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Ascension 33 Tres PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios comes into the arena with Forever blaring out of the sound system. Alvarez has chosen Coming in Hot as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rios sprawls well. Rios wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rios closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Rios pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Rios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Rios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rios smiles and moves away.
Diego Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Alvarez.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alvarez stops Rios from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez is taking a breather. Rios says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rios wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Rios controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Rios wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Rios closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Rios getting side control.
Rios missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvarez tries to kick Rios off but Rios keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rios really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rios looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Rios content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios looking for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez is having none of it.
Rios throwing strikes here but Alvarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alvarez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rios.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rios throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rios trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Rios throwing strikes here but Alvarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throwing strikes here but Alvarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rios unloads with some shots from mount but Alvarez bucks and avoids them well.
Alvarez tries to hold on but Rios pushes him away.
Rios postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alvarez looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rios throws some wild stikes that Alvarez manages to avoid easily.
Rios lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios thowing shots but they're missing.
Alvarez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rios instigates a clinch.
Alvarez tries to stall but Rios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rios manages to break the clinch.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Rios looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
Rios rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rios just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rios is trying to break free.
Alvarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rios fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rios there.
It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Rios tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rios manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Alvarez.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rios.
Rios misses with a double jab.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Rios on that attempt.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Rios's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Rios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Rios, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Rios against the cage but Rios circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rios moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Alvarez wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rios feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooh!!! Rios has knocked Alvarez down with a huge combo! Rios steps away and waves a wobbly Alvarez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alvarez is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Alvarez takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Rios cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Rios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by No shelter - Rage against the machine. Christopher Hero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Cho's chin.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero connects with the punch.
Hero moves into the clinch successfully.
Cho keeps control of Hero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hero manages to break the clinch.
Hero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Hero throws a hook but Cho blocks it.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho slips under a jab from Hero.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hero lunges at Cho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cho's hand.
Cho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hero closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cho's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cho wants to get back to his feet but Hero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero gets to his feet. Cho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hero misses with a double jab
and Cho counters with a one-two to the body.
Hero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Cho misses with the combination.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Jerry Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Cho ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero misses with a straight left.
Hero misses with a looping right.
Cho throws a right hand that Hero ducks under and follows up with a left that Hero also avoids with ease.
Christopher Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho swings for the body but Hero moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero blocks a jab.
Hero throws a hook to the side of Cho's head but Cho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Cho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Hero misses with a low kick as Cho jumps back.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Hero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hero shoots in looking for a takedown but Cho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hero avoids the body shot from Cho.
Hero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cho sprawls well. Cho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hero gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero clinches up against the cage.
Cho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero dives in and grabs Cho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cho pushes down on Hero's head and hops out.
Hero dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Hero dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Hero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cho as he jumps to the side.
Hero stuns Cho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cho sprawls well initially but Hero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Hero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Cho misses with a straight right.
Cho misses with a combination
and Hero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cho swings for the body but Hero moves out of range.
Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hero throws a body punch but Cho moves out of range.
Hero fails to land with a series of punches.
Christopher Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cho lands with a good body shot.
Cho misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero looks to land a combination but Cho avoids it well.
Hero looking to score a takedown here. Cho is defending well but Hero drives through and ends up in Cho's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cho is on top in guard.
Hero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Cho.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cho throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
Cho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hero misses with a head kick.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hero closes the distance and clinches up with Cho, looking for a takedown. Hero pushes Cho against the cage but Cho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cho stuffs the takedown attempt from Hero. Hero gets slowly back to his feet.
Cho moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero misses with a takedown attempt - Cho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cho feints a jab promting Hero to slip. Cho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hero rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Cho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hero backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Hero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cho is fending him off so far but Hero persists. Nope, Cho circles away and we're back to standing.
Hero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.
Hero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hero. Hero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hero tries for a takedown but Cho circles away easily
and Cho counters with a nice body shot.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
Cho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cho connects with a crisp jab.
Hero slips a jab from Cho.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Hero misses
and Cho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hero lands a head shot.
Cho throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
Cho slips a straight right by Hero.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Cho.
Hero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
Hero throws a leg kick that misses.
Cho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hero eats them both and turns towards Cho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hero misses with a double jab.
Hero wants to clinch.
Cho looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely.
Hero dives in and grabs Cho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cho pushes down on Hero's head and hops out.
Hero dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Hero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cho counters with a nice uppercut.
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Cho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero misses with a few strikes there.
Cho lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho misses with a series of wild punches.
Hero cracks Cho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cho throws a right and a left that Hero avoids nicely.
Cho lands a jab-cross combination.
Cho cracks a nice hook into Hero's ribs.
Hero cracks the inside of Cho's front leg.
A big left from Cho misses.
Hero fails to land with a series of punches.
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cho.
Hero misses with an uppercut.
Hero misses with a head kick.
Hero walks into a straight right hand from Cho.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero closes the distance and clinches up with Cho, looking for a takedown. Hero pushes Cho against the cage but Cho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Jerry Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Cho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Decent striking displayed by Cho there.
Cho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero misses with a low kick as Cho jumps back.
Hero shoots in for a double leg but Cho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Cho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho avoids a kick to the body.
Cho scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Cho does no damage.
Hero scores with a one two! Cho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Hero.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.
Hero tries to clinch but Cho is having none of it.
Cho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hero misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Cho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cho 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Cho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farha comes into the arena with Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH blaring out of the sound system. Siphiwe Tshabalala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Farha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tshabalala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farha on the side of the head.
Farha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Farha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farha blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Tshabalala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Farha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tshabalala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farha can't find room to land a body shot as Tshabalala controls the action.
Tshabalala looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha tries to work over Tshabalala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farha digs a right hand into Tshabalala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tshabalala's gas tank.
Tshabalala lands an uppercut.
Farha tries to throw a body punch but Tshabalala avoids it by throwing Farha back against the cage.
Farha prevents a body shot from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala tries a knee to the head but Farha blocks it.
Tshabalala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farha's elbow.
Farha lands a hook that snaps the head of Tshabalala backwards.
Farha tries a body shot but Tshabalala blocks it.
Farha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tshabalala works on Farha's body with a couple of short punches.
Farha works on Tshabalala's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Farha.
Farha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farha is leaning against Tshabalala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tshabalala missing with knees to the body.
Farha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Farha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Farha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Farha tries to work over Tshabalala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tshabalala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tshabalala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farha managing to block the knees to the body from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala looking to throw knees to the head but Farha is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tshabalala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Farha tries to throw a body punch but Tshabalala avoids it by throwing Farha back against the cage.
Farha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tshabalalas head.
Tshabalala blocks a body shot from Farha.
Tshabalala misses with a punch to the body.
Farha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tshabalala works on Farha's body with a couple of short punches.
Farha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farha lands a nice uppercut.
Farha managing to block the knees to the body from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala digs a right hand underneath Farha's ribcage. Farha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farha lands a body punch.
Farha tries to work over Tshabalala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tshabalala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Farha lands a hook that snaps the head of Tshabalala backwards.
Farha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farha blocks an uppercut.
Tshabalala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Farha avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
Tshabalala avoiding damage.
Farha prevents a body shot from Tshabalala.
Farha is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Tshabalala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala throws a punch but it's blocked by Farha.
Tshabalala takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farha.
Tshabalala trying to land knees to the body.
Farha throws a punch but it's blocked by Tshabalala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tshabalala misses with a knee to the head.
Farha misses with a punch to the body.
Farha misses with a punch to the body.
Tshabalala prevents a body shot from Farha.
Farha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tshabalala's elbow.
Farha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tshabalala prevents a body shot from Farha.
Farha misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farha tries a body shot but Tshabalala blocks it.
Farha can't find room to land a body shot as Tshabalala controls the action.
Tshabalala missing with knees to the body.
Farha misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Farha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tshabalala doesn't manage to clinch there - Farha circles away.
Tshabalala misses with a low kick as Farha jumps back.
Tshabalala bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Farha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tshabalala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tshabalala misses with a leg kick
and Farha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farha.
Farha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Farha.
Farha misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tshabalala backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farha as Tshabalala tries to tie him up.
A short right from Tshabalala on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Farha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farha is pushing Tshabalala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Farha digs a right hand into Tshabalala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tshabalala's gas tank.
Tshabalala leaning against his opponent.
Tshabalala misses with a punch on the inside.
Farha lands a right hand.
Tshabalala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farha blocks it with crossed arms.
Farha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tshabalala's elbow.
Farha tries to work over Tshabalala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Farha on the inside.
Farha lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tshabalala misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tshabalala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farha has Tshabalala pressed against the cage.
Farha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Farha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tshabalala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Farha smiles and moves away.
Tshabalala moves into the clinch.
Tshabalala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tshabalala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farha's elbow.
Tshabalala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farha's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farha.
Farha digs a right hand underneath Tshabalala's ribcage. Tshabalala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farha misses with a body punch.
Tshabalala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sammy Farha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farha lands a nice shot to the body.
Farha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tshabalala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tshabalala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farha blocks it with crossed arms.
Farha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tshabalala or not.
Tshabalala tries to work over Farha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farha tries to throw a body punch but Tshabalala avoids it by throwing Farha back against the cage.
Tshabalala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tshabalala with a knee to the head.
Farha tries to throw a body punch but Tshabalala avoids it by throwing Farha back against the cage.
Tshabalala is trying to maintain a safe position but Farha gets an underhook and turns Tshabalala into the cage.
Farha presses Tshabalala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farha pushes Tshabalala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala tries to stall but Farha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tshabalala is breathing heavily.
Tshabalala blocks a body shot from Farha.
Tshabalala struggles to land a body shot inside as Farha controls his hands.
Tshabalala lands a nice uppercut.
Farha tries a body shot but Tshabalala blocks it.
A short right from Farha.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farha struggles to land a body shot inside as Tshabalala controls his hands.
Farha tries to throw a body punch but Tshabalala avoids it by throwing Farha back against the cage.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Farha avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
Tshabalala struggles to land a body shot inside as Farha controls his hands.
Farha prevents a body shot from Tshabalala.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tshabalala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farha lands a nice shot to the body.
Tshabalala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farha avoids it.
Tshabalala blocks a body shot from Farha.
Farha misses with a punch to the body.
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 Sammy Farha 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. This is the final round!
Tshabalala misses with a body kick.
Tshabalala tries to clinch up.
Tshabalala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tshabalala.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tshabalala.
Farha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Farha lands a nice shot to the head.
Tshabalala is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tshabalala?
Farha looking to control but Tshabalala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Farha.
Farha controlling his opponent.
Siphiwe Tshabalala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tshabalala tries to lock up and control but Farha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Farha working Tshabalala over with strikes here.
Farha prevents Tshabalala from getting the reversal.
Farha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farha working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Farha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Farha lands a big shot there that rocks Tshabalala but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Farha lands a big elbow.
Tshabalala is looking to get to half guard.
Farha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tshabalala for as long as he can get away with.
Sammy Farha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Farha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Farha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Mims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anvil Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Booker T - We Comin' For YOU as his entrance music. Anvil Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Mims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anvil Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mims looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but Mims avoids them all with ease.
Mims throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Mims throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mims ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Mims scores with a nice head shot.
Mims tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mims lands with a right hand.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Mims.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mims throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mims.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Mims throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mims is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mims is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Mims wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mims tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mims is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mims looks a forlorn figure.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands a big elbow - Mims is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mims is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anvil Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Offenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snuka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T . Offenhard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500. Dick Offenhard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dick Offenhard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offenhard with a jab.
Nice cross by Offenhard.
Snuka checks the leg kick.
Snuka checks a leg kick.
Offenhard throws a leg kick but Snuka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Offenhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snuka manages to avoid it.
Snuka keeps Offenhard at a distance using the push kick.
Snuka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Offenhard moves out of range of the body kick from Snuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka checks the leg kick.
Snuka scores with a nice strike.
Offenhard tried to score with a low kick but Snuka checks it.
A low kick from Offenhard misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dick Offenhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Offenhard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick from Offenhard misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Offenhard.
Snuka checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Offenhard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Offenhard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Offenhard misses with a two punch combination.
Snuka moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Snuka.
Snuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Offenhard tries to throw a body punch but Snuka avoids it by throwing Offenhard back against the cage.
Offenhard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snuka misses with a body punch.
Offenhard missing with knees to the body.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Offenhard avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Snuka managing to block the knees to the body from Offenhard.
Snuka avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.
Offenhard lands a damaging elbow.
Offenhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snuka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Snuka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snuka checks a leg kick.
Snuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Offenhard misses.
Offenhard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Offenhard misses with a leg kick
and Snuka counters with a nice uppercut.
Snuka is looking to clinch but Offenhard is avoiding it.
Offenhard wants to land a leg kick but Snuka is out of range.
Offenhard is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Snuka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Offenhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Offenhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Offenhard scores with a nice body kick.
Offenhard misses with a left hand
and Snuka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Offenhard.
Snuka throws a leg kick but Offenhard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Offenhard takes a swing at Snuka's ribcage but misses.
Snuka misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snuka.
An inside leg kick lands from Offenhard.
Snuka takes a swing at Offenhard's ribcage but misses.
Offenhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snuka.
Offenhard is looking to slow Snuka down with leg kicks.
Snuka takes one to the chin there.
Dick Offenhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Offenhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Snuka finds it's way through Offenhard's defenses.
Offenhard thumps Snuka with a low kick.
Offenhard thows a leg kick but Snuka checks it
and Snuka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Offenhard moves out of range of the strikes.
Offenhard throws a chopping leg kick but Snuka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Offenhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Offenhard throws a poor cross that misses
and Snuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard throws out a leg kick but Snuka moves out of range and Offenhard only half commits.
Offenhard misses with a hook. Snuka ducked under it nicely.
Offenhard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Offenhard misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Offenhard is predictable there
and Snuka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Offenhard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Snuka counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Offenhard.
A shot to the body from Snuka misses
and Offenhard counters with a good, hard body kick but Snuka shrugs it off.
Offenhard cracks the inside of Snuka's front leg.
Offenhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka is looking to chop away at Offenhard's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Offenhard slips a straight right by Snuka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snuka. Offenhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Offenhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Offenhard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snuka takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Snuka.
Offenhard wants to slow Snuka down by chopping away at his legs.
Snuka moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Snuka blocks the leg kick.
Snuka blocks a head kick by Offenhard.
Offenhard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snukas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offenhard throws a solid leg kick but Snuka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Offenhard.
A slow jab from Snuka misses its intended target.
A low kick from Offenhard misses
and Snuka counters with a leg kick.
Offenhard shoots in and drives through. Snuka sprawls well.
A low kick from Offenhard misses
and Snuka counters with a nice body kick.
Snuka blocks a leg kick.
Offenhard throws a leg kick but Snuka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard clobbers Snuka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snuka throws a leg kick which misses Offenhard's front leg but catches the back leg as Offenhard tries to avoid it.
A big right from Offenhard misses.
Offenhard thows a leg kick but Snuka checks it
and Snuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Offenhard thows a leg kick but Snuka checks it
and Snuka counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Offenhard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snuka.
Offenhard throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Offenhard 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 Snuka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snuka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snuka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snuka throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Offenhard.
A clash of legs there as Snuka blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Offenhard misses
and Snuka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snuka.
Snuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Offenhard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Offenhard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snuka tries to avoid it but Offenhard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snuka to the ground. Snuka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Offenhard swings for the body but Snuka moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Offenhard.
Offenhard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Snuka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Offenhard's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Snuka.
I think Snuka 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Offenhard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasty has chosen Dr. Dre- Kush as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Creed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nasty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Creed tenderised Nasty's leg. Nasty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nasty slips a straight right by Creed.
Nasty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasty moves away.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasty moves away.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasty misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nasty looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Creed.
Nasty thumps Creed with a low kick.
Creed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creed lands with a hook. Nasty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Creed clinches with his opponent.
Nasty is trying to stall.
Nasty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nasty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty being controlled against the cage.
Nasty has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasty's elbow.
Nasty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Nasty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nasty is looking to break free of the clinch but Creed has double underhooks.
Creed leaning against his opponent.
Nasty misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Creed.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Nasty avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Nasty lands with a right to the head.
Nasty is looking to control Creed's arms but Creed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nasty has his back to the cage.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Creed.
Creed cracks Nasty with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Creed.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nasty to his knees! Creed keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Creed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyshit has chosen Let's Go - Trick Daddy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
255 lbs
16 - 4 - 2 |
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23
270 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart missing with a left hand there. Holyshit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holyshit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hart. That did some damage!
Holyshit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holyshit.
Hart checks a low kick from Holyshit.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Holyshit misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyshit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holyshit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holyshit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyshit misses the jab.
Holyshit misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Holyshit misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyshit tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Holyshit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holyshit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Holyshit throws a low kick but Hart moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Holyshit is trying to escape the mount.
Hart tries to control but Holyshit wriggling away.
Holyshit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Hart wants to control the pace but Holyshit is squirming around nicely.
Hart looking to finish Holyshit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holyshit!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit is wriggling around trying to escape.
Holyshit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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!
Hart is pressing down on Holyshit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holyshit is holding on for now.
Holyshit is looking to improve his position.
Holyshit is trying to maintain the position but Hart is very close to passing his half guard.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Holyshit is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holyshit is looking to get back to full guard here but Hart has managed to pass to side control instead.
The strikes coming from Hart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyshit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holyshit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holyshit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hart moves out of range of the leg kick from Holyshit.
Holyshit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Holyshit.
Holyshit connects with an inside leg kick.
Holyshit looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Holyshit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holyshit scrambles back to his feet.
Holyshit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hart is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Holyshit scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Holyshit misses its intended target.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holyshit thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Holyshit.
Hart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a swing at Holyshit's ribcage but misses.
Holyshit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holyshit lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyshit misses with a body shot.
Holyshit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hart staying out of range there.
Holyshit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Hart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit punishes Hart's body with a nice straight punch.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holyshit pinned against the cage. Holyshit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyshit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hart avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Holyshit lands with an overhand left.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit throws a head kick that Hart semi-blocks.
Holyshit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Holyshit connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holyshit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyshit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Holyshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyshit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holyshit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holyshit misses with a wild body shot.
Holyshit misses with a head kick.
Holyshit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holyshit tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holyshit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart scores with a punch to the head.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Holyshit tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Evander Holyshit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holyshit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holyshit thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holyshit. That one must have hurt.
Holyshit tries to sprawl but Hart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holyshit wants to control but Hart is keeping busy.
Holyshit keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evander Holyshit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holyshit trying to hold on to Hart's head to control him but Hart postures up.
Holyshit keeping control of the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evander Holyshit wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Holyshit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Hart takes a swing at Holyshit's ribcage but misses.
Holyshit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holyshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
Hart misses with a left hand
and Holyshit counters with a body kick that stops Hart in his tracks momentarily.
Chad Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyshit misses the shot to the body.
Holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holyshit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart throws a sloppy body shot
and Holyshit counters with an outside leg kick.
Holyshit takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holyshit, right into the meat.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holyshit 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.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyshit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holyshit 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyshit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle comes to the cage accompanied by punchout. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
287 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekdal misses with a body shot.
Rekdal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. A million ankle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rekdal fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by A million ankle.
A million ankle darts in and clinches Rekdal up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by A million ankle.
It looks like Thorbjorn Rekdal has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rekdal.
A million ankle is struggling to control the position.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it misses.
Rekdal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rekdal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from A million ankle.
Rekdal stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Rekdal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A million ankle landing knees to the head.
Rekdal gets through A million ankle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal stalls.
A million ankle stalling the fight.
Rekdal is looking to break free of the clinch but A million ankle has double underhooks.
A million ankle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rekdal backwards.
Rekdal is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rekdal to work.
Rekdal dodges an elbow strike from A million ankle.
A million ankle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A million ankle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rekdal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on A million ankle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle misses with an elbow over the top.
Rekdal taking a breather.
Rekdal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rekdal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rekdal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rekdal blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedor A million ankle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Rekdal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rekdal throws a hook to the side of A million ankle's head but A million ankle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rekdal blocks the body kick.
Rekdal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches A million ankle on the side of the head.
A million ankle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rekdal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rekdal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and A million ankle counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekdal looks to score with a jab to the body but A million ankle is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rekdal. A million ankle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A million ankle lands a leg kick that knocks Rekdal off balance momentarily.
Rekdal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A million ankle blocks a head kick by Rekdal.
A million ankle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Rekdal misses.
Rekdal looks to score with a jab to the body but A million ankle is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle tries to move into range but Rekdal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A million ankle lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rekdal.
Rekdal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A million ankle looks to land a body kick but Rekdal moved away.
Rekdal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rekdal walks forward and throws a big overhand right! A million ankle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rekdal swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from A million ankle's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Rekdal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
180 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Askren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren misses with a straight left.
Royer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Askren. That did some damage!
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Askren misses.
Some wild striking there from Askren.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Askren misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Royer is predictable there
and Askren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Royer thinking.
Askren lands with a shot to the body.
Askren looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Askren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Askren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer throws a front kick aimed at Askren's knee but Askren avoids it well.
Royer keeps Askren at a distance using the push kick.
Royer jabs Askren right on the nose. Askren blinks but takes it well.
Askren has closed the distance and engaged Royer in a clinch.
Royer is trying to break the clinch but Askren is controlling him.
Askren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Royer's efforts to push away.
Askren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Royer.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Royer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Askren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Royer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royer misses with the body kick
and Askren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askren misses with an uppercut.
Askren tries to clinch but Royer moves out of range.
Royer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Askren checks a leg kick.
Askren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Royer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren shoots in but Royer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Askren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Askren throws a strike but Royer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Askren looking to sit in guard and control but Royer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Askren looking for a guillotine here but Royer defends easily.
Askren looking for a guillotine here but Royer defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Royer is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Askren will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Askren misses its intended target.
Askren connects with a crisp jab.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Royer.
Askren swings for the body but Royer moves out of range.
Askren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Askren throws an off balance right hand
and Royer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Askren misses with a body shot
and Royer counters with a good low kick that Askren was not able to check.
Royer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Askren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Royer on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer staying out of range there.
Royer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Askren throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
John Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Royer letting Askren take a breather here.
Royer blocking some punches.
Askren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Askren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as Royer controls his hands.
Askren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Royer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer trying to control the position but instead, Askren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Royer into the cage.
Royer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Royer.
Askren misses with a body punch.
Askren misses with a body punch.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Royer's elbow.
Royer is trying to break free.
Royer blocking some punches.
Askren misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Askren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Royer breaks from the clinch.
Royer connects with an inside leg kick.
Askren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Royer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Royer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
and Royer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Askren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Royer defends it nicely.
Dakota Royer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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 uppercut there from Royer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Askren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Royer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Askren really felt that one!
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren tries to move into range but Royer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Royer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Askren's calf.
Royer feints and then cracks Askren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Askren down.
Askren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royer. Royer obviously looking to wear him down.
Royer scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Askren's sensitive parts.
Askren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Askren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Royer scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Royer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Askren's sensitive parts.
Askren is looking to clinch.
Royer scores with a push kick.
Royer lands a big right hand that sends Askren crashing to the mat! Royer stays standing though and waves Askren back to his feet!
Askren is rocked!
It looks like John Askren 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!
Royer throws an overhand right that drops Askren like a sack of potatoes! Royer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Royer! Dakota Royer retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. A fine choice. Cory Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a hook
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cory Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia prevents Smith from improving his position.
Garcia wants to advance to full mount but Smith doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia working Smith over with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Garcia's back. He's all about the action.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Smith is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Smith scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith slips a straight right by Garcia.
Smith connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Smith.
Garcia wants to break free but Smith has control.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Smith.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Cory Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Smith reverses the position - he's now on top in Garcia's guard.
Smith trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Smith stands up and waves to Garcia to follow him.
Garcia throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Smith tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cory Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Smith.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.
Smith swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Rolando Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Cory Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into rage.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Nice cross by Smith.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Smith!
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