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EFC V:LH Semifinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zigmond Freud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zigmond Freud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shiroma looks to land a left hand but Freud moved out of range nicely.
Freud tries to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiroma digs a good body shot into Freud's ribs.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiroma throws a right and a left that Freud avoids nicely.
Freud moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiroma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma misses with a wild body shot.
Freud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Freud forces Shiroma back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroma is looking to control Freud's arms but Freud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shiroma has his back to the cage.
Freud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiroma is defending well for now.
Shiroma is looking to break free of the clinch but Freud has double underhooks.
Freud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiroma is defending well for now.
Freud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiroma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freud has him pressed against the cage.
Shiroma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiroma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freud trying to land knees to the body.
Shiroma tries to break the clinch but Freud is controlling the position.
Shiroma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiroma avoiding damage as Freud throws knees to the body.
Freud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiroma is trying to break the clinch but Freud has him pressed against the cage.
Freud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shiroma.
Freud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shiroma working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma tries to break free but Freud pushes him back against the cage.
Freud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shiroma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiroma has had enough of the clinch but Freud keeps him there for the moment.
Freud tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiroma avoids the damage to the body.
Freud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shiroma is trying to push Freud away but Freud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shiroma manages to break the clinch.
Shiroma lands a nice hook to Freud's body. Freud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Freud is breathing heavily.
Freud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiroma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shiroma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiroma misses with the combination.
Freud looks to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shiroma fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shiroma misses with a double jab.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Freud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiroma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroma misses with the combination.
Shiroma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shiroma lands with a nice combination. Freud backs away looking to recover.
Freud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shiroma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freud circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Shiroma both land. Nice combination.
Shiroma lands a jab to Freud's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma tests Freud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shiroma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shiroma tries to bum rush Freud with a series of wild strikes but Freud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiroma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freud rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freud moves in looking to clinch but Shiroma pushes him off.
Shiroma sizes up Freud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shiroma throws a right hand that Freud ducks under and follows up with a left that Freud also avoids with ease.
Freud moves to clinch but Shiroma breaks away
and Shiroma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiroma throws a looping overhand right but Freud ducks down to avoid it.
Shiroma looks to score with a jab to the body but Freud is just out of range.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Shiroma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Freud is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shiroma.
A punch lands to the side of Freud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shiroma keeps the fight on the outside.
Shiroma misses with a straight left.
Freud tries to clinch up but Shiroma circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freud darts in trying to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a straight right hand.
Shiroma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freud tries to clinch but Shiroma moves away
and Shiroma counters with a straight right hand.
Shiroma misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma scores with a three punch combo!
Shiroma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shiroma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freud has time to react.
Freud tries to clinch up.
Freud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freud is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shiroma connects with a right that clearly hurt Freud. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Shiroma proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Freud collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Shiroma!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Steiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Steiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steiner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steiner.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steiner is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Steiner circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Steiner.
Steiner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Steiner doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Steiner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steiner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steiner.
Steiner misses with a hook.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steiner, as that shot connected.
Steiner scores with a nice right hand.
Steiner cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Steiner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steiner won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steiner is trying to escape the position but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is trying to ground and pound but Steiner uses the momentary lack of control by Jackson to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steiner!
Steiner looks gassed!
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Frankie Steiner has been cut.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steiner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Steiner is in no mood to give up.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Steiner'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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steiner throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Steiner's guard now.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steiner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samuel Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson 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.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Steiner keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Steiner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steiner's guard.
Steiner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Steiner has wrist control.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson trying to control but Steiner is working from the bottom.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Frankie Steiner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes down on Steiner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steiner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Steiner is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frankie Steiner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Cramor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tillman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes the Boom. Pat Tillman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Tillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Cramor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman works the jab nicely.
It looks like Andrew Cramor has been cut.
Cramor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tillman pinned against the cage. Tillman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Cramor with that takedown attempt.
Cramor shoots in for a double leg but Tillman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pat Tillman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Cramor.
Cramor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tillman tries to avoid it but Cramor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tillman to the ground. Tillman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cramor moves to clinch but Tillman breaks away
and Tillman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cramor looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tillman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cramor at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Tillman has knocked Cramor down with a huge combo! Tillman steps away and waves a wobbly Cramor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cramor is rocked!
Cramor is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tillman just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! And now a right hook, right on the button! Cramor has gone limp, and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pat Tillman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Glasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McPheters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clyde Glasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris McPheters!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPheters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glasper as he avoids it easily.
McPheters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McPheters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Glasper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clyde Glasper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris McPheters.
Glasper misses with a few strikes there.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glasper as he jumps to the side.
McPheters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McPheters shoots in but Glasper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McPheters drops his hands momentarily and Glasper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for McPheters with that takedown attempt.
McPheters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glasper avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPheters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clyde Glasper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glasper scores with a hook to the body. McPheters takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McPheters looks gassed!
Glasper lunges at McPheters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McPheters's hand.
Glasper thows a body shot but no joy.
Glasper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McPheters counters with a single leg into guard. Glasper didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glasper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glasper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McPheters tries to free his leg and advance position but Glasper is retaining full guard.
Glasper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McPheters.
McPheters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McPheters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McPheters wants to control from the top but Glasper keeps moving.
McPheters throwing strikes from guard but Glasper blocks nicely.
Glasper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McPheters trying to control the position from guard on top but Glasper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPheters tries to stand but Glasper is controlling from the bottom.
Glasper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPheters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McPheters trying to control the position from guard on top but Glasper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPheters is looking to work some ground and pound but Glasper has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPheters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McPheters trying to control but Glasper is working from the bottom.
McPheters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McPheters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McPheters passes Glasper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McPheters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glasper wants to get back to full guard.
McPheters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McPheters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glasper defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPheters takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Glasper is not content to let McPheters control the position.
McPheters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McPheters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McPheters working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris McPheters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Glasper misses with a hook.
McPheters slips under a jab.
McPheters fails to land the takedown.
Glasper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glasper just misses with a punch to the body.
McPheters drives through with a takedown into Glasper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Glasper keeping moving, preventing McPheters from controlling successfully.
Glasper wants to sweep here but McPheters controlling him for the moment.
McPheters throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPheters throwing strikes from guard but Glasper blocks nicely.
McPheters chips away with some ground and pound.
McPheters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Glasper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McPheters has managed to get both his arms back between Glasper's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPheters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McPheters slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McPheters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chris McPheters has got the better of the ground game so far.
McPheters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPheters is looking to work some ground and pound but Glasper has wrist control.
McPheters postures up in Glasper's guard and throws a big left but Glasper blocks it.
McPheters trying to control the position from guard on top but Glasper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glasper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McPheters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPheters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McPheters lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPheters lands a couple of digs.
McPheters postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McPheters throwing strikes but missing.
McPheters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPheters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McPheters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McPheters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McPheters postures up in Glasper's guard and throws a big left but Glasper blocks it.
McPheters with a nice head shot there.
McPheters controlling from the top position.
McPheters connects with a couple of short punches.
McPheters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPheters trying to control the position from guard on top but Glasper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPheters chips away with some ground and pound.
McPheters's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McPheters with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPheters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McPheters postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McPheters distracts Glasper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McPheters thows a big elbow that misses.
McPheters postures up and lands a big shot to Glasper's brow.
McPheters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris McPheters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McPheters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glasper defends it nicely.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glasper but Glasper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McPheters tries for a takedown but Glasper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clyde Glasper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris McPheters.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glasper as he jumps to the side.
McPheters fails with a takedown attempt.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glasper but Glasper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McPheters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot by Glasper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glasper swings for the body but McPheters moves out of range.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glasper as he jumps to the side.
Glasper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McPheters's hands.
Glasper looks to land a right hand but McPheters moved out of range.
McPheters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McPheters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPheters seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasper blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPheters.
McPheters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glasper is just riding it out for now. McPheters eventually gives up the hold.
McPheters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McPheters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Glasper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McPheters.
McPheters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clyde Glasper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPheters seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McPheters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McPheters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPheters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Glasper blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPheters.
Glasper blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPheters.
Glasper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McPheters is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Glasper!
McPheters is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Glasper is surviving well by controlling McPheters's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPheters looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris McPheters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McPheters 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris McPheters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xillin Daxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guhga Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xillin Daxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guhga Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos feints and as Daxon raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daxon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Daxon's legs - danger averted.
Santos is looking to stand up but Daxon won't let him.
Daxon trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Daxon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daxon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Daxon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Daxon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daxon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daxon trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daxon defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daxon controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daxon is looking to advance position but Santos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Daxon is trying to reverse the position but instead Santos has taken his back - oops!
Daxon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Daxon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Daxon is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon gets back to half guard.
Daxon tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Daxon moves into full guard.
Daxon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos wants to stand but Daxon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daxon working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos looks gassed!
Daxon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daxon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos won't allow Daxon to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xillin Daxon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daxon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daxon's half guard.
Daxon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daxon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Daxon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daxon is on top in guard.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Daxon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Daxon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Daxon from controlling successfully.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daxon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daxon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daxon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Daxon off! Daxon jumps back into Santos's guard.
Daxon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daxon pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Daxon is trying to work for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Santos tries to roll over but Daxon keeps him under control.
Daxon is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Daxon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Daxon eventually gives up the hold.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daxon is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daxon to get the leverage.
Santos trying to control but Daxon postures up.
Daxon is trying to work for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Daxon advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xillin Daxon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daxon shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos's guard.
Daxon throwing strikes but missing.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daxon postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Daxon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Daxon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to control the position but Daxon postures up.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daxon is stalling in the full guard.
Daxon trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daxon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Daxon tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Daxon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daxon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daxon wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Daxon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Daxon wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Daxon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Daxon wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Daxon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Daxon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Daxon tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Daxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daxon looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Daxon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daxon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos tries to bench press Daxon off him but Daxon keeps the position.
Xillin Daxon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Guhga Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xillin Daxon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daxon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xillin Daxon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daxon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xillin Daxon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turtle has chosen Raul's Wild Kingdom as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dignam throws a jab but it's blocked by Turtle.
Turtle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dignam misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Dignam does no damage.
Dignam throws a right and a left that Turtle avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Dignam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dignam throws a hook but Turtle avoids it easily.
Turtle shoots in and bounces Dignam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turtle distracts Dignam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dignam keeping moving, preventing Turtle from controlling successfully.
Dignam working for a triangle but Turtle defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dignam working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle throwing strikes but missing.
Dignam can't keep his opponent in guard - Turtle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dignam gets back to full guard.
Dignam striking off his back.
Turtle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dignam keeping moving, preventing Turtle from controlling successfully.
Turtle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dignam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turtle cracks Dignam with a solid left hand.
Turtle wants to stand but Dignam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Turtle postures up in Dignam's guard and throws a big left but Dignam blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle is pushing down on Dignam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dignam is fighting to maintain full guard but Turtle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dignam wants to get back to full guard.
Turtle drops an elbow to the side of Dignam's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turtle working the head and body with strikes.
Turtle is trying to control the action in half guard but Dignam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dignam wants to control but Turtle is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turtle is taking a breather. Dignam 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.
Dignam moves into full guard.
Turtle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dignam has his foot on Turtle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turtle works his way back into a safe position though.
Dignam pulls Turtle in to control the position.
Dignam looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Turtle is defending well. Dignam quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Turtle has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dignam celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Dignam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Montog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Davidson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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24
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Montog!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Montog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montog. Davidson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidson.
Montog throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidson.
Montog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davidson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speedy Montog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson walks into a stiff left hand from Montog.
A bone on bone clash there as Davidson blocks the leg kick.
Montog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Montog.
Davidson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Speedy Montog has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montog swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Montog.
A head kick from Davidson lands but Montog takes it in his stride.
Montog scores with a nice head shot.
Montog throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a head kick that drops Montog!
Montog is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davidson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Montog is still in real trouble! Can Davidson finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson advances position into side control!
Montog seems to have recovered his senses.
Davidson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Davidson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Montog for as long as he can get away with.
Montog defending against the ground and pound.
Davidson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montog can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Davidson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montog has escaped the position, nice work there.
Davidson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davidson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davidson moves into full mount!
Davidson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson looking for a guillotine from mount but Montog is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Speedy Montog's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davidson tries to clinch there but Montog circles away.
Davidson misses with a kick to the body.
Davidson throws a lazy head kick
and Montog counters with a nice uppercut.
Davidson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mathew Davidson has been cut.
Montog throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Davidson crashing down! Davidson tries to stagger back to his feet but Montog just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Davidson asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Speedy Montog!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime Time could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Mickles's chin.
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225 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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26
202 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prime Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mickles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time pushes Mickles up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Time.
Time lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Time.
Mickles is trying to break the clinch but Time is controlling him.
Time lands with a left to the head.
Mickles wants to get back to striking at distance but Time won't allow it.
Mickles fails to pull guard.
Time works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Time lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mickles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Time lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mickles.
Time works on Mickles's body with a couple of short punches.
Mickles looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for Time.
Time working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Chris Mickles has been cut.
Time lands a right hand.
Mickles is rocked!
Time cracks Mickles with a nice body shot.
Mickles is still on wobbly legs! Can Time finish him?
Time lands a body punch in the clinch.
Time throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mickless head.
A right handed body shot lands from Time.
Time works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Time lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Time.
Time lands a big right hand that drops Mickles! The killer instinct kicks in and Time finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prime Time!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, canceled forever. Love is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. Ruiner Barnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Puppy Love's chin.
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206 lbs
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217 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
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, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Barnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Love.
Love shoots for a takedown but Barnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puppy Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Ruiner Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puppy Love.
Barnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Barnett scores with a hook.
Barnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnett as he avoids it easily.
Barnett has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Love scores with a shot to the side of Barnett's head.
Barnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love throws a head punch that misses.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnett on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnett's guard now, I'm sure.
Barnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Love throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throwing strikes from guard but Barnett blocks nicely.
Love is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Love throws a strike but Barnett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Love manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Love throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Love looking to land elbow strikes but Barnett uses the position to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Love wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Love throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Love wants to free his trapped foot but Barnett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Love throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Love throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that round.
That's time! Barnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Love tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnett swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.
Love blocks the body kick.
Love shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barnett is trying to defend but Love finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Love content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control but can't.
Love not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Love is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Love throws a strike but Barnett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Barnett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Love wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Barnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Love dodges the ground and pound from Barnett.
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barnett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to advance to mount but can't.
Love wants to control but Barnett postures up.
Barnett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett is really struggling to control Love but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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 Ruiner Barnett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Love looks to land a left hand but Barnett moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnett.
Love throws a jab when Barnett was well out of range.
Barnett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Love is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Love misses with a double jab.
Barnett lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Love closes the distance and clinches up with Barnett, looking for a takedown. Love pushes Barnett against the cage but Barnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruiner Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puppy Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a one two combo.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
Love shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Love's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love shoots in for a double leg but Barnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barnett.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnett fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love checks the leg kick nicely there.
Love moves into the clinch.
Love being controlled against the cage.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barnett takes a shot to the head.
Love has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruiner Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnett 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruiner Barnett!
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