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GAMMA#208 Matazz v Redenbacher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Neil's choice of entrance music: The Devil's Dance Floor. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
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, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dover throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
Dover wants to clinch but O Neil slips to the side
and O Neil counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Neil slips under a jab.
O Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Dover attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick
and O Neil counters with a three punch combo that has Dover backing up. Dover nods at O Neil to acknowledge the strikes.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
O Neil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dover is breathing heavily.
O Neil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from O Neil.
O Neil lands a head shot.
O Neil digs a good body shot into Dover's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Dover darts in trying to clinch
and O Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
O Neil lands a body shot.
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!
O Neil drops Dover with a beautiful combination! Dover stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Neil is looking for the KO!
Dover is rocked!
O Neil fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Dover out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mickey O Neil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ely Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to party up. Frank Abbot will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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218 lbs
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ely Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott gets a clinch.
Scott manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scott has a closed guard, preventing Abbot from standing up.
Scott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbot would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Abbot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abbot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scott's guard.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abbot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abbot stands and steps away. Scott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Scott throws a series of punches but Abbot avoids them all with ease.
Abbot swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Abbot. Those never looked like landing.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Abbot counter with a right hand.
Abbot takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Abbot tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbot throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot misses with a two punch combination.
Scott moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott slips under a jab from Abbot.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abbot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott throws a right hand that Abbot ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbot also avoids with ease.
Scott tries to clinch but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Abbot.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Abbot pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot checks a leg kick.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Abbot moves out of range easily.
Abbot clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frank Abbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abbot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Abbot moved away.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Abbot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scott has Abbot up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is working an open guard so Abbot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A jab from Abbot finds it's way through Scott's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abbot lands a jab-cross combination.
Good work by Abbot as he checks the leg kick.
Frank Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Abbot as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Abbot thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
Abbot throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Abbot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abbot lands with a nice combination. Scott backs away looking to recover.
Abbot scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abbot misses with a wild combination.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abbot misses with a body shot.
Ely Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Abbot shows good takedown defense.
Scott throws a body punch but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scott.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbot avoids the damage to the body.
Scott stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott can't get the takedown.
Abbot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ely Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abbot is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
Scott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abbot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Abbot regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Abbot's guard.
Abbot is looking to escape.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura but Abbot is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott stops Abbot from getting back to his feet.
Abbot pushes Scott off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott clinches up against the cage.
Scott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Abbot up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott prevents Abbot from breaking the clinch.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Scott misses with a combination
and Abbot counters with a nice body shot.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abbot lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
A combination from Abbot does no damage.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Abbot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Abbot.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Abbot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Abbot - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Abbot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott is rocked!
Abbot is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Abbot shuts the power down on Scott. Lights out, game over! Abbot is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Abbot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The game. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Thompson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Thompson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
201 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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201 lbs
13 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Sinatra shoots in.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Thompson dives in and grabs Sinatra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sinatra pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson misses with a body shot
and Sinatra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Sinatra looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Sinatra pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sinatra fails with the takedown.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinatra.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Sinatra circles away.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Sinatra misses with a hook to the body
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sinatra breaks the clinch.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Sinatra circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinatra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sinatra off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Sinatra gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Sinatra is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Sinatra is controlling him
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Sinatra is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sinatra is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Sinatra will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinatra lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Sinatra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Sinatra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sinatra passes to side control.
Sinatra tries to score with some ground and pound. Thompson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sinatra swings around for an armbar but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sinatra's guard.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinatra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinatra is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Sinatra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinatra is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinatra fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a good low kick that Sinatra was not able to check.
Nice uppercut lands for Sinatra. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Sinatra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sinatra.
Sinatra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Sinatra jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinatra takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Sinatra fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Sinatra finds it's target.
Sinatra misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sinatra dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinatra.
Sinatra just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
Sinatra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
Thompson darts in trying to clinch
and Sinatra counters with a straight right hand.
Frank Sinatra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Sinatra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sinatra off to one side.
Sinatra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Sinatra tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Sinatra wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Joe Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sinatra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Sinatra avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Sinatra dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinatra breaks the clinch.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinatra at a distance.
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!
Sinatra just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots and misses
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Sinatra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Sinatra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinatra throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Sinatra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Sinatra backing up. Sinatra nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Sinatra shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Sinatra looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinatra 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Born of a Broken Man. The key to victory for Austin Houston has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Kross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kross misses with the combination.
Houston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kross on the side of the head.
Kross thows a body shot but no joy.
Houston misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Houston. Beautiful body shot.
Houston lands a right hook to the body.
Houston tests Kross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kross shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Houston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Houston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Houston is working hard here to advance position.
Houston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Houston's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston wants to sweep here but Kross controlling him for the moment.
Houston trying to keep a closed guard but Kross is proving a slippery customer.
Kross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kross trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kross drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Houston dives on top into guard.
Houston advances position into side control!
Houston throws an elbow but Kross slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Houston crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Houston seems content to control.
Kross is looking to improve his position.
Houston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Houston trying to control the action but Kross is working from the bottom.
Kross preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Austin Houston.
Kross gets tackled into the cage by Houston. Houston maintains the clinch.
Kross looking for a takedown.
Houston avoiding damage.
Houston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Houston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kross shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kross prevents Houston from standing back up.
Kross scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Kross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Houston wants to control but Kross is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kross.
Kross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Houston is holding on to half guard well.
Kross prevents Houston from improving his position.
Kross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Houston is looking to control Kross's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Houston avoid being mounted?
Houston is looking to improve his position.
Kross throwing shots but Houston is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kross prevents Houston from improving his position.
Kross working Houston over with strikes.
Kross prevents Houston from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolf Kross will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Houston looks for a takedown but Kross sprawls well.
Houston throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Houston misses its intended target.
Houston lands with a hook. Kross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kross dives in and scores a takedown into Houston's guard.
Kross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kross works over Houston with some ground and pound from guard.
Houston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Houston has momentary wrist control but Kross slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kross looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kross preventing the sweep.
Kross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kross with a nice head shot there.
Kross trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Kross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houston controlling Kross's posture.
Kross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kross trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kross's head.
Kross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston forces his way into half guard.
Houston is looking to stall here but Kross recovers full guard.
Houston works over Kross with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
Houston passes Kross's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kross trying to hold on to Houston's head to control him but Houston postures up.
Houston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kross is looking to improve his position.
Houston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kross to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rolf Kross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kross is keeping the position for now.
Kross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kross controls Houston momentarily but Houston frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kross keeping full guard, as Houston tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rolf Kross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kross enables Houston to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kross manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houston.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Kross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston tries to stand but Kross is controlling from the bottom.
Houston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kross trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston trying to control but Kross is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Houston landing with the ground and pound.
Houston wants to control from the top but Kross keeps moving.
Kross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Houston is aware though and is defending well.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Kross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston trying to move into half guard but instead Kross has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kross is aware though and is defending well.
Kross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kross is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kross is one step ahead there.
Kross prevents Houston from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Houston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kross throwing strikes but missing.
Kross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Houston wants to sweep here but Kross controlling him for the moment.
Kross looking to pass the guard.
Kross lands a couple of elbows.
Kross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Houston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kross tries to free his leg and advance position but Houston is retaining full guard.
Kross has gone for a leg lock! Houston slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kross's guard.
Houston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Austin Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kross keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
Houston looking to sit in guard and control but Kross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Houston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kross manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Kross blocks nicely.
Rolf Kross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Houston with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rolf Kross.
I've got Kross 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Kross!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojangles McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, American Badass by Kid Rock. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bojangles McFly enters the cage!
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223 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bojangles McFly!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly throws a lazy uppercut
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
McFly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McFly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
McFly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogers. Rogers obviously looking to wear him down.
McFly throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from McFly misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
McFly throws an off balance right hand
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into side control. McFly won't be happy with that.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rogers tries to advance to mount but can't.
McFly is trying to improve his position.
McFly is letting Rogers control him for a moment.
McFly is trying to get back to half guard.
McFly is trying to work for a sweep but Rogers has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogers content just to control the position here.
McFly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McFly is working to get back to half guard.
Rogers lands a big elbow.
The referee warns McFly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers lands a big elbow.
It looks like Bojangles McFly has been cut.
Rogers drops a big elbow. That's hurt McFly! More shots from Rogers and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Supersize Me for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sol Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tavarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice body kick.
Mackenzie King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavarez - that will leave a mark!
Tavarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mackenzie King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarez misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie King scores with a jab. Tavarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tavarez throws a hook but Mackenzie King avoids it easily.
Tavarez swinging wildly here.
Mackenzie King misses with a double jab.
Mackenzie King digs a good hook to Tavarez's body.
Tavarez throws a series of punches but Mackenzie King avoids them all with ease.
Mackenzie King misses with a hook.
Mackenzie King throws a body punch but Tavarez moves out of range.
Tavarez throws a hook but Mackenzie King blocks it.
Mackenzie King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavarez misses with a double jab
and Mackenzie King counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez avoids a kick to the body.
Mackenzie King throws a jab when Tavarez was well out of range.
Mackenzie King misses with a low kick.
Tavarez misses with a head kick.
Mackenzie King looks to land a right hand but Tavarez moved out of range.
Mackenzie King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavarez.
Nice shot by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King lands a jab to the nose.
Mackenzie King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tavarez at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mackenzie King.
Tavarez is breathing heavily.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mackenzie King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tavarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tavarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mackenzie King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mackenzie King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mackenzie King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tavarez is rocked!
Mackenzie King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mackenzie King scores with a body shot.
Mackenzie King lands with a hook. Tavarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King lands a slapping body shot.
Mackenzie King lands a nice looking body shot.
Mackenzie King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mackenzie King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mackenzie King connects with a body shot.
That kick from Mackenzie King tenderised Tavarez's leg. Tavarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tavarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mackenzie King scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mackenzie King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mackenzie King lands the left hand.
Oh Tavarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mackenzie King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mackenzie King misses with a wild combination.
Tavarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Tavarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mackenzie King. Mackenzie King obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Mackenzie King lands with a good body shot.
Mackenzie King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tavarez rather than just go for the knockout.
Mackenzie King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mackenzie King lands with a shot to the body.
Tavarez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tavarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mackenzie King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mackenzie King - that's a beauty! Tavarez is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Mackenzie King can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Mackenzie King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macon Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson comes to the cage accompanied by Gnarls Barkley - Going On. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 lbs
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215 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macon Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jefferson's head backwards.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Jefferson lands a two punch combo.
Jefferson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Jefferson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jefferson has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jefferson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Jefferson cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis motions for Jefferson to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jefferson moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Jefferson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jefferson tries to avoid it.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Macon Jefferson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jefferson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jefferson lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jefferson.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Jefferson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Jefferson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefferson can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Jefferson leaning against his opponent.
Jefferson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jefferson scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jefferson tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jefferson to the ground. Jefferson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jefferson.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Jefferson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jefferson.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jefferson blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macon Jefferson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis jabs Jefferson right on the nose. Jefferson blinks but takes it well.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jefferson works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jefferson was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Some bone on bone action there as Jefferson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis tries for a takedown but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Jefferson moved out of range nicely.
Jefferson is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Macon Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jefferson throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jefferson tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Jefferson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jefferson slips a jab from Davis.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Jefferson.
Jefferson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Davis.
Jefferson is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis looks for a takedown but Jefferson sprawls well.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Macon Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jefferson is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Jefferson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Davis misses with a hook.
Jefferson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a jab when Jefferson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jefferson clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Jefferson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Jefferson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Jefferson misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Jefferson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Jefferson moves his leg out of the way.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Jefferson moved out of range nicely.
Jefferson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Davis misses.
Jefferson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Davis counters with a good, hard body kick but Jefferson shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jefferson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jefferson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Macon Jefferson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jefferson scores with a nice strike.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macon Jefferson is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jefferson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Jefferson gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Davis blocking some punches.
Jefferson taking a breather.
Jefferson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefferson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jefferson has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jefferson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
A punch lands to the side of Jefferson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jefferson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jefferson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Davis is looking to slow Jefferson down with leg kicks.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jefferson.
Davis throws the left hand but Jefferson avoids the punch easily.
Jefferson moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson checks the leg kick.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jefferson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Jefferson checks it.
Jefferson throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid body kick from Jefferson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Davis thows a huge punch but Jefferson dodges it nicely.
Davis is looking to stall here but Jefferson recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Jefferson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Davis.
I think Jefferson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macon Jefferson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rothschild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Light. Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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194 lbs
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lewis motions for Rothschild to come forward. Lewis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Rothschild lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lewis will feel that in the morning.
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!
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Rothschild lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.
Rothschild tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Lewis misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Lewis stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Lewis.
Rothschild misses with a wild combination.
Lewis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothschild counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lewis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rothschild gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Rothschild avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Rothschild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Rothschild scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a knee to the body.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis tries to circle away but Rothschild has him pinned against the cage.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Rothschild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Rothschild lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Rothschild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rothschild.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rothschild digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Lewis looks gassed!
Rothschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Mark Lewis's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Rothschild lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Mark Lewis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rothschild lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Mark Lewis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rothschild lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis is rocked!
Rothschild lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild throws a big uppercut that drops Lewis! More strikes from Rothschild and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lewis lies dazed against the cage as Rothschild celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bancroft Rothschild!
Bancroft Rothschild decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Takesian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takesian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, United States Marine Corps Hymn. Noah Cd told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Takesian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takesian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takesian misses with a left hand
and Cd counters with a body kick that stops Takesian in his tracks momentarily.
Cd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takesian throws out a loose jab but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takesian blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takesian.
Cd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takesian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cd tries to score with a low kick but Takesian moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd staying out of range there.
Cd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takesian.
Takesian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cd, pushing him back against the cage.
Takesian misses with some punches.
Cd lands a good knee to the midsection. Takesian won't want to take too many of those.
Takesian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takesian lands an elbow inside.
Takesian lands an elbow inside.
Cd blocks an uppercut.
Takesian scores with a shot to the side of Cd's head.
Cd lands with a short shot to the head.
Takesian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cd's defenses.
Cd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takesian is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takesian scores with a shot to the side of Cd's head.
Cd blocks the elbow strike.
Cd avoids the elbow strike from Takesian, against the cage.
Takesian misses with an elbow strike.
Takesian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takesian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takesian misses with some punches.
Cd tries to land knees in the clinch but Takesian avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Cd.
Takesian avoiding damage as Cd throws knees to the body.
A short right from Takesian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cd.
Takesian stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takesian.
Cd tries to work over Takesian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takesian throws a punch but it's blocked by Cd.
Cd misses with a knee to the head.
Cd missing with knees to the body.
Cd dodges an elbow strike from Takesian.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Takesian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cd's brow.
Takesian throws an elbow but it misses.
Takesian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cd blocks the elbow strike.
Cd misses with a knee strike.
Takesian is leaning against Cd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takesian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takesian slowing the pace effectively.
Takesian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takesian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takesian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Takesian on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takesian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cd looking to throw knees to the head but Takesian is blocking nicely.
Cd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takesian misses with a punch to the body.
Takesian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takesian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Takesian.
Takesian working aggressively here.
Cd lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Takesian dominated that round.
That's time! Takesian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cd slips a jab from Takesian.
Takesian blocks a head kick by Cd.
Takesian looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
Eli Takesian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Takesian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cd doesn't seem phased though.
Takesian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takesian fails to land with a series of punches.
Takesian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cd tries to keep at a distance but Takesian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takesian misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Takesian blocks it.
Takesian lands an elbow that stopped Cd in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Noah Cd has been cut.
Takesian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cd backwards.
Takesian tries to work over Cd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Takesian blocks it.
Cd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takesian working aggressively here.
Takesian misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takesian.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takesian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takesian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Takesian fails to land.
Cd managing to block the knees to the body from Takesian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd avoids a wild elbow strike from Takesian.
Takesian lands an uppercut.
Cd avoids the elbow strike from Takesian, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takesian.
Takesian misses with a punch on the inside.
Cd blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takesian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cd connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eli Takesian has been cut.
Takesian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takesian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cd backwards.
Takesian lands an elbow inside.
Cd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cd is rocked!
Cd lands an elbow just above Takesian 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takesian.
Cd is still on wobbly legs! Can Takesian finish him?
Takesian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cd backwards.
Takesian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cd's face.
Cd tries to work over Takesian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takesian trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takesian.
Takesian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takesian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takesian misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takesian swings wildly with an uppercut but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cd scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takesian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cd seems to have recovered his senses.
Takesian lands with a light punch inside.
Takesian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takesian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cd blocks an elbow strike from Takesian.
Cd misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Takesian.
Takesian misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takesian.
Takesian blocking some punches.
Takesian effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cd missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Takesian dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takesian pushes Cd away with a front kick.
Takesian misses with the combination.
Cd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd dodges the punch combination from Takesian.
Cd tries to land a body kick
and Takesian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cd tries a head kick but it misses.
Takesian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takesian has Cd up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian swings wildly with an uppercut but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cd lands a left hand.
Takesian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takesian throws an elbow that misses.
Takesian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takesian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cd takes an elbow to the temple.
Cd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takesian.
Cd takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Cd.
Takesian tries a knee to the head but Cd blocks it.
Takesian misses with the head strike.
Noah Cd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cd trying to land knees to the body.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Takesian blocks it.
Good body shot from Cd.
Takesian has a couple of punches blocked by Cd.
A short right from Takesian on the inside.
Takesian lands a left hand.
Takesian connects with a big uppercut there that sends Cd tumbling to the ground! Takesian follows him down into his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cd wants to sweep but no luck.
Takesian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cd is keeping the position for now.
Takesian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takesian tries to free his leg and advance position but Cd is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takesian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takesian trying to control the position from guard on top but Cd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takesian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eli Takesian just wasn't active enough.
A punch lands to the side of Cd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takesian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cd can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takesian feints a jab promting Cd to slip. Takesian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takesian digs a good hook to Cd's body.
Eli Takesian is winning the standup battle so far.
Cd throws a leg kick
and Takesian counters with a thumping low kick.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Eli Takesian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takesian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takesian throws a head kick that Cd semi-blocks.
Takesian swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Takesian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takesian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Takesian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz's entrance music is Tool - Eulogy. A fine choice. Redenbacher has chosen Danger Zone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
220 lbs
25 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
220 lbs
15 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher jabs at Matazz's body.
A left and a right from Matazz both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Redenbacher scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Redenbacher!
Matazz misses with an uppercut. Redenbacher saw that one coming.
Redenbacher throws a right and a left that Matazz avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redenbacher.
Matazz wants to land a leg kick but Redenbacher is out of range.
Redenbacher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Jab, jab by Redenbacher - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redenbacher throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Matazz thuds a left hand into Redenbacher's body.
Matazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matazz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Redenbacher.
Matazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redenbacher throws out the jab.
Matazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redenbacher.
Matazz ducks under a wild hook from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matazz tests Redenbacher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matazz slips a jab from Redenbacher.
Matazz misses with a leg kick
enabling Redenbacher to counter with a crisp jab.
Redenbacher misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
Matazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matazz throws a lazy right hand but Redenbacher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matazz blocks the body kick.
Matazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Redenbacher checks it.
Redenbacher avoids the body shot from Matazz.
Redenbacher wants to slow Matazz down by chopping away at his legs.
Matazz moves away from the strike by Redenbacher.
That kick from Redenbacher tenderised Matazz's leg. Matazz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Redenbacher scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matazz - that will leave a mark!
Redenbacher misses with a wild combination.
Matazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a straight right.
Matazz clinches with his opponent.
Redenbacher is trying to force a seperation but Matazz has the dominant position.
Redenbacher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redenbacher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redenbacher wants to get back to striking at distance but Matazz won't allow it.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redenbacher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Redenbacher looks gassed!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Redenbacher as Matazz tries to tie him up.
Matazz pushes Redenbacher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matazz avoiding damage.
Matazz is working Redenbacher over against the cage.
Redenbacher blocks a body shot from Matazz.
Redenbacher working aggressively here.
Redenbacher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz breaks the clinch.
Matazz tries to clinch there but Redenbacher circles away.
Redenbacher moves forwards but Matazz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redenbacher avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Matazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redenbacher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Redenbacher momentarily.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz lands a really nice looking cross but Redenbacher seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redenbacher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redenbacher blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crunch! Matazz slams his shin into Redenbacher's torso.
Redenbacher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matazz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matazz scores with the left hand. Redenbacher knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Redenbacher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matazz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redenbacher manages to avoid it.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
Redenbacher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matazz to score with a decent uppercut.
Matazz sizes up Redenbacher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Redenbacher is rocked!
Redenbacher is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Matazz.
Redenbacher is still on wobbly legs! Can Matazz finish him?
Matazz cracks Redenbacher with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Redenbacher falls to his knees and Matazz doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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