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GAMMA: Contenders #126 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Winston Churchill has been cut.
Bolt has closed the distance and engaged Churchill in a clinch.
Churchill stalling in the clinch but Bolt improves position.
Churchill goes for a takedown attempt but Bolt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt lands a big head kick that sends Churchill tumbling to the mat! Bolt takes a step backwards and waves Churchill back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Churchill is rocked!
Bolt has Churchill up against the cage in a clinch.
Churchill trying to control the position but instead, Bolt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Churchill into the cage.
Churchill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolt has Churchill pressed against the cage, preventing Churchill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bolt lands a knee to the body.
Churchill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bolt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bolt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bolt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Churchill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Churchill is breathing heavily.
Bolt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Churchill fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Churchill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Churchill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Bolt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Churchill's face.
Bolt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolt is pushing Churchill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Churchill stalling in the clinch but Bolt improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Churchill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Churchill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Churchill clinches up against the cage.
Churchill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolt avoids a wild elbow strike from Churchill.
Churchill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolt can't get the takedown.
Churchill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bolt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Churchill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Bolt.
Bolt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Churchill's face.
Bolt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolt scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Churchill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt with a knee to the head.
Bolt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Churchill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bolt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bolt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Churchill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bolt with a knee to the head.
Bolt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Churchill is working for takedown but Bolt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Churchill looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Churchill can't break the clinch.
Churchill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolt lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolt scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Bolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winston Churchill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolt moves into the clinch.
Bolt taking a breather.
Bolt scores with a knee to the head.
Churchill wants a takedown but no success here.
Bolt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Churchill's face.
Bolt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Churchill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bolt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolt.
Bolt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Churchill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolt working Churchill over with knees to the body.
Churchill jumps guard but Bolt stands there with Churchill around his waist. Churchill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Churchill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolt lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Churchill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bolt lands a good knee to the midsection. Churchill won't want to take too many of those.
Bolt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolt.
Churchill is pressed up against the cage. Bolt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Churchill down to the mat. Churchill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Churchill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bolt lands a leg kick that knocks Churchill off balance momentarily.
Bolt lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt thumps Churchill with a low kick.
Bolt lands a head kick. Churchill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Winston Churchill's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolt. That's going to slow Churchill down.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bolt throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Churchill is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roman Bolt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pork Chop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mitch Roxton enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pork Chop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roxton thuds a left hand into Chop's body.
Roxton moves in looking to clinch but Chop pushes him off.
A punch combination from Chop misses.
Chop tries to bum rush Roxton with a series of wild strikes but Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chop.
Chop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roxton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chop throws out the jab.
Chop tries to bum rush Roxton with a series of wild strikes but Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roxton moves into the clinch.
Roxton lands with a light punch inside.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chop blocks an uppercut.
Chop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roxton lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roxton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Roxton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roxton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chop jumps guard but Roxton stands there with Chop around his waist. Chop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pork Chop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roxton lands with a left to the head.
Roxton has Chop pushed against the cage.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roxton has Chop pushed against the cage.
Chop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roxton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chop backwards.
Roxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roxton avoiding damage.
Chop is trying to force a seperation but Roxton has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roxton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chop up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chop working hard to break the clinch.
Roxton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Roxton misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roxton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitch Roxton.
Roxton closes the distance and clinches.
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roxton throws a head punch that misses.
Roxton lands with a light punch inside.
Chop jumps guard but Roxton stands there with Chop around his waist. Chop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roxton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roxton lands an uppercut.
Roxton is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Roxton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roxton swings for the body but Chop moves out of range.
Chop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Chop does no damage.
Roxton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chop momentarily.
Chop walks into a jab.
Chop misses with a hook
and Roxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roxton clinches with his opponent.
Roxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chop backwards.
Chop is rocked!
Chop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roxton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roxton throws a jab when Chop was well out of range.
Roxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chop.
Roxton moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Roxton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chop blocks an uppercut.
Roxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roxton is stalling here.
Roxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chop takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roxton is keeping busy.
Roxton controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Roxton's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Chop.
A nice left hand lands by Roxton.
Roxton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mitch Roxton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitch Roxton.
Roxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chop.
Roxton wants to clinch up but Chop keeps it at a distance.
Roxton misses the shot to the body.
Chop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chop keeps the fight on the outside.
Roxton is looking to clinch.
Roxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chop throws a series of punches but Roxton moves out of range.
Roxton misses with a wild body shot.
Chop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roxton stuffs the takedown attempt from Chop. Chop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pork Chop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chop misses with a wild combination.
Roxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roxton.
Chop throws a right and a left that Roxton avoids nicely.
Roxton takes the fight into the clinch.
Roxton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roxton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Chop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roxton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roxton slowing the pace effectively.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Roxton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Roxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chop fails to land with a series of punches.
Chop tries to keep at a distance but Roxton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roxton misses with the head strike.
Roxton has Chop pressed against the cage.
Roxton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roxton lands an uppercut.
Chop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roxton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chop up against the cage.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Chop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Roxton.
Roxton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Roxton gets underhooks to prevent Chop's takedown attempt.
Roxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitch Roxton.
Roxton misses with a hook. Chop ducked under it nicely.
Roxton tries to clinch there but Chop circles away.
Roxton is looking to clinch.
Roxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roxton just leaning against Chop, taking a breather.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Chop.
Chop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Chop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roxton smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pork Chop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton pushes Chop up against the cage in a clinch.
Roxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chop goes for a takedown attempt but Roxton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roxton scores with a shot to the body.
Roxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roxton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roxton gets through Chop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roxton stalling in the clinch.
Roxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Chop.
Roxton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Chop takes a shot to the head.
Chop tries for a takedown. No joy.
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.
Chop being controlled against the cage.
Chop is trying to break the clinch but Roxton is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Roxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roxton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Mitch Roxton!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mitch Roxton!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Mitch Roxton!
Mitch Roxton wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Mitch Roxton 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Markus Vinicius enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vinicius 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 Saarinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinicius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saarinen tries to avoid it but Vinicius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saarinen to the ground. Saarinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vinicius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saarinen quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Vinicius there.
Saarinen trying to control but Vinicius postures up.
Vinicius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vinicius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vinicius working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saarinen's head.
Saarinen actively working from the bottom here.
Saarinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen looking for submissions off his back.
Vinicius 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.
Saarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vinicius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saarinen is trying to control but can't.
Vinicius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saarinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vinicius throwing strikes but missing.
Saarinen is trying to control the position but Vinicius postures up.
Vinicius throws and elbow that misses. Saarinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vinicius's guard. Nice move by Saarinen!
Vinicius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinicius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen has hold of Vinicius's hands but Vinicius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vinicius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vinicius prevents Saarinen from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Vinicius.
Vinicius lands with a punch from half guard.
Vinicius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vinicius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vinicius lands with a punch from half guard.
Saarinen has hold of Vinicius's hands but Vinicius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Vinicius there.
Vinicius is nestled in close to Saarinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saarinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinicius.
Vinicius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saarinen's head.
Vinicius working over Saarinen with some ground and pound. Saarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vinicius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vinicius connects with a nice short shot to Saarinen's temple.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinicius.
Saarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vinicius connects with a nice short shot to Saarinen's temple.
Vinicius working over Saarinen with some ground and pound. Saarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Vinicius.
Saarinen wants to control but Vinicius is keeping busy.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinicius.
Saarinen is looking to improve his position.
Vinicius 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen looking for submissions off his back.
Saarinen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen gets back to full guard.
Vinicius landing some decent shots from guard.
Vinicius working some strikes from top position.
Saarinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saarinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vinicius is aware though and is defending well.
Vinicius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vinicius scoring with some ground and pound.
Saarinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vinicius is aware though and is defending well.
Vinicius working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vinicius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saarinen's head.
Vinicius is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Saarinen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vinicius is looking to defend but Saarinen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vinicius! Saarinen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vinicius taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Petri Saarinen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by Man Without Fear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock lands with a slapping head kick.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murdock but Murdock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Murdock rushes Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Stevenson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murdock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murdock gets underhooks to prevent Stevenson's takedown attempt.
Matthew Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Phil Stevenson has been cut.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Murdock landing knees to the body.
Stevenson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock misses with a knee strike.
Murdock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Murdock connects with a knee to the head.
Stevenson is rocked!
Stevenson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stevenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock landing knees to the head.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Stevenson's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Stevenson takes an elbow to the temple.
Murdock lands a knee to the body.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stevenson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murdock lands a big knee! That's hurt Stevenson! Oh, he's all over the place! Murdock lands another knee that sends Stevenson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Murdock!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Duster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansatsuken Ryu (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Duster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansatsuken Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu looks for a takedown but Duster sprawls well.
Duster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryu throws a head kick but Duster moves out of range.
Ryu throws a sloppy head kick and Duster moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Duster.
A big left from Duster misses.
Ryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duster looks to throw the jab but Ryu is out of range.
Duster throws a hook but Ryu avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryu.
Duster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryu staying out of range there.
Duster lands with a nice combination. Ryu backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duster clinches with his opponent.
Ryu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryu working aggressively here.
Ryu tries to land a knee to the head but Duster blocks with his arms.
Ryu misses with a knee to the head.
Ryu misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Duster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Duster.
Ryu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryu breaks the clinch.
Ryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duster.
Knuckle Duster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryu.
Duster lands a body shot.
A jab from Duster finds it's way through Ryu's defenses.
Ansatsuken Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duster cracks Ryu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryu blocks a jab.
Duster throws a right hand that Ryu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryu also avoids with ease.
Duster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryu looks to land a body kick but Duster moved away.
Ryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu lands a high kick!
Duster avoids the head kick by Ryu.
Duster checks a leg kick.
A jab from Duster misses.
Duster swings for the body but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu looks to throw the jab but Duster is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duster throws a series of strikes that have Ryu backpedaling.
Ryu looks gassed!
Ryu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duster looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryu is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duster. Ryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duster avoids the head kick by Ryu.
Duster moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Ryu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryus head.
Duster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duster misses with a punch on the inside.
Duster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duster gets underhooks to prevent Ryu's takedown attempt.
Duster lands an uppercut.
Duster lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryu prevents a body shot from Duster.
Ryu blocking some punches.
Duster stops a takedown attempt from Ryu.
Knuckle Duster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansatsuken Ryu.
Still in the clinch, Duster scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ryu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryu is rocked!
Ryu seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Duster shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ryu is backing up but Duster catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ryu covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Duster Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckle Duster!
Our winner, Knuckle Duster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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