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EUFC 143 Motive vs.Gruffo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocker comes to the cage accompanied by Britney Spears - Gimme More. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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195 lbs
16 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blasko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crocker scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Blasko as Crocker shoots in.
Crocker has Blasko up against the cage in a clinch.
Blasko tries to work over Crocker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crocker walks away with a smile on his face. Blasko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blasko leaves Crocker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blasko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blasko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crocker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crocker preventing the sweep.
Crocker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crocker trying to control but Blasko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crocker postures up in Blasko's guard and throws a big left but Blasko blocks it.
Blasko working a defensive guard here.
Blasko keeping moving, preventing Crocker from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Crocker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Crocker closes the distance and pushes Blasko back into the cage.
Crocker tries to land knees in the clinch but Blasko avoids the damage to the body.
Crocker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blasko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blasko lands an uppercut.
Blasko prevents a body shot from Crocker.
Blasko throws a head punch that misses.
Blasko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crocker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crocker pushes Blasko off and gets back to his feet.
Crocker leaves Blasko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crocker.
Crocker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blasko is looking to clinch.
Crocker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blasko tries to clinch up
and Crocker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blasko!
Crocker throws some wild stikes that Blasko manages to avoid easily.
Crocker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crocker unloading with bombs!
Blasko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blasko regains half guard.
Blasko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crocker is working away from the top position though.
Crocker trying to control the action but Blasko is working from the bottom.
Crocker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker trying to control from half guard but Blasko is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nice strikes from Crocker there.
Crocker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blasko is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crocker trying to control from Blasko's half guard. Blasko has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocker throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Crocker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crocker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chris Crocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasko moves in looking to clinch but Crocker pushes him off.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Crocker circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crocker circles away quickly and effectively.
Crocker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crocker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blasko defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocker shoots in and gets a takedown into Blasko's guard.
Blasko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blasko looking to control.
Crocker is looking to advance position but Blasko has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Blasko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crocker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crocker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blasko lands a nice shot to the head.
Crocker is trying to stand.
Blasko is landing with some decent strikes but Crocker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crocker can't escape the position.
Blasko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crocker tries to buck Blasko off but he can't manage it.
Blasko working Crocker over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blasko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crocker?
Crocker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blasko landing strikes from the mount.
Blasko won't let Crocker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crocker 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.
Blasko scoring with strikes but Crocker is staying in there.
Blasko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blasko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crocker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blasko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crocker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker is looking to get to half guard.
Crocker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blasko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crocker is looking to escape.
Crocker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crocker is trying to stand.
Crocker wants to get back to full guard.
Crocker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker wants to get back to his feet.
Crocker is looking for a sweep. Blasko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blasko 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.
Blasko lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocker controlling the position well.
Crocker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blasko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crocker kicks Blasko off and gets back to his feet.
Jab by Blasko.
Crocker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blasko 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Crocker circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Blasko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crocker looking to throw knees to the head but Blasko is blocking nicely.
Crocker scores with a knee to the head.
Crocker breaks from the clinch.
Blasko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crocker.
Crocker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blasko but Blasko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crocker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blasko moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blasko tries to work over Crocker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko is trying to push Crocker away but Crocker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blasko misses with a punch on the inside.
Crocker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blasko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crocker's elbow.
Crocker fails to pull guard.
Crocker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blasko breaks the clinch.
Blasko moves in looking to clinch but Crocker pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crocker.
Blasko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blasko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crocker tries to avoid it but Blasko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crocker to the ground. Crocker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crocker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crocker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blasko avoids it really well and circles away.
Crocker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blasko is looking to clinch.
Blasko tries to bum rush Crocker with a series of wild strikes but Crocker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blasko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crocker walks into a left hand.
Blasko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocker pinned against the cage. Crocker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blasko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blasko fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Blasko tenderised Crocker's leg. Crocker is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker shoots for a double leg takedown but Blasko sprawls well. He's pushed Crocker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blasko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Blasko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blasko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blasko shoots in looking for a takedown but Crocker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blasko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crocker fails to land the takedown.
Blasko is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Blasko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crocker doesn't seem phased though.
Blasko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crocker.
Blasko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crocker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blasko lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko trying to control the action but Crocker is working from the bottom.
Crocker sneaks back into half guard.
Blasko stops Crocker from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blasko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crocker is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Blasko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blasko 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blasko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Pellicciai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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156 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maik Pellicciai!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellicciai fails to land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai throws a nice looking combination but Prime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pellicciai dips to his left and cracks Prime with an uppercut!
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Prime avoids them all with ease.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
Maik Pellicciai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Prime with a series of wild strikes but Prime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellicciai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Pellicciai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Maik Pellicciai has been cut.
Pellicciai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A lazy left from Prime finds it's target.
Pellicciai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pellicciai throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
Pellicciai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prime.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pellicciai thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
Pellicciai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prime.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime motions for Pellicciai to come forward. Prime throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prime throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pellicciai looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pellicciai. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Prime counters with a good low kick that Pellicciai was not able to check.
Pellicciai looks gassed!
Pellicciai clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prime manages to break the clinch.
Prime chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Pellicciai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime moves into range and clinches up with Pellicciai.
Prime dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prime thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pellicciai if he has to take too many more of those.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Pellicciai fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a big head kick but Pellicciai shrugs it off.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
Pellicciai shoots in for a double leg but Prime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Percy Prime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maik Pellicciai.
Pellicciai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pellicciai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prime. That's going to slow Pellicciai down.
Pellicciai misses with a series of wild punches.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellicciai misses with a straight right.
Prime throws a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maik Pellicciai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pellicciai misses with a looping right.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a body kick that stops Pellicciai in his tracks momentarily.
Pellicciai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prime.
Pellicciai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime counters with an outside leg kick.
Prime jabs at Pellicciai's body.
Prime's corner calls for a 1-2. Prime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellicciai shoots in looking for a takedown. Prime tries to sprawl out of it but Pellicciai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prime manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pellicciai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pellicciai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pellicciai is breathing heavily.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pellicciai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Prime.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime scores with a shot to the body.
Percy Prime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pellicciai throws a nice looking combination but Prime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pellicciai misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pellicciai's sensitive parts.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a leg kick.
Prime misses with a double jab.
Prime connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Percy Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime cracks Pellicciai with a good jab.
Prime looks to land a combination but Pellicciai avoids it well.
Prime throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prime moves into range and clinches up with Pellicciai.
Pellicciai wants to get back to striking at distance but Prime won't allow it.
Pellicciai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prime breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Prime sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pellicciai somewhat.
Pellicciai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prime feints and then cracks Pellicciai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pellicciai down.
Prime lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pellicciai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prime closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pellicciai is trying to push Prime away but Prime has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prime presses Pellicciai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prime lands an elbow inside.
Prime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Prime.
Prime manages to break the clinch.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Prime moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Prime. That snapped Pellicciai's head back.
Pellicciai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prime lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pellicciai takes a step back to recover.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Prime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pellicciai under the eye.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Prime counters with a two punch combo.
Pellicciai is rocked!
Prime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pellicciai can do to turn this around?
Prime looks to land a combination but Pellicciai avoids it well.
Pellicciai is still on wobbly legs! Can Prime finish him?
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Prime.
Pellicciai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prime to score with a decent uppercut.
Pellicciai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Prime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maik Pellicciai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Prime scores with a nice right hand.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prime works the jab nicely.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pellicciai's knee momentarily.
Prime lands a body shot.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a nice body kick.
Pellicciai seems to have recovered his senses.
Pellicciai moves into the clinch successfully.
Prime effectively controlling the action here.
Pellicciai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pellicciai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pellicciai is trying to break the clinch but Prime is controlling him.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Pellicciai tries to break the clinch but Prime is controlling the position.
Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Prime catches Pellicciai right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellicciai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prime sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pellicciai has time to react.
Pellicciai clinches with his opponent.
Pellicciai is trying to break the clinch but Prime is controlling him.
Prime manages to break the clinch.
Prime looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pellicciai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prime.
Pellicciai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prime misses with a series of wild punches.
Pellicciai clinches up with Prime and pushes him back against the cage.
Prime manages to break the clinch.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pellicciai circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a nice body shot.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellicciai misses with the combination.
Pellicciai misses with a lunging right hand
and Prime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pellicciai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prime.
Pellicciai clinches up with Prime and pushes him back against the cage.
Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a nice body kick.
Pellicciai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Prime there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pellicciai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pellicciai back to the cage. Prime follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Pellicciai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prime can pounce on him.
Prime thuds his right hand into Pellicciai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a good low kick that Pellicciai was not able to check.
Prime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pellicciai under the eye.
Pellicciai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prime sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pellicciai misses with a series of wild punches.
Pellicciai is trying desperately to land a takedown but Prime is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pellicciai.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Prime throws a leg kick which misses Pellicciai's front leg but catches the back leg as Pellicciai tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Percy Prime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maik Pellicciai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a leg kick.
Prime takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Prime avoids them all with ease.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pellicciai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prime.
Prime lands a two punch combo.
Maik Pellicciai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Prime counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Prime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prime 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Prime!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jaeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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24
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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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 St Petersburg, Cian McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Jaeson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaeson.
Jaeson just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarrity takes a swing at Jaeson's ribcage but misses.
Justin Jaeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarrity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaeson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaeson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jaeson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaeson has a couple of punches blocked by McGarrity.
Jaeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaeson tries a body shot but McGarrity blocks it.
Jaeson tries for a takedown but McGarrity manages to get underhooks.
Jaeson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cian McGarrity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Jaeson.
Stalling in the clinch from Jaeson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaeson tries to work over McGarrity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGarrity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaeson lands an overhand right.
Jaeson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGarrity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaeson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGarrity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Jaeson.
McGarrity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaeson's head.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaeson on the side of the head.
McGarrity looks to land a left hand but Jaeson moved out of range nicely.
McGarrity jabs at Jaeson's body.
Jaeson misses with an uppercut.
McGarrity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity cracks Jaeson with an open hand slap.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGarrity throws out the jab.
McGarrity ducks right into an uppercut from Jaeson.
McGarrity throws a body punch but Jaeson moves out of range.
Jaeson moves away from the strike by McGarrity.
A cross from McGarrity lands.
Jaeson shoots in looking for a takedown. McGarrity tries to sprawl out of it but Jaeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGarrity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGarrity connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jaeson throws a poor cross that misses
and McGarrity counters with a leg kick.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaeson was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
Jaeson fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGarrity lands a jab to Jaeson's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeson lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Jaeson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity 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.
McGarrity misses with a body shot
and Jaeson counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGarrity!
McGarrity misses with an uppercut.
Jaeson shoots in looking for a takedown. McGarrity tries to sprawl out of it but Jaeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGarrity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGarrity tries to score with a low kick but Jaeson moves his leg out of the way.
Jaeson throws a hook but McGarrity avoids it easily.
McGarrity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaeson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaeson throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
Jaeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGarrity throws out the jab.
Jaeson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGarrity as he jumps to the side.
McGarrity connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaeson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cian McGarrity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGarrity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaeson.
Jaeson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cian McGarrity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Jaeson.
Jaeson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGarrity makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaeson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGarrity on the side of the head.
McGarrity looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Jaeson is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaeson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGarrity blocks a jab.
McGarrity throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGarrity throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaeson counters by clinching up.
McGarrity tries to throw a body punch but Jaeson avoids it by throwing McGarrity back against the cage.
McGarrity lands with a light punch inside.
Jaeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGarrity digs a right hand into Jaeson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaeson's gas tank.
Jaeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaeson throws a punch but it's blocked by McGarrity.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGarrity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGarrity prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaeson working aggressively here.
Jaeson swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaeson throws a head punch that misses.
Jaeson misses with the head strike.
McGarrity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaeson is pushing McGarrity up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaeson drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGarrity pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Jaeson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGarrity goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Jaeson misses.
McGarrity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaeson darts in and clinches McGarrity up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaeson.
McGarrity is looking to control Jaeson's arms but Jaeson gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGarrity has his back to the cage.
A short right from McGarrity on the inside.
Jaeson struggles to land a body shot inside as McGarrity controls his hands.
A short right from Jaeson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaeson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McGarrity clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jaeson lands a shot to the head.
McGarrity is taking damage to the body and head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jaeson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity wants to control his opponent's hands but Jaeson gets his hands free.
Jaeson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jaeson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jaeson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGarrity covers up after that shot from Jaeson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson missing with strikes from the back.
Jaeson is punishing McGarrity with strikes - can he finish him?!
McGarrity is rocked!
Jaeson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Oh McGarrity is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaeson lands a series of strikes from the back and McGarrity goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Jaeson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Wapner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let The Hammer Fall. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
182 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Wapner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hjelmslev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hjelmslev misses with a wild combination.
Hjelmslev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wapner checks a low kick from Hjelmslev.
Wapner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hjelmslev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wapner.
Hjelmslev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hjelmslev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wapner moves into range and clinches up with Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner misses with an elbow strike.
Hjelmslev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wapner trying to land knees to the body.
Wapner landing knees to the body.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.
Hjelmslev lands with a left to the head.
Hjelmslev blocks an elbow strike.
Hjelmslev working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wapner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Hjelmslev struggles to land a body shot inside as Wapner controls his hands.
Hjelmslev trying to stall but Wapner improves his position.
Wapner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hjelmslev blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev pushes Wapner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hjelmslev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wapner.
Hjelmslev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wapner blocks a body shot from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev blocks the elbow strike.
Hjelmslev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hjelmslev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev avoids the head kick by Wapner.
Hjelmslev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hjelmslev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hjelmslev misses with an uppercut.
Wapner throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Wapner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wapner is looking to clinch but Hjelmslev is avoiding it.
Wapner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hjelmslev circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hjelmslev counter with a right hand.
Wapner is looking to clinch.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hjelmslev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wapner slips under a jab.
Hjelmslev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hjelmslev!
Good leg kick by Hjelmslev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hjelmslev misses.
Wapner misses with a head kick.
Wapner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hjelmslev.
Wapner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hjelmslev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wapner throws a head kick but Hjelmslev moves out of range.
Wapner moves in looking to clinch but Hjelmslev pushes him off.
Hjelmslev blocks a head kick by Wapner.
Wapner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Wapner misses.
Wapner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hjelmslev counters with a nice body kick.
Wapner is breathing heavily.
Hjelmslev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hjelmslev connects with a leg kick. Wapner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph Wapner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjelmslev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wapner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wapner tries to clinch up but Hjelmslev circles away and keeps his distance.
Hjelmslev lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hjelmslev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wapner tries to clinch up but Hjelmslev circles away and keeps his distance.
Hjelmslev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hjelmslev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wapner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wapner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hjelmslev misses with a wild body shot.
Hjelmslev misses with a body kick.
Hjelmslev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hjelmslev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wapner checks a leg kick.
Wapner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hjelmslev counters with a good low kick that Wapner was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hjelmslev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hjelmslev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hjelmslev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wapner forces Hjelmslev back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Hjelmslev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wapner moves into the clinch.
Wapner lands a shot to the body.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Hjelmslev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hjelmslev stalling in the clinch but Wapner improves position.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Hjelmslev slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Hjelmslev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Hjelmslev on the inside.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hjelmslev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Hjelmslev avoids a wild elbow strike from Wapner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wapner trying to land knees to the body.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage as Wapner throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wapner throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hjelmslev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wapners head.
Wapner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hjelmslev or not.
Hjelmslev scores with a shot to the side of Wapner's head.
Wapner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but Hjelmslev blocks with his arms.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Hjelmslev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hjelmslev scores with a shoulder strike.
Wapner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hjelmslev managing to block the knees to the body from Wapner.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage as Wapner throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Wapner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hjelmslev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hjelmslev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wapner's defenses.
Hjelmslev is working Wapner over against the cage.
Hjelmslev lands a nice uppercut.
Hjelmslev stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev misses with a punch to the body.
Wapner has a couple of punches blocked by Hjelmslev.
Wapner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hjelmslev is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Wapner has denied him.
Wapner working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev controlling the action here for a moment.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wapner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wapner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hjelmslev.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hjelmslev managing to block the knees to the body from Wapner.
Hjelmslev leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ragnar Hjelmslev.
Wapner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hjelmslev keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Hjelmslev tenderised Wapner's leg. Wapner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wapner avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wapner tries to clinch up.
Wapner throws a head kick that misses.
Hjelmslev avoids the head kick by Wapner.
Hjelmslev swats away the attempt to clinch by Wapner.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hjelmslev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wapner's calf.
Hjelmslev catches Wapner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wapner tries to clinch up.
Wapner throws a sloppy head kick
and Hjelmslev counters with a nice body kick.
Wapner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wapner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hjelmslev counters with a nice leg kick.
Hjelmslev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev connects with a solid leg kick.
Hjelmslev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hjelmslev - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Hjelmslev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hjelmslev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wapners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wapner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wapner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wapner wants to clinch but Hjelmslev slips to the side
enabling Hjelmslev to counter with a crisp jab.
Hjelmslev keeps the fight on the outside.
Hjelmslev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wapner.
Wapner lands a head kick!
Wapner slips a jab from Hjelmslev.
Wapner throws a head kick but Hjelmslev moves out of range.
Wapner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hjelmslev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hjelmslev keeps the fight on the outside.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hjelmslev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wapner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hjelmslev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wapner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hjelmslev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wapner looks to clinch
and Hjelmslev counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hjelmslev.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hjelmslev. Wapner shrugs it off though.
Hjelmslev looks to score with a jab to the body but Wapner is just out of range.
A big left from Wapner misses.
Wapner throws an off balance right hand
and Hjelmslev counters with a straight right hand.
Hjelmslev thuds a left hand into Wapner's body.
Hjelmslev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hjelmslev.
Wapner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hjelmslev.
Wapner tries to clinch
and Hjelmslev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hjelmslev connects with a solid leg kick.
Hjelmslev lands a lovely overhand right.
Hjelmslev scores with a jab to the head.
Hjelmslev swats away the attempt to clinch by Wapner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wapner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wapner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hjelmslev.
Wapner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hjelmslev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hjelmslev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wapner is out of range and Hjelmslev settles back down.
Wapner looks to clinch
and Hjelmslev counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wapner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wapner wants to clinch
and Hjelmslev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wapner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wapner throws a head kick that misses.
Wapner walks into a straight right hand from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hjelmslev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev ducks under a wild hook from Wapner.
Wapner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wapner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joseph Wapner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wapner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hjelmslev counters with an outside leg kick.
Wapner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hjelmslev lands a nice hook to Wapner's body. Wapner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hjelmslev lands a right hook to the body.
Wapner tries to clinch there but Hjelmslev circles away.
Hjelmslev looks to throw the jab but Wapner is out of range.
Hjelmslev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wapner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wapner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hjelmslev swats away the attempt to clinch by Wapner.
Wapner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wapner moves in looking to clinch but Hjelmslev pushes him off.
Wapner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hjelmslev jabs Wapner right on the nose. Wapner blinks but takes it well.
Hjelmslev takes a swing at Wapner's ribcage but misses.
Wapner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wapner lands with a right hand.
Hjelmslev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wapner tries to clinch up but Hjelmslev circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Hjelmslev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hjelmslev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wapner tries to clinch but Hjelmslev is having none of it.
Hjelmslev scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Hjelmslev.
Wapner tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Hjelmslev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hjelmslev 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Hjelmslev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
164 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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28
162 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Wednesday.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
Wednesday checks a leg kick nicely.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Day looks to land a body kick but Wednesday moved away.
A nice combination there by Day.
Day misses with a head kick.
Day misses with a wild combination.
Wednesday gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Day is keeping busy.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wednesday's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Day.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Day working aggressively here.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is trying to maintain a safe position but Day gets an underhook and turns Wednesday into the cage.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day blocking some punches.
Day tries a body shot but Wednesday blocks it.
Day presses Wednesday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day tries to throw a body punch but Wednesday avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Wednesday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day moves away from the strike by Wednesday.
Wednesday has managed to clinch.
Day lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday is trying to force a seperation but Day has the dominant position.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Day backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Day.
Day stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Day misses with a body punch.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day blocking some punches.
Day lands an uppercut.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Day.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday prevents a body shot from Day.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Wednesday breaks the clinch.
Wednesday blocks a head kick by Day.
Wednesday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a left hand
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Day works Wednesday's body with a nice hook.
Wednesday darts in and clinches Day up against the cage.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wednesday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Day letting Wednesday take a breather here.
Day lands a body punch in the clinch.
Day lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day has Wednesday pressed against the cage, preventing Wednesday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wednesday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Day dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Day on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Day throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wednesday.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wednesday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Day goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wednesday lands with an overhand left.
Wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day walks into a straight right hand from Wednesday.
Day is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day instigates a clinch.
Day prevents Wednesday from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Happy Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wednesday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wednesday holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Wednesday controls his hands.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wednesday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Day up against the cage.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Wednesday avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
Day lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wednesday tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Wednesday back against the cage.
Wednesday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Day is keeping busy.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday is looking to control Day's arms but Day gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wednesday - that landed with a thud.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday misses with a hook.
Wednesday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Day doesn't seem bothered though.
Wednesday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Happy Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wednesday lands a really nice looking cross but Day seems unphased.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday clinches up with Day and pushes him back against the cage.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Wednesday pushes Day back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Day pushes Wednesday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day misses with some punches.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Day working aggressively here.
Wednesday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day cracks Wednesday with a nice body shot.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Day lands a nice uppercut.
Day misses with some punches.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wednesday can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Day as the two fighters clinch.
Day lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Happy Day will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Day misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day misses with the combination.
Wednesday blocks a head kick by Day.
Day throws a body punch but Wednesday moves out of range.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wednesday connects with a jab.
Wednesday is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
Day misses with a body shot.
Day connects with a leg kick. Wednesday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Day, pushing him back against the cage.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
Wednesday can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Day's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wednesday has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wednesday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Wednesday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wednesday's elbow.
Wednesday tries to break free but Day pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Day creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day scores with a shoulder strike.
Wednesday prevents a body shot from Day.
Wednesday slowing the pace effectively.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wednesday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Days head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday blocks a body shot from Day.
Day lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Wednesday controls the action.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wednesday.
Happy Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wednesday is trying to break the clinch but Day is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
Wednesday struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday is trying to push Day away but Day has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday tries to stall but Day uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day blocking some punches.
Wednesday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday stalling.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Day.
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!
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alpo Wednesday.
Well Day 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Day!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenadier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Esaka '96. Blixt Boxlund is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
165 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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23
168 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grenadier connects with an inside leg kick.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grenadier swings widly with a right hand
and Boxlund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxlund throws a body punch but Grenadier moves out of range.
Grenadier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxlund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grenadier on the side of the head.
Grenadier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxlund throws a hook to the side of Grenadier's head but Grenadier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grenadier loads up on a big right hand but Boxlund slips the punch.
Grenadier throws a right hand that misses
and Boxlund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grenadier is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grenadier misses with a body punch
and Boxlund counters with a right hand from hell and Grenadier is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blixt Boxlund!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War - The Sick Puppies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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179 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inge Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Grepp lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Grepp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grepp dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Grepp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grepp tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin sizes up Grepp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grepp throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Inge Grepp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grepp tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin throws a hook but Grepp avoids it easily.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Grepp, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Grepp against the cage but Grepp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Grepp sees coming a mile off.
Grepp wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Grepp needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Grepp scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Grepp.
Grepp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Grepp wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Grepp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grepp scores with a leg kick.
Grepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grepp takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grepp's elbow.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grepp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Inge Grepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Grepp misses with an elbow strike.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grepp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin looks gassed!
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grepp throws a leg kick that misses.
Grepp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Grepp has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Martin tries to work over Grepp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grepp lands a nice elbow.
Martin tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nolan Martin has been cut.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Grepp.
Grepp missing with knees to the body.
Grepp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grepp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Grepp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grepp trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Grepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Grepp lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Grepp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grepp slips under a jab.
Grepp pushes Martin away with a front kick.
Grepp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inge Grepp is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grepp's waist but Grepp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grepp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Grepp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grepp 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.
Grepp clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Grepp avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Inge Grepp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants a takedown.
Inge Grepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Grepp lands a damaging elbow.
Grepp lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Grepp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Grepp.
Grepp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grepp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grepp throws an elbow but misses.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grepp's elbow.
Grepp lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Grepp lands a nice elbow.
Martin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grepp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grepp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin pushes Grepp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Grepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Grepp.
Grepp prevents the takedown attempt.
Grepp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Grepp misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grepp misses with an elbow strike.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Grepp controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Grepp landing knees to the body.
Martin works on Grepp's body with a couple of short punches.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Grepp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Grepp.
Grepp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grepp prevents a body shot from Martin.
Grepp scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Grepp.
Grepp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Nolan Martin's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp lands a damaging elbow.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Grepp lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Grepp lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Grepp lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Nolan Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grepp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grepp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepp lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Grepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Grepp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Grepp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Grepp.
Martin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grepp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Grepp clinches up against the cage.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Grepp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grepp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Grepp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grepp trying to land knees to the body.
Grepp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grepp throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grepp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grepp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nolan Martin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grepp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nolan Martin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Inge Grepp!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thug Behram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behram's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 25 Minutes to go. Unbreakable has chosen Nine Inch Nails : Gave Up 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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162 lbs
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166 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thug Behram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behram misses with a wild combination.
Behram shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Unbreakable defends it nicely.
Behram lands with a kick to the temple. Unbreakable shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Behram slaps away a takedown attempt from Unbreakable, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thug Behram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Behram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unbreakable can pounce on him.
Behram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unbreakable.
Behram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unbreakable throws a big shot that misses.
Unbreakable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behram.
Behram lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Unbreakable throws a looping overhand right but Behram ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behram misses the body punch
and Unbreakable counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Behram slips under a jab from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Behram was well out of range. Poor timing from Unbreakable.
Behram throws a low kick, looking for Unbreakable's leg but Unbreakable calmly moves out of range.
Behram loads up on a big right hand but Unbreakable slips the punch.
Unbreakable throws a head kick but Behram moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Behram 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 Unbreakable has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Unbreakable and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Behram lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Behram.
Behram looks to land a right hand but Unbreakable moved out of range.
Behram ducks under a wild hook from Unbreakable.
Behram misses with an uppercut. Unbreakable saw that one coming.
Behram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Unbreakables jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable shoots and misses
and Behram counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Behram wants to control from the top but Unbreakable keeps moving.
Behram won't allow Unbreakable to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behram thows a big elbow that misses.
Unbreakable bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Behram's guard.
Behram is pulling down on Unbreakable's head to control his posture.
Behram looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Behram has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Unbreakable has passed into side control.
Behram wants to control but Unbreakable postures up.
Behram is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram prevents Unbreakable from moving into mount.
Unbreakable has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Behram regains half guard.
Behram trying to control from the bottom.
Unbreakable missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unbreakable working over Behram with some ground and pound. Behram looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Behram tries to get to full guard but Unbreakable has control of the leg.
Unbreakable lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Behram tries to roll over but Unbreakable keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable is trying to work for a kimura but Behram is defending well.
Behram trying to hold on to Unbreakable's head to control him but Unbreakable postures up.
Behram wants to get back to full guard.
Unbreakable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Behram won't allow Unbreakable to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unbreakable looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unbreakable wants to take a breather but Behram is having none of it.
Behram wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thug Behram dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Unbreakable looks to score with a jab to the body but Behram is just out of range.
Behram lands a leg kick that knocks Unbreakable off balance momentarily.
Unbreakable has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unbreakable there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unbreakable takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Unbreakable scores with a shot to the body.
Unbreakable misses with a leg kick.
Behram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Behram. Unbreakable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unbreakable drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unbreakable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behram is keeping the position for now.
Behram throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Behram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbreakable trying to control the position from guard on top but Behram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unbreakable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unbreakable passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Unbreakable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Behram keeps working.
Behram is looking for a sweep.
Unbreakable thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behram is looking to regain half guard here but Unbreakable keeps moving and retains side control.
Behram dodges the ground and pound from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable tries to score with some ground and pound. Behram controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Behram sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable trying to control the action but Behram is working from the bottom.
Behram has a hand on Unbreakable's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Unbreakable takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unbreakable dominating with strikes here.
Unbreakable wants to control the pace but Behram is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram tries to reverse the position but Unbreakable maintains control.
Unbreakable has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Behram's face.
Behram is looking to get to half guard.
Unbreakable landing shots from mount.
Behram taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behram is working to get back to half guard.
Unbreakable looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Behram keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Behram wants to hold on but Unbreakable pushes him away.
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!
Behram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Behram tries to hold on but Unbreakable postures up.
Unbreakable breaks from Behram's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Unbreakable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unbreakable unloading with bombs!
Unbreakable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Unbreakable raining down shots from the mount!
Behram is rocked!
Unbreakable unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Unbreakable drops Behram with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Behram! Unbreakable dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Unbreakable!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Judas Priest - Painkiller. Craig Thomas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Gomi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tsatsu Gomi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Gomi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomi dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Gomi's head and hops out.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Gomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi slips under a jab from Thomas.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomi.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gomi controlling the pace.
Gomi wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Gomi seems content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Tsatsu Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gomi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gomi slips a jab from Thomas.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Gomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomi is working for a submission of some sort.
Gomi wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Gomi wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tsatsu Gomi.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Gomi shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomas 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! This is the final round!
Gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi fails with the takedown
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Gomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gomi lands in his opponent's guard.
Gomi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomi controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Thomas is pulling down on Gomi's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomi, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gomi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tsatsu Gomi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Craig Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
Craig Thomas 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.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Motive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Motive!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Motive.
It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo blocks a leg kick.
Gruffo avoids the body shot from Motive.
A big right from Motive misses.
Motive swings for the body but Gruffo moves out of range.
Motive connects with a jab.
Gruffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motive.
Gruffo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motive checks a leg kick nicely.
Gruffo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Motive there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gruffo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Motive throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruffo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruffo feints and then cracks Motive's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Motive down.
Gruffo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Motive lands with a cross.
Gruffo misses with a wild body shot.
Motive lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motive takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Motive throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruffo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Gruffo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gruffo.
A combination from Gruffo does no damage.
Gruffo wants to clinch up but Motive keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motive slips under a jab.
Motive takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Motive blocks a leg kick.
Motive avoids a kick to the body.
Motive throws a shot from downtown. Gruffo moves away and avoids it.
Gruffo misses the jab.
Motive cracks Gruffo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gruffo swings for the body but Motive moves out of range.
Bobby Motive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motive moves out of range as Gruffo throws a body kick.
Gruffo checks a low kick from Motive.
Motive moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but Motive moves out of range.
Gruffo misses with the combination.
Motive throws a solid leg kick but Gruffo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Motive.
Gruffo throws a jab but it's blocked by Motive.
Gruffo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gruffo clobbers Motive with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Motive throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Motive misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gruffo staying out of range there.
Motive throws a chopping leg kick but Gruffo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruffo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knyto Gruffo's cut is getting worse.
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!
Gruffo looks to land a right hand but Motive moved out of range.
Motive takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Motive thows a body shot but no joy.
Motive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motive misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Motive defending well as Gruffo loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Motive crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gruffo - the referee stops the clock and Motive gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gruffo. Motive manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Motive looks gassed!
Motive lands with a nice body kick.
Gruffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motive's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knyto Gruffo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knyto Gruffo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gruffo connects with a solid leg kick.
Motive tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gruffo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Motive's knee momentarily.
Motive walks into a stiff left hand from Gruffo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Motive misses its intended target.
Motive keeps the fight on the outside.
Motive walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gruffo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Motive falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gruffo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knyto Gruffo!
Knyto Gruffo is the new heavyweight champion!
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