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VFC Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Summer of 69. Gracie has chosen Deadmau5 - Some Chords as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huerta off to one side.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huerta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Huerta jumps back.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huerta but Huerta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Huerta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Huerta thows a big elbow that misses.
Huerta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huerta throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huerta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huerta preventing the sweep.
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.
Huerta lands a couple of elbows.
Huerta throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Huerta tries to pass.
Huerta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huerta scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huerta manages to get himself to full guard.
Huerta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huerta scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Huerta maintains control.
Gracie looks gassed!
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Huerta has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huerta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huerta breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Huerta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huerta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Julio Gracie has been cut.
Huerta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
Huerta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Huerta landing shots from mount.
Gracie wants to control but Huerta is having none of it.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huerta lands a nice shot to the head.
Huerta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Huerta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huerta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Huerta.
Huerta working the ground and pound effectively.
Huerta raining down shots from the mount!
Huerta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huerta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Huerta. What's that going to do exactly?
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Huerta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Huerta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie'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.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Huerta misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huerta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Huerta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Huerta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Huerta tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Huerta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Huerta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huerta is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Huerta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huerta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control but Huerta is working from the bottom.
Huerta has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Huerta holds on and takes a little breather.
Huerta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Huerta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Huerta has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Ron Huerta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huerta wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Huerta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huerta manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Huerta's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huerta wants to clinch.
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.
Huerta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huerta connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huerta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huerta wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Huerta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Huerta working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huerta lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Huerta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Huerta landing some decent shots from guard.
Huerta working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Huerta.
Huerta is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Huerta's guard and throws a big left but Huerta blocks it.
Huerta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Huerta misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Huerta's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Huerta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Huerta is controlling Gracie's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie trying to control but Huerta is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie'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!
Huerta misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Huerta is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Huerta trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Huerta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Huerta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Huerta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huerta's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Huerta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huerta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Huerta is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie 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.
Huerta pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Huerta to sweep him here.
Huerta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Huerta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Huerta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Huerta keeps moving and retains side control.
Huerta working the body and head with strikes.
Huerta cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta landing a few strikes.
Huerta has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Huerta is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Huerta is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Huerta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Huerta. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Huerta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Huerta dominating with strikes here.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Huerta cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie is pressing down on Huerta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pires comes to the cage accompanied by My way - Frank Sinatra. Hardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy avoids the body shot from Pires.
Pires keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pires comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pires leaves Hardy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Augusto Pires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Hardy.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Pires.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jon Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pires throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hardy stumbling backwards into the cage! Hardy bounces back off the cage towards Pires, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pires lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pires celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augusto Pires!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ray skillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ray skillz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
skillz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith tries to clinch up but skillz circles away and keeps his distance.
skillz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
skillz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
skillz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
skillz takes an elbow to the forehead.
skillz tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
skillz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite skillz's efforts to push away.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
skillz wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith keeps control of skillz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
skillz working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
skillz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
skillz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
skillz misses with a double jab.
skillz connects with a single shot there.
skillz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from skillz.
skillz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith dodges the punch combination from skillz.
Smith is looking to clinch.
skillz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
skillz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged skillz in a clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
skillz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
skillz can't break the clinch.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
skillz managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
skillz has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith wants to clinch up but skillz keeps it at a distance.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
skillz throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
skillz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing skillz off to one side.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
skillz has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith keeps control of skillz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
skillz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz leaning against his opponent.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Smith.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
skillz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees 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.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
skillz tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on skillz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
skillz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through skillz's defenses.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
skillz blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
skillz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
skillz is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
skillz misses with a two punch combination.
skillz fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
skillz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith has skillz pressed against the cage, preventing skillz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
skillz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skillz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
skillz blocks the elbow strike.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
skillz breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with skillz, pushing him back against the cage.
skillz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and skillz avoids it.
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.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
skillz blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith keeps control of skillz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Smith.
skillz is trying to break free.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
skillz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
skillz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz blocks the elbow strike.
skillz wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
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.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but skillz avoids the damage to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
ray skillz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
163 lbs
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24
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith digs a good body shot into Daley's ribs.
Daley shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Daley getting side control.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Daley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daley is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daley to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Daley looks gassed!
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith has Daley pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Daley is having none of it.
Smith controls Daley momentarily but Daley frees himself.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith thuds a left hand into Daley's body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Daley moves out of range.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daley avoids the head kick by Smith.
Daley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Daley moves out of range easily.
Daley takes one on the button.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith throws a head kick but Daley moves out of range.
Daley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Daley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith throws a right hand that Daley ducks under and follows up with a left that Daley also avoids with ease.
Daley has managed to clinch.
Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
Smith stands up.
Daley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daley gets slowly back to his feet.
Jax Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Daley.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daley struggling a bit here.
Daley tries to improve position but can't.
Daley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Smith misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Smith 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.
Smith digs a good body shot into Daley's ribs.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith is looking to wear down Daley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daley tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Daley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daley on the side of the head.
Smith punishes Daley's body with a nice straight punch.
Daley blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daley is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Daley is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith rushes Daley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daley seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daley fails to pull guard.
Daley jumps guard but Smith stands there with Daley around his waist. Daley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jax Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Daley.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith controlling Daley's posture.
Daley looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Daley controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Daley, up you get!
Smith cracks Daley with an open hand slap.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Daley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daley!
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daley on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daley tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith wants to control the pace but Daley is squirming around nicely.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Daley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith avoids the attempt from Daley to control.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daley is looking to escape.
Daley wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Daley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daley tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Daley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Daley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daley thinking.
Daley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Daley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith lands a nice hook to Daley's body. Daley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith looks to land a combination. Daley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daley can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Daley is controlling the position.
Daley wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daley actively working from the bottom here.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Daley trying to control from the bottom.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith stands up out of the half guard.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Daley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith trying to control but Daley postures up.
Smith tries to roll over but Daley keeps him under control.
Daley prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Daley is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daley stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith throws a right and a left that Daley avoids nicely.
Jax Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley slips a jab from Smith.
Daley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daley is working to tighten is grip on Smith's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Smith has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Daley is really squeezing tight and eventually Smith passes out! Daley breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Daley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between seth the destoyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jaques gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jaques gerard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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KO power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, seth the destoyer!
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, jaques gerard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gerard is looking to clinch.
gerard ducks straight into an uppercut from the destoyer and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - gerard manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like jaques gerard has been cut.
the destoyer stands and steps away. gerard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
gerard bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! the destoyer comes at him with an uppercut from hell! gerard falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! gerard was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). seth the destoyer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Tha King. 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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190 lbs
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22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alves.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alves.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alves regains guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alves wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Alves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
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.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Alves wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves tries to clinch
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alves closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva avoids the attempt from Alves to control.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alves is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Alves is working to get back to half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alves is trying to escape the mount.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
Silva won't let Alves get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alves takes a step back to recover.
A left lands for Silva.
Alves wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alves's guard now.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alves's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alves to get to his feet.
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alves throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves tries to clinch up
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to sinch up a triangle. Silva throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Alves's body to avoid the submission. Alves has instead reached around Silva's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Alves arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Alves!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and faisal nosho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). faisal nosho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, faisal nosho!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
nosho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
nosho misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson swings for the body but nosho moves out of range.
nosho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
nosho looks gassed!
nosho tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - nosho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nosho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
nosho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like John Wilson has been cut.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but nosho moves away.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for nosho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson scores with a takedown into nosho's guard.
Wilson advances to half guard.
nosho wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. nosho defending well though.
Wilson is working for a kimura but nosho is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
nosho has one foot on Wilson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilson shoots in and bounces nosho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
nosho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nosho looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but nosho has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nosho's head.
nosho trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for nosho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nosho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
nosho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but nosho uses good head movement to avoid it.
nosho throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
nosho fails with a takedown attempt.
nosho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
nosho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson stands up over nosho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nosho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
nosho is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
nosho is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson throws a strike but nosho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson postures up in nosho's guard and throws a big left but nosho blocks it.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson throws a strike but nosho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
nosho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. nosho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
nosho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilson sprawls well. Wilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. nosho gets slowly back to his feet.
nosho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
nosho fails with a takedown attempt.
nosho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
nosho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
nosho is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilson with the ground and pound but nosho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. nosho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
nosho wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
nosho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
nosho avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from nosho.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from nosho.
Wilson shoots in and bounces nosho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as nosho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. nosho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
nosho keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as nosho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson is looking to wear down nosho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
nosho misses with a double jab.
faisal nosho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nosho misses with a wild combination.
Wilson gets the takedown into side control.
nosho struggling a bit here.
nosho holds on to Wilson's head and controls the position momentarily.
nosho dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
nosho is trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Wilson'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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
nosho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing nosho to regain full guard.
nosho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nosho's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws and elbow that misses. nosho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by nosho!
nosho won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nosho wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
nosho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
nosho wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
nosho avoids the body shot from Wilson.
A right-left combo lands from nosho.
Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nosho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
faisal nosho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
nosho is trying desperately to improve position.
nosho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
nosho wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
nosho tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
nosho is trying to escape the mount.
Wilson working for a submission but nosho is keeping him at bay.
Wilson thowing shots but they're missing.
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wilson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, nosho has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
nosho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson working nosho over with strikes here.
Wilson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now nosho is on top in guard.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but nosho defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Savinay Pillay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Czolgosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillay's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tere Bina. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savinay Pillay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Czolgosz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pillay throws a right hand that Czolgosz ducks under and follows up with a left that Czolgosz also avoids with ease.
Czolgosz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Czolgosz moves into full mount! Pillay won't be happy about that!
Pillay tries to lock up and control but Czolgosz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Czolgosz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pillay is looking to escape.
Pillay is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pillay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Czolgosz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Czolgosz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czolgosz moves to back control.
Czolgosz wants to control but Pillay is keeping busy.
Czolgosz working for a choke but Pillay reverses nicely into Czolgosz 's guard.
Pillay is working Czolgosz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Czolgosz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Czolgosz keeping full guard, as Pillay tries to pass.
Pillay thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pillay wants to pass the guard but Czolgosz is keeping the position.
Pillay has gone for a leg lock! Czolgosz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pillay's guard.
Czolgosz advances position into side control!
An elbow from Czolgosz crashes against the mat.
Czolgosz looking to control but instead Pillay has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Czolgosz is looking to pass Pillay's guard but actually Pillay recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Czolgosz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Czolgosz trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Czolgosz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pillay manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Czolgosz is trying to control the position but Pillay postures up.
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.
Pillay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pillay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Czolgosz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Czolgosz has escaped and now he's on top!
Czolgosz is pushing down on Pillay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pillay is fighting to maintain full guard but Czolgosz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pillay is defending against the submission attempts here by Czolgosz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Czolgosz is trying to work for a kimura but Pillay is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Czolgosz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Czolgosz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pillay is fending him off so far but Czolgosz persists. Nope, Pillay circles away and we're back to standing.
Pillay takes a swing at Czolgosz's ribcage but misses.
Czolgosz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Pillay misses.
Pillay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Czolgosz backs up against the cage.
Pillay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Czolgosz.
Pillay cracks Czolgosz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Leon Czolgosz has been cut.
Pillay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Czolgosz backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pillay takes a swing at Czolgosz's ribcage but misses.
Czolgosz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pillay avoids it really well and circles away.
Savinay Pillay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Czolgosz.
Nice sprawl there from Pillay as Czolgosz shoots in.
Pillay throws a series of punches but Czolgosz avoids them all with ease.
Pillay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Czolgosz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Czolgosz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Czolgosz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pillay misses with a looping right.
Pillay lands with a hook. Czolgosz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Czolgosz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pillay.
Pillay misses with a straight left.
Czolgosz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pillay holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Pillay struggling a bit here.
Czolgosz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pillay is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Czolgosz yanks on the arm and Pillay is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Czolgosz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leon Czolgosz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thigor Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thigor Martial had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thigor Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goldberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Martial fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martial fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martial doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.
Martial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Martial misses.
Martial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martial throws a hook but Goldberg avoids it easily.
Goldberg slips under a jab from Martial.
Martial throws out a loose jab but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martial misses with a wild combination.
Goldberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial swings for the body but Goldberg moves out of range.
Thigor Martial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martial tries to clinch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Martial - just one landing.
Martial misses with a looping right.
Martial is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goldberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martial.
Goldberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martial.
Goldberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Goldberg lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial is trying to stand back up but Goldberg is controlling him
Goldberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goldberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Goldberg landing shots from mount.
Goldberg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goldberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goldberg working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martial is trying to stand.
Goldberg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martial can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Thigor Martial has been cut.
Goldberg postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Martial badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Goldberg around the waist but Goldberg pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Goldberg is the winner by TKO! Goldberg jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curt Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Chora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Chora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Chora!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control but Chora is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chora keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Chora has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Chora is keeping the position.
Chora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Chora is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Chora looks gassed!
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Chora is retaining full guard.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chora's head.
Silva 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.
Chora keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Chora's legs - danger averted.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chora works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Chora keeps moving.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Chora's legs - danger averted.
Silva trying to control but Chora is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Chora is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Chora is retaining full guard.
Chora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva pushes down on Chora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chora is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Chora defends the submission attempt.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Chora defends it.
Chora looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to control but Chora is keeping him busy.
Chora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Chora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Chora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chora shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva trying to control but Chora postures up.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is looking to control Chora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chora works his way into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chora dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chora has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Chora didn't expect that.
Chora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva wants to control from the top but Chora keeps moving.
Chora being controlled here, momentarily.
Chora looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Chora keeps moving.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chora swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chora is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chora keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chora counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Chora working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chora wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Chora is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chora working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chora off and has taken his back!
Chora is really stuck here.
The referee is taking a good look at Chora as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Silva!
Chora tries to escape but Silva has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silva tightening his grip on Chora, looking for the choke.
Silva is trying to stick to Chora's back but Chora is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chora.
Pedro Chora has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chora slips nicely into half guard.
Silva pushes Chora off looking to stand but Chora dives back in and keeps control.
Chora is looking for a kimura here.
Silva tries to kick Chora off but Chora keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chora passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chora goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Chora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chora shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Chora with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Pedro Chora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chora avoids them all with ease.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Chora counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chora is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chora 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chora prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Chora must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chora drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Chora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva advances to mount.
Chora is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chora slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Chora defends it.
Chora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva trying to control the position but Chora is working away.
Silva advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chora sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Chora looking for submissions off his back.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Chora is working away.
Chora manages to get to full guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chora manages to get back to half guard.
Chora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dante Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva passes to side control.
Chora is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Chora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Chora!
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