normal has been cut.
Hoost misses the body punch
and Normal counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoost throws a lazy uppercut
and Normal counters with a leg kick.
Hoost misses with a body shot.
Hoost misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hoost.
Normal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Normal.
Hoost is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoost is looking to wear down Normal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Normal avoids the body shot from Hoost.
Hoost throws a right hand that misses
and Normal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Para Normal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Normal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Para Normal!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Para Normal!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Para Normal!
Para Normal wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torres might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Adagio For Strings. Alexander Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kid Torres's chin.
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149 lbs
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24
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
An inside leg kick from Torres misses.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torres takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Torres is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
An inside leg kick from Torres misses.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Torres scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Jones has been cut.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones wants a takedown.
Torres blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torres putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres is struggling to control the position.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres connects with a knee to the head.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Jones cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torres pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kid Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jones.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Torres prevents a body shot from Jones.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Kid Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Torres throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Torres manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Torres throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Torres moves away
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick from Torres.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torres tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Torres misses.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kid Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Torres manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Torres trying to control the position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones stops Torres from standing up.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Torres takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Torres is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands a head kick!
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Torres connects with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones clinches.
Torres utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Torres with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Knees to the body from Torres.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Torres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Torres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Alexander Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Kid Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torres scores with a head kick.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Jones misses.
Torres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Kid Torres!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kid Torres!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Kid Torres!
Kid Torres wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''Run This Town'' by Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Rihanna. Darren Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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30
220 lbs
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213 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Smith avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Smith throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kenji Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Smith throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenji Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith shoots and misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Smith moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Smith misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Kenji Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Silva 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. 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.
Silva drops Smith with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smith! Silva dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
196 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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24
193 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
Larsson stuffs the takedown.
Larsson misses the jab.
That kick from Larsson tenderised Maia's leg. Maia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Maia misses
and Larsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maia looks gassed!
Maia shoots for a takedown but Larsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Larsson and Maia are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Larsson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Maia into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Larsson knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henrik Larsson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Babbage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Babbage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get baked. Charles Babbage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
145 lbs
21 - 2 - 0 |
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26
141 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Babbage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia slaps away a takedown attempt from Babbage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silvia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babbage throws a leg kick
and Silvia counters with a thumping low kick.
Silvia doesn't manage to clinch there - Babbage circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babbage.
Silvia misses with a head kick.
Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babbage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvia manages to avoid it.
Babbage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvia is out of range and Babbage settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silvia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babbage. Babbage obviously looking to wear him down.
Babbage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvia closes the distance but Babbage moves to the side
and Babbage counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babbage checks a leg kick.
Babbage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silvia takes a swing at Babbage's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Babbage.
Babbage shoots in looking for a takedown but Silvia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Babbage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silvia tries to bum rush Babbage with a series of wild strikes but Babbage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babbage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silvia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babbage can pounce on him.
Babbage throws a front kick aimed at Silvia's knee but Silvia avoids it well.
Babbage shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvia sprawls well. He's pushed Babbage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Babbage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvia misses with an uppercut
and Babbage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia is trying to stand.
Babbage is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silvia sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, if Babbage 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.
Silvia is trying to stand.
Babbage trying to control the action but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silvia wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silvia.
Silvia wants to stand up but Babbage is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babbage trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babbage wants to pass the guard but Silvia is keeping the position.
Silvia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Babbage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silvia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babbage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babbage thows a big elbow that misses.
Silvia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Babbage is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silvia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silvia has escaped and now he's on top!
Silvia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silvia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvia connects with a body shot that sends Babbage's belly button to the back.
Babbage throws a chopping leg kick but Silvia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silvia looks to throw the jab but Babbage is out of range.
Silvia misses with a right hand
and Babbage counters with a leg kick.
Babbage shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Babbage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silvia throws a right hand that misses
and Babbage counters with a thumping low kick.
Babbage misses with a straight left.
Babbage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babbage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Charles Babbage has been cut.
Babbage looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silvia is trying to stand.
Silvia trying to control but Babbage postures up.
Silvia pushes Babbage off and gets back to his feet.
Babbage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvia throws a shot from downtown. Babbage moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvia.
Silvia closes the distance but Babbage moves to the side
and Babbage counters with a leg kick.
Babbage feints and then cracks Silvia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silvia down.
Babbage swings widly with a right hand
and Silvia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babbage's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Silvia.
A jab from Babbage finds it's way through Silvia's defenses.
Silvia tries to score with a low kick but Babbage moves his leg out of the way.
Silvia connects with a right hand. Babbage shakes it off.
Babbage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia is looking to chop away at Babbage's legs.
Silvia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babbage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Silvia. Beautiful body shot.
Babbage throws a low kick but Silvia moves out of range easily.
Silvia misses the jab.
Silvia tries to land a body kick
and Babbage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Babbage scores with a hook.
Silvia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Babbage counters with a nice leg kick.
Silvia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Silvia is predictable there
enabling Babbage to counter with a crisp jab.
Babbage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silvia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babbage misses with a combination
and Silvia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Babbage manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Silvia scores with a four punch combination!
Silvia looks for the body kick but Babbage saw that one coming.
Silvia misses with a right hand
letting Babbage counter with a right hand.
Silvia tries to clinch up but Babbage circles away and keeps his distance.
Babbage shoots in but Silvia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silvia swings widly with a right hand
and Babbage counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Charles Babbage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babbage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvia.
Pepe Silvia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babbage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silvia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silvia pushes Babbage off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silvia throws a front kick aimed at Babbage's knee but Babbage avoids it well.
Silvia swings widly with a right hand
and Silvia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvia tries to clinch up
and Babbage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pepe Silvia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charles Babbage's cut.
That's time! Babbage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silvia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babbage throws a leg kick but Silvia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Babbage does no damage.
Silvia tries to move into range but Babbage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babbage throws a leg kick but Silvia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babbage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvia.
Babbage misses with a body shot.
Babbage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silvia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Babbage counters with a thumping low kick.
Babbage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Babbage finds it's way round the side to connect with Silvia's head.
Pepe Silvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvia throws a poor cross that misses
and Babbage counters with a good low kick that Silvia was not able to check.
Silvia just misses with a punch to the body.
Babbage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babbage misses the jab.
Babbage throws a solid leg kick but Silvia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babbage.
Babbage throws out a loose jab but Silvia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Babbage misses.
Silvia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Babbage eats them both and turns towards Silvia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silvia scores with the left hand. Babbage knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbage jabs at Silvia's body.
Silvia leaves Babbage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Babbage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babbage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silvia.
Babbage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvia.
Silvia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvia misses with a right hand
and Babbage counters with an outside leg kick.
Babbage tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvia moves in looking to clinch but Babbage pushes him off.
Babbage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babbage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia tries to kick Babbage off in order to stand up. Babbage Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Babbage in side control, throwing shots but Silvia defends.
Silvia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Babbage's best efforts.
Babbage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvia defending well though.
Silvia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Babbage has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvia misses with a lunging right hand
and Babbage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia misses with a low kick.
Silvia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvia lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silvia misses the target.
Babbage misses with a looping right.
Pepe Silvia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvia darts in trying to clinch
and Babbage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silvia missing with a left hand there. Babbage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babbage avoids the body shot from Silvia.
Silvia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Babbage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvia won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babbage trying to control the position but Silvia is working away.
Silvia sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Charles Babbage did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Charles Babbage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babbage lands with a nice combination. Silvia backs away looking to recover.
Babbage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silvia checks it well.
Silvia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silvia throws an off balance right hand
and Babbage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvia cracks Babbage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babbage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silvia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silvia pushes Babbage up against the cage in a clinch.
Babbage looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Silvia.
Babbage landing knees to the head.
Babbage managing to block the knees to the body from Silvia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia lands a body punch.
Silvia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babbage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silvia tries a body shot but Babbage blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Silvia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babbage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silvia counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Babbage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silvia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silvia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babbage counters with a nice leg kick.
Silvia blocks a jab.
Silvia throws a shot from downtown. Babbage moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvia. Babbage does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbage looks to throw the jab but Silvia is out of range.
Nice cross by Silvia.
Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silvia just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvia looks to land a body kick but Babbage moved away.
Nice jab there from Babbage.
Silvia misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Babbage.
Babbage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silvia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Babbage finds it's way round the side to connect with Silvia's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Babbage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silvia checks it well.
Babbage 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.
Babbage closes the distance and clinches up with Silvia, looking for a takedown. Babbage pushes Silvia against the cage but Silvia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babbage throws a shot from downtown. Silvia moves away and avoids it.
Babbage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babbage.
Silvia wants to clinch but Babbage slips to the side
and Babbage counters with a head kick. That will keep Silvia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silvia tries to clinch up
and Babbage counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage sizes up Silvia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Babbage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silvia darts in trying to clinch
and Babbage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Babbage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Babbage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvia throws out the jab.
Silvia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babbage counters with a big head kick but Silvia shrugs it off.
Babbage lands with a cross.
Silvia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pepe Silvia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charles Babbage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silvia misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babbage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Silvia misses.
Silvia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silvia drops his hands momentarily and Babbage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silvia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Silvia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia throws a front kick aimed at Babbage's knee but Babbage avoids it well.
Silvia stuffs the takedown.
Babbage throws a sloppy head kick and Silvia moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia staying out of range there.
Babbage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babbage walks into a left hand.
Babbage has a takedown stuffed.
Babbage slips a jab and a cross from Silvia.
Babbage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silvia counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silvia, as that shot connected.
Silvia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Babbage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silvia's guard.
Babbage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvia is keeping the position for now.
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.
Babbage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Babbage tries to pass.
Silvia wants to stand and escape but Babbage is having none of it.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Babbage tries to pass.
Silvia wants to stand and escape but Babbage is having none of it.
Silvia looking to control.
Babbage trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Babbage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silvia scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silvia scores with a spinning back kick!
Silvia misses with an uppercut
and Babbage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silvia throws a body kick the misses
and Babbage counters with a right hand to the body.
Babbage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Babbage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Silvia.
Silvia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvia throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage is looking to score with low kicks.
Silvia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silvia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babbage is able to avoid easily.
Babbage throws out a leg kick but Silvia moves out of range and Babbage only half commits.
Silvia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babbage.
Silvia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvia lands a jab-cross combination.
Babbage misses with a left hand
and Silvia counters with a nice leg kick.
Silvia throws a shot from downtown. Babbage moves away and avoids it.
Silvia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvia checks a low kick from Babbage.
Silvia misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Babbage to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Babbage.
I think Babbage 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Charles Babbage!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Charles Babbage!
Charles Babbage wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Lawler thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose avoids the body shot from Lawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lawler misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawler misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawler thinking.
Lawler throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Lawler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lawler misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Lawler avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Lawler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose 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.
Lawler misses with a head kick.
Lawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Lawler throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to clinch there but Lawler circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler scores with a jab to the head.
Johnny Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Lawler ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Rose misses
and Lawler counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A big right from Rose misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Lawler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawler thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Lawler slips the punch.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a body punch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawler duly obliges.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose motions for Lawler to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Lawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose throws a leg kick but Lawler checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Lawler's defenses.
Lawler misses the body punch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose cracks Lawler with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eric Lawler just about did enough to take it.
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.
Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Rose lands with a hook. Lawler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawler throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
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.
Lawler tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Lawler counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawler swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose thows a leg kick but Lawler checks it
and Lawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Lawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler cracks Rose with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose jabs Lawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Eric Lawler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lawler connects with a body shot.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lawler.
Lawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lawler doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose punishes Lawler's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Lawler moves away and avoids it.
Lawler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose tries to clinch
and Lawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
That kick from Lawler tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
Lawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawler 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Eric Lawler!
Johnny Rose wins by split decision!
Johnny Rose retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. LaVey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane digs a good body shot into LaVey's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
Kane misses with a hook.
LaVey closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. LaVey pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
LaVey throws a head kick that misses
and Kane counters with a nice low kick that buckles LaVey's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Kane misses
and LaVey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kane thinking.
LaVey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
LaVey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaVey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LaVey misses with a leg kick
and Kane counters with a good low kick that LaVey was not able to check.
Kane misses with a body shot
and LaVey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaVey tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
LaVey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
LaVey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position here.
LaVey content to stall in guard here.
Kane 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.
Kane is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaVey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped LaVey's head back.
Jab from LaVey.
It looks like Jigoro Kane has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and LaVey counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas LaVey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
LaVey throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane throws a body punch but LaVey moves out of range.
Kane is looking to wear down LaVey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaVey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
LaVey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
LaVey misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. LaVey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane looks to land a right hand but LaVey moved out of range.
LaVey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
LaVey misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jigoro Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a leg kick
and LaVey counters with an inside leg kick.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and LaVey counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LaVey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Jigoro Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
LaVey checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kane misses
enabling LaVey to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for LaVey.
Kane throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane misses with a jab to the body
and LaVey counters with a thumping low kick.
LaVey moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
LaVey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LaVey on the side of the head.
Kane misses with a body shot
and LaVey counters with a head kick that drops Kane - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is not content to let LaVey control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
LaVey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but LaVey is proving a slippery customer.
Kane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
LaVey working to try and regain half guard.
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.
LaVey tries to hold on but Kane postures up.
LaVey gets back to half guard.
LaVey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas LaVey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaVey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. LaVey does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaVey throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas LaVey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by LaVey misses
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
LaVey misses with a leg kick
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
LaVey misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
LaVey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kane counters with a body kick that stops LaVey in his tracks momentarily.
LaVey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane forces LaVey back against the cage and clinches.
LaVey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
LaVey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaVey works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Kane.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaVey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kane gets through LaVey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane misses with a body punch.
LaVey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LaVey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaVey misses with a kick to the body
and Kane counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as LaVey shoots in.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
LaVey darts in trying to clinch
and Kane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane had his way with Lucas LaVey in that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot by Kane.
LaVey throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and LaVey counters with a good, hard body kick but Kane shrugs it off.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaVey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey tries for a takedown but Kane circles away easily
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
LaVey throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
LaVey lands with a shot to the body.
LaVey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaVey misses with a hook
and Kane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LaVey walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
LaVey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and LaVey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jigoro Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas LaVey.
LaVey needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas LaVey.
I think LaVey 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Lucas LaVey!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Lucas LaVey!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Lucas LaVey!
Lucas LaVey wins by unanimous decision!
Lucas LaVey is the new light heavyweight champion!
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