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MIFC Contenders 70 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karen Jarebadyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarebadyan's entrance music is Electro Saiyans. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karen Jarebadyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grimm!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm fails with the takedown
and Jarebadyan counters with a crisp one two that drops Grimm! Jarebadyan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grimm to his feet! Grimm is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarebadyan throws an overhand right that has Grimm reeling! Jarebadyan follows up with more punches and Grimm is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karen Jarebadyan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunjiro Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orca has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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214 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yunjiro Orca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall gets a double leg takedown into Orca's guard.
Orca wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Orca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall stops Orca from standing up.
Orca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a big right hand that misses.
Orca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orca 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.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hall works over Orca with some ground and pound from guard.
Orca looks gassed!
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orca trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall postures up and lands a big shot to Orca's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orca can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall advances position into side control!
Orca is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but Orca is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Orca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hall scoring with punches and elbows.
Hall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Orca!
Hall scoring with strikes but Orca is staying in there.
Hall with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Orca covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Gracie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Roger Gracie has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie moves to clinch but Green breaks away
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Green scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Green throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gracie colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Green as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gracie is left battered and dazed whilst Green and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Green!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cecil B DeMille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikardo Santinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikardo Santinos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil B DeMille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikardo Santinos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMille tries for a takedown but Santinos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santinos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeMille can pounce on him.
Santinos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santinos throws a sloppy head kick
and DeMille counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeMille misses with a leg kick
and Santinos counters with a body kick that stops DeMille in his tracks momentarily.
Santinos stuffs the takedown attempt from DeMille. DeMille gets slowly back to his feet.
DeMille shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santinos keeping full guard, as DeMille tries to pass.
Santinos keeping moving, preventing DeMille from controlling successfully.
DeMille content to stall in guard here.
Santinos keeping moving, preventing DeMille from controlling successfully.
DeMille stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santinos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santinos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeMille with a flurry of punches that miss.
DeMille trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeMille postures up in Santinos's guard and throws a big left but Santinos blocks it.
Santinos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeMille tries to free his leg and advance position but Santinos is retaining full guard.
DeMille trying to control but Santinos is working from the bottom.
DeMille working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille lands a couple of decent looking shots.
DeMille thows a big elbow that misses.
DeMille postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
DeMille is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille scoring with some ground and pound.
DeMille is looking to work some ground and pound but Santinos has wrist control.
DeMille content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DeMille missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santinos is looking to stand up but DeMille isn't so interested in that idea.
DeMille seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
DeMille missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil B DeMille dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeMille turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cecil B DeMille is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeMille tries a head kick but it misses.
Santinos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeMille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Santinos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
DeMille on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santinos. Santinos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santinos blocks a head kick by DeMille.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMille shoots in for a takedown but Santinos shows good takedown defense.
Santinos misses with a head kick.
Santinos throws a front kick aimed at DeMille's knee but DeMille avoids it well.
Santinos throws a sloppy head kick
and DeMille counters with a head kick.
Cecil B DeMille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santinos tries a head kick but it misses.
DeMille shoots in and drives through. Santinos sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from DeMille misses
and Santinos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santinos throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Santinos counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeMille's knee momentarily.
A low kick from DeMille is predictable there
and Santinos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille misses with a body shot
and Santinos counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeMille. Santinos does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeMille lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
DeMille throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santinos counters with a head kick. That will keep DeMille thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from DeMille is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Santinos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santinos is able to avoid easily.
DeMille changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santinos tries to avoid it but DeMille manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santinos to the ground. Santinos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cecil B DeMille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santinos lands a body shot.
DeMille throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santinos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santinos throws a sloppy head kick
and DeMille counters with a series of strikes. Santinos will be more careful next time no doubt.
DeMille swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santinos.
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 Cecil B DeMille will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
DeMille is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santinos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santinos throws a head kick that misses.
DeMille falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santinos counters with a low kick, right behind DeMille 's knee.
Santinos throws a lazy head kick
and DeMille counters with a series of strikes. Santinos will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeMille.
DeMille bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santinos's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santinos throws a head kick that misses.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Santinos counters with an inside leg kick.
DeMille throws a leg kick
and Santinos counters with a head kick.
DeMille misses with a low kick.
DeMille misses with a combination
and Santinos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rikardo Santinos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santinos tries to move into range but DeMille moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeMille shoots in but no luck this time.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cecil B DeMille is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeMille checks a low kick from Santinos.
Cecil B DeMille is winning the standup battle so far.
DeMille throws a head kick but Santinos moves out of range.
DeMille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santinos throws a head kick that misses
and DeMille counters with a nice leg kick.
DeMille throws a combination that misses
and Santinos counters with a thumping low kick.
DeMille misses with a series of wild punches.
DeMille throws the kick towards the body but Santinos avoids it.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Santinos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
DeMille scores with a head kick. Santinos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cecil B DeMille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santinos gets caught napping as DeMille dives in and scores a takedown. Santinos manages to retain guard.
DeMille controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cecil B DeMille showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeMille has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cecil B DeMille!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noah Qualls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Qualls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kumtomanee moves into range and clinches up with Qualls.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Qualls 's eye.
Qualls tries to break the clinch but Kumtomanee is controlling the position.
Qualls fails to pull guard.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
Qualls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
Qualls scores with a hook to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Qualls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kumtomanee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Qualls avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Qualls pulls guard.
Kumtomanee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Qualls's head.
Kumtomanee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Qualls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Qualls working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kumtomanee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kumtomanee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Qualls is looking for a triangle but Kumtomanee pushes his legs off easily.
Kumtomanee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kumtomanee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Qualls keeping full guard, as Kumtomanee tries to pass.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee forces his way into half guard.
Qualls is looking for a sweep. Kumtomanee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kumtomanee is pressing down on Qualls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Qualls is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Kumtomanee seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qualls tries to get to full guard but Kumtomanee has control of the leg.
Qualls looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee tries to pass to full mount but Qualls defends it.
Qualls wants to get back to full guard.
Kumtomanee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kumtomanee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee prevents Qualls from getting the reversal.
Kumtomanee looking to control but Qualls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Qualls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kumtomanee working the ground and pound effectively.
Qualls is looking to get to half guard.
Kumtomanee is stalling here but it's allowed Qualls to get half guard.
Qualls is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kumtomanee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kumtomanee's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kumtomanee breaks Qualls's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kumtomanee 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qualls is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Qualls is breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Qualls keeping full guard, as Kumtomanee tries to pass.
Qualls can't keep his opponent in guard - Kumtomanee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kumtomanee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Qualls!
Qualls is looking to get to half guard.
Kumtomanee raining down hammerfists from mount.
Qualls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kumtomanee tries to control but Qualls wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee looking to finish Qualls with some ground and pound. This is bad for Qualls!
Qualls is looking to get to half guard.
Kumtomanee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kumtomanee controlling his opponent.
Kumtomanee landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khali Kumtomanee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Qualls forces Kumtomanee back against the cage and clinches.
Kumtomanee lands a good knee to the midsection. Qualls won't want to take too many of those.
Qualls blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kumtomanee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Qualls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qualls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Kumtomanee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Qualls pulls guard effortlessly.
Kumtomanee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kumtomanee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kumtomanee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kumtomanee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kumtomanee controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumtomanee in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee trying to control the action but Qualls is working from the bottom.
Qualls manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kumtomanee moves into full guard.
Kumtomanee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Qualls!
Kumtomanee wants to control the pace but Qualls is squirming around nicely.
Kumtomanee scoring with strikes but Qualls is staying in there.
Qualls is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kumtomanee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kumtomanee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Qualls can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Qualls is working to get back to half guard.
Kumtomanee controlling the position easily from mount.
Kumtomanee with shots to the head and body - Qualls looks very uncomfortable down there.
Qualls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kumtomanee looking to control but Qualls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Qualls bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Qualls looking to pass the guard.
Kumtomanee working a defensive guard here.
Qualls throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khali Kumtomanee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Qualls postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kumtomanee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Qualls, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qualls can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kumtomanee controls the pace.
Qualls is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kumtomanee defends well.
Qualls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Qualls is working from the bottom.
Qualls has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kumtomanee doesn't defend quickly enough and Qualls has managed to lock this one up! Can Kumtomanee escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Qualls on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Noah Qualls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mungo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Mungo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mungo throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mungo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Mungo misses its intended target.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mungo.
Mungo avoids the head kick by Carter.
Mungo misses with a left hand
and Mungo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mungo counters with a straight right hand.
Mungo scores with a jab.
Mungo swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mungo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
A big left from Mungo misses.
The crowd cheers as Mungo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Mungo clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mungo swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mungo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Greg Mungo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mungo cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter is rocked!
Carter gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Mungo points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Carter wakes up just in time to hear Mungo thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Mungo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus McDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDowell has chosen Line in Marvelous Times as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wally Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus McDowell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a right hand
and McDowell counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Lewis misses with a combination
and McDowell counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis misses with a left hand
and McDowell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDowell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Lewis.
McDowell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDowell breaks from the clinch.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and McDowell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDowell manages to avoid it.
McDowell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and McDowell counters with a leg kick.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and McDowell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lewis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McDowell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis 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.
McDowell connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDowell can pounce on him.
McDowell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Wally Lewis has been cut.
McDowell jabs Lewis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDowell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDowell connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by McDowell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDowell finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewis's head.
McDowell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wally Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDowell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and McDowell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McDowell feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
McDowell throws a shot to the body.
That kick from McDowell tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDowell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDowell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDowell is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
McDowell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDowell connects with a high kick.
McDowell scores with a leg kick.
McDowell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDowell thuds his shin into the meat of Lewis's side.
McDowell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDowell throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDowell lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McDowell. Lewis shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDowell. That's going to slow Lewis down.
McDowell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDowell scores with a jab to the body.
McDowell fakes the leg kick and cracks Lewis in the body.
McDowell thuds his shin into the meat of Lewis's side.
McDowell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDowell can pounce on him.
McDowell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lewis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McDowell throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
McDowell throws a one two combo.
McDowell throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
McDowell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
McDowell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDowell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDowell, right into the meat.
Lewis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDowell thuds his shin into the meat of Lewis's side.
McDowell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wally Lewis's cut is getting worse.
McDowell lands a big head kick that sends Lewis to the canvas! McDowell follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus McDowell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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191 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but Cabaret shrugs it off.
Cabaret shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Cabaret throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Cabaret is breathing heavily.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabaret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabaret swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Cabaret's legs.
Cabaret takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Cabaret chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Cabaret avoids them all with ease.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Cabaret checks it
and Cabaret counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Cabaret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas is looking to slow Cabaret down with leg kicks.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karl Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabaret blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Cabaret's belly button to the back.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabaret's calf.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabaret's sensitive parts.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Cabaret's ribs.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabaret moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws a low kick but Cabaret moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Cabaret misses
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabaret thinking.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabaret's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Everth Cabaret has been cut.
Thomas pushes Cabaret up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabaret.
Cabaret managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas has Cabaret pushed against the cage.
Cabaret wants to stall.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabaret lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabaret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Cabaret is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Everth Cabaret's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Karl Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Cabaret counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Cabaret is having none of it.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Cabaret isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Cabaret is fighting to break Thomas's control of his arms but Thomas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karl Thomas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Cabaret saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Cabaret circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabaret.
Thomas swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cabaret tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Everth Cabaret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabaret misses with a body kick.
Cabaret throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabaret rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabaret motions for Thomas to come forward. Cabaret throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabaret shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas is looking to slow Cabaret down with leg kicks.
Cabaret shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabaret connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Cabaret is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Cabaret thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Cabaret tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Cabaret back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cabaret is rocked!
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabaret. That did some damage!
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Thomas works on Cabaret's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabaret letting Thomas take a breather here.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Everth Cabaret's cut.
That's time! Cabaret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabaret misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Cabaret moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabaret throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Cabaret looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabaret misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabaret's knee momentarily.
Thomas tries a low kick but Cabaret avoids it.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cabaret if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Cabaret counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
Thomas wants to stand up but Cabaret is controlling him.
Thomas 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.
Thomas wants to stand up but Cabaret is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas pushes Cabaret off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cabaret looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Cabaret throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabaret shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Cabaret throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas cracks the inside of Cabaret's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Cabaret's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabaret tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Cabaret shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Cabaret off balance momentarily.
Cabaret looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Cabaret persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everth Cabaret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas feints and then cracks Cabaret's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabaret down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Cabaret will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabaret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabaret takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Everth Cabaret's cut is getting worse.
Cabaret shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Everth Cabaret's cut.
That's time! Cabaret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
Cabaret checks a low kick from Thomas.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cabaret.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Cabaret's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabaret tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabaret checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabaret was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Cabaret.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabaret blocks the leg kick.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Cabaret's ribs.
Thomas throws a hook but Cabaret blocks it.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Cabaret drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabaret throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Cabaret moves out of range easily.
Cabaret tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everth Cabaret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabaret throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabaret moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Everth Cabaret's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Cabaret's side.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabaret manages to avoid it.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Cabaret moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas keeps Cabaret at a distance using the push kick.
Cabaret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Cabaret keeps it at a distance.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Cabaret moves out of range easily.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabaret's calf.
Thomas forces Cabaret back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabaret.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas presses Cabaret against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Everth Cabaret'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. This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Cabaret takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Cabaret's legs.
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Cabaret finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Cabaret steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Cabaret counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Cabaret ducks down to avoid it.
Cabaret swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Cabaret closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cabaret lands in his opponent's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas 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.
Everth Cabaret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to stand up but Cabaret is controlling him.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Cabaret isn't so interested in that idea.
Cabaret wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Cabaret preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Everth Cabaret.
Cabaret closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Cabaret pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabaret.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas jabs at Cabaret's body.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Cabaret looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Cabaret won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabaret has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabaret.
Cabaret takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Cabaret is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thomas.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabaret has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabaret.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabaret tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Cabaret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Cabaret's ribcage.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabaret backwards.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Everth Cabaret's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 43:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Thomas! Karl Thomas retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petkovic comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Johnny Rain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dejan Petkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Rain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dejan Petkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petkovic, right into the meat.
Petkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Petkovic moves away and avoids it.
Rain blocks a head kick by Petkovic.
Petkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petkovic is looking to slow Rain down with leg kicks.
Rain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petkovic throws a solid leg kick but Rain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petkovic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petkovic.
Rain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Petkovic misses.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Petkovic moved out of range.
Rain 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 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.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petkovic. That's going to slow Rain down.
Petkovic tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
Rain misses with a left hand
and Petkovic counters with a left to the body.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petkovic.
Petkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petkovic fails with the takedown.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petkovic.
Rain misses with a hook. Petkovic ducked under it nicely.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Petkovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rain thinking.
Petkovic throws a leg kick which misses Rain's front leg but catches the back leg as Rain tries to avoid it.
Petkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petkovic throws a head kick that Rain semi-blocks.
Petkovic fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dejan Petkovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Rain misses
and Petkovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petkovic is looking to wear down Rain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Petkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain misses with a left hand
and Petkovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnny Rain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rain 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Petkovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petkovic misses with a body shot.
Rain throws a series of punches but Petkovic avoids them all with ease.
Petkovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rain's waist but Rain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petkovic off to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petkovic.
Rain throws a body punch but Petkovic moves out of range.
Petkovic fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkovic thumps Rain with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic shoots in and drives through. Rain sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dejan Petkovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petkovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rain as he jumps to the side.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petkovic.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petkovic tries to clinch there but Rain circles away.
Petkovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petkovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petkovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rain is keeping the position for now.
Rain looking for a sweep. Not yet Rain, not yet.
Petkovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rain keeping moving, preventing Petkovic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petkovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petkovic pushes down on Rain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rain tries to roll over but Petkovic keeps him under control.
Petkovic passes to side control.
Petkovic tries to move to mount but Rain blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Petkovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Petkovic in side control, throwing shots but Rain defends.
A lull in the action here as Petkovic stalls from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Petkovic moves into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petkovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rain avoids a series of strikes thrown by Petkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Petkovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Petkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rain leaves Petkovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rain throws an off balance right hand
and Petkovic counters with a low kick, right behind Rain 's knee.
Petkovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petkovic throws a combination that misses
and Rain counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Petkovic falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Rain!
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