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Strikedown 8: Once Again PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez has chosen Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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213 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Melendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Melendez as he avoids it easily.
Melendez wobbles Taylor with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Melendez dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Taylor to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Melendez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titou Ortizzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titou Ortizzz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titou Ortizzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Michaels!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in and bounces Ortizzz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Michaels stands and throws Ortizzz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Michaels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michaels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ortizzz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Michaels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michaels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels prevents Ortizzz from escaping the position.
Michaels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Michaels wants to control but Ortizzz is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortizzz wants to get back to his feet.
Ortizzz tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortizzz is not content to let Michaels control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries for a kimura but Ortizzz is defending well.
Ortizzz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michaels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortizzz keeps working.
Ortizzz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Michaels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.
Ortizzz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ortizzz is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Ortizzz's shoulder, as Ortizzz tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels throws a hook but Ortizzz avoids it easily.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Titou Ortizzz 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.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortizzz tries to clinch up.
Ortizzz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Michaels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortizzz staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Michaels tries to work over Ortizzz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortizzz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortizzz blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Ortizzz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
Ortizzz trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortizzz into the cage.
Ortizzz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titou Ortizzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortizzz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortizzz doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Ortizzz wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Ortizzz tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Ortizzz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortizzz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortizzz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortizzz blocks a jab.
Ortizzz is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Ortizzz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortizzz has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
Ortizzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortizzz stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
Ortizzz misses with the head strike.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but Ortizzz avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Ortizzz lands a left hand.
Ortizzz lands a right hand.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortizzz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortizzz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortizzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ortizzz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortizzz lands with a right to the head.
Michaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortizzz's elbow.
Michaels can't get the takedown.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Ortizzz blocking some punches.
Ortizzz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ortizzz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortizzz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortizzz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Ortizzz is working Michaels over against the cage.
Ortizzz lands with a light punch inside.
Ortizzz has Michaels pushed against the cage.
Michaels has Ortizzz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ortizzz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Titou Ortizzz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Ortizzz.
Ortizzz lands a left hand.
A short right from Ortizzz on the inside.
The referee calls for Ortizzz to work.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortizzz controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Ortizzz.
Ortizzz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ortizzz digs a right hand underneath Michaels's ribcage. Michaels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Titou Ortizzz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortizzz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Ortizzz scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Ortizzz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortizzz.
Ortizzz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Michaels is rocked!
Ortizzz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ortizzz lands a left hand.
Ortizzz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortizzz clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ortizzz has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Ortizzz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortizzz stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Titou Ortizzz.
Ortizzz takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titou Ortizzz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortizzz is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Ortizzz moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Ortizzz tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Ortizzz tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortizzz is just out of range.
Ortizzz clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Ortizzz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortizzz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortizzz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortizzz.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortizzz lands with a right to the head.
Michaels wants to break free but Ortizzz has control.
Ortizzz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Ortizzz pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortizzz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
Ortizzz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortizzz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortizzz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Ortizzz is controlling him.
Good body shot from Ortizzz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortizzz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortizzz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortizzz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortizzz finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortizzz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortizzz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Michaels's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Michaels drops to his knees and Ortizzz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titou Ortizzz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Nordin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khal Drogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Nordin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nordin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drogo throws a nice looking combination but Nordin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drogo stalks Nordin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nordin's face. Nordin staggers backwards, shaken.
Nordin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drogo tries to avoid it but Nordin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drogo to the ground. Drogo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nordin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nordin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drogo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nordin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Nordin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo leaves Nordin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Drogo clinches up with Nordin and pushes him back against the cage.
Drogo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drogo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo rushes Nordin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordin gets control of Drogo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nordin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nordin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
Nordin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drogo is aware though and is defending well.
Nordin trying to control the position.
Nordin is really struggling to control Drogo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drogo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drogo wants to stand but Nordin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drogo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nordin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drogo wants to control from the top but Nordin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Khalid Nordin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nordin shoots in for a takedown but Drogo shows good takedown defense.
Drogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo scores with a body shot.
Nordin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo lands a big uppercut and Nordin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nordin looks OK. Drogo waves Nordin back to his feet!
Nordin is rocked!
Nordin gets tackled into the cage by Drogo. Drogo maintains the clinch.
Oh Nordin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drogo lands a big right hand that drops Nordin! The killer instinct kicks in and Drogo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Drogo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias James Corey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes into the arena with That's A Sabretooth blaring out of the sound system. Corey has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias James Corey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed defending well as Corey loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Creed
and Corey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Corey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Creed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Creed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corey pulls his head out easily.
Creed looking for submissions off his back.
Creed gets full guard.
Corey distracts Creed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Corey has his hands clasped together but Creed extends an breaks Corey's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Creed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Creed!
Victor Creed decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Where the hood at ?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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198 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Faure!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Faure's half guard.
Anderson prevents Faure from improving his position.
Faure looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faure avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Faure looking for submissions off his back.
Faure actively working from the bottom here.
Faure looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faure is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson trying to control the action but Faure is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faure moves into full guard.
Faure has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Faure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faure taking a bit of punishment here - Anderson scoring with strikes.
Faure manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Anderson wants to control but Faure is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faure moves into full guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Faure looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faure is keeping the position for now.
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!
Faure looking for a sweep. Not yet Faure, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faure is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Faure can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson has his foot on Faure's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faure works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Faure drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faure jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faure passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Faure is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Faure is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faure tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Faure drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anderson dives on top into guard.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Faure is keeping the position.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Faure is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Faure is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Faure looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faure gets full guard.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Faure keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faure working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Faure is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Faure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faure working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
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 Jason Anderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faure sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Faure tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Faure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Faure keeps it at a distance.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Faure's takedown attempt.
Faure goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Faure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Faure has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Faure is breathing heavily.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Faure looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Faure's hands, connecting with Faure's forehead.
Faure is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faure taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faure wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jason Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faure is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faure keeps working.
Faure looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Faure defends the submission attempt.
Faure looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson working over Faure with some ground and pound. Faure looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure actively working from the bottom here.
Faure is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is trying to control. Faure wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Faure is trying to get back to full guard.
Faure is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faure on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson wants to control but Faure is keeping him busy.
Faure wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson wants to control but Faure is keeping him busy.
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Faure is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure gets back to full guard.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faure has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Faure's legs - danger averted.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faure looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faure is keeping the position for now.
Anderson advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Faure tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Faure against the cage.
Faure has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faure's brow.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Faure drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Faure.
Jason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Faure.
Faure takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Faure controls his hands.
Faure goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson tries a body shot but Faure blocks it.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Faure blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faure can't get the takedown.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faure lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Anderson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Faure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson presses Faure against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Faure backwards.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Faure controls the action.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Faure's ribcage.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Jason Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faure tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Faure has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Faure avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Faure blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faure's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faure tries for a takedown. No joy.
Travis Faure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faure.
Jason Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Faure avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswold has chosen Hooking Up The Lights as his entrance music. The key to victory for Nick Fury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range.
Griswold takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griswold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griswold slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury tries to clinch but Griswold is having none of it.
Griswold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Rusty Griswold has been cut.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Griswold avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Griswold takes a shot to the head.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Griswold improves position.
Griswold is working Fury over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Griswold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griswold's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Griswold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griswold as Fury tries to tie him up.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griswolds head.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griswold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Griswold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury is fighting off a takedown attempt but Griswold is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fury to the mat. Fury regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Griswold from controlling successfully.
Griswold tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusty Griswold has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Griswold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griswold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury counters with a low kick, right behind Griswold 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fury tries to clinch up but Griswold circles away and keeps his distance.
Fury looks to throw a body kick
and Griswold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griswold blocks a low kick nicely.
Fury avoids the body shot from Griswold.
Fury throws a leg kick which misses Griswold's front leg but catches the back leg as Griswold tries to avoid it.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold moves out of range as Fury throws a body kick.
Griswold connects with a looping right hand.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold avoids a kick to the body.
Griswold slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Griswold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griswold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury stalls.
Griswold turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Griswold manages to end up in side control.
Fury is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Griswold are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fury manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griswold trying to control from the bottom.
Griswold might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fury kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griswold is pressing down on Fury's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griswold 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to free his leg and advance position but Griswold is retaining full guard.
Griswold looking to control but Fury passes into half guard.
It looks like Fury is going to stand back up.
Fury seems to be working for a kimura but Griswold defends the submission attempt.
Griswold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rusty Griswold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Fury lands but Griswold takes it in his stride.
Griswold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fury.
Fury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griswold under the eye.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Griswold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury blocks a body shot from Griswold.
Griswold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griswold backwards.
Griswold is rocked!
Griswold can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Griswold is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Griswold can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Griswold seems to have recovered his senses.
Griswold throws a head punch that misses.
Griswold tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold.
Nick Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griswold letting Fury take a breather here.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Fury cracks Griswold with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury prevents a body shot from Griswold.
Griswold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griswold works on Fury's body with a couple of short punches.
Griswold misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold working aggressively here.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Griswold's head.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Griswold.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold.
Griswold tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Griswold back against the cage.
Griswold struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Griswold lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury blocks a body shot from Griswold.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griswold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Griswold blocks a body shot from Fury.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griswold.
Griswold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan McCriux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Logan McCriux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan McCriux!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCriux wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
McCriux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCriux closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCriux's sensitive parts.
McCriux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
McCriux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCriux doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCriux avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that McCriux sees coming a mile off.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Logan McCriux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes punishes McCriux's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes scores with a jab. McCriux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCriux misses with a wild body shot.
McCriux slips under a jab from Barnes.
McCriux darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCriux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCriux instigates a clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
McCriux doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCriux.
McCriux tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a good, hard body kick but McCriux shrugs it off.
McCriux looks gassed!
McCriux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes lands a nice hook to McCriux's body. McCriux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCriux in his tracks.
McCriux doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCriux wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
McCriux is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes feints a jab and as McCriux dips his head, Barnes unleashes a brutal head kick that catches McCriux right on the jaw! Timbeeer! McCriux falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Barnes smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nate Barnes!
During a confident post fight interview, Nate Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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186 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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196 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piper tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.
St Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Piper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Piper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rocha is working for takedown but St Piper is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
St Piper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha.
St Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Piper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Piper blocks an uppercut.
St Piper gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocha.
A short right from St Piper on the inside.
Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Piper lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper blocks the elbow strike.
St Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Piper.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocha.
Rocha looks gassed!
St Piper is working Rocha over against the cage.
St Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from St Piper.
Rocha is rocked!
St Piper creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rocha with a big uppercut! Rocha tries to clinch up but St Piper pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rocha to the mat! Rocha covers up and St Piper unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gene St Piper!
A very excited looking Gene St Piper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir has chosen A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir has managed to clinch.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mir.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sin avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sin is defending well for now.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Mir.
Mir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sin prevents it.
Mir lands an elbow that stopped Sin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tim Sin has been cut.
Sin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mir misses with an elbow strike.
Mir prevents Sin from breaking the clinch.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Mir.
Mir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sin avoids the elbow strike from Mir, against the cage.
Sin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Mir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tim Sin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankestein Mir.
Mir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sin's efforts to push away.
Mir lands a nice elbow.
Mir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sin.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Sin blocks with his arms.
Mir pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sin is breathing heavily.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sin's defenses.
Mir lands a shoulder strike.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Sin blocks it.
Mir lands an elbow that stopped Sin in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Tim Sin's cut is getting worse.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Sin avoids the damage to the body.
Mir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir swings wildly with an uppercut but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sin is rocked!
Mir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Sin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir lands an uppercut.
Mir creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
Mir creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sin drops to his knees and Mir pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankestein Mir!
Frankestein Mir took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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