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MMAFC NEW YEARS EXPLOSION PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Faber counters with a takedown into side control.
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lee tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Faber controlling the positon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Faber is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lee knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lee for a finish.
Lee is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Faber gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Lee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Faber is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Faber patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Faber looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber controlling the position well here. Lee rolled but Faber kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Faber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Faber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Faber gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Faber avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee is working for takedown but Faber is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Faber'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.
Lee is trying to drag Faber to the mat but Faber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cung Lee.
Faber lands a takedown into guard.
Faber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urijah Faber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Faber tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Faber has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets control of Faber's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Faber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Faber throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Faber escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Faber clinches up against the cage.
Faber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faber lands a takedown into guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Faber's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faber circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee wants to clinch but Faber slips to the side
so Faber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
Lee works over Faber's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Faber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Faber is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Faber controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Faber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Faber with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber controlling his opponent.
Cung Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Faber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Funeral Thirst. Jose Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jose Smith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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164 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moore with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Moore 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.
BOOM! Moore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moore content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moore cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Moore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moore lands with some strikes.
Moore lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moore dominating with strikes here.
Moore working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!
Moore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moore cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Moore lands with some strikes.
Moore controlling from mount.
Moore lands a big elbow.
Smith is rocked!
Moore is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billy Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Dean - Big John. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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199 lbs
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
KO power |
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from John.
John throws a looping overhand right but Utah ducks down to avoid it.
Utah blocks a jab.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Utah moves out of range easily.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Utah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Utah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Utah working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Utah.
John holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is trying to stand.
Utah prevents John from improving his position.
Utah controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Utah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
John kicks off Utah and gets to his feet.
John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Utah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John shoots in and bounces Utah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Utah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Utah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Utah looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah pushes John off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John scores with a head kick. Utah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab lands there for Utah.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John misses with the combination.
Utah throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Utah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from John does no damage.
Utah scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck for John with that takedown attempt.
Big John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from John.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Utah slips under a jab.
Utah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Utah tries to control but John wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John is bucking up trying to escape but Utah cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Utah avoids the attempt from John to control.
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Utah.
Utah is landing with some decent strikes but John is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Utah.
John tries to reverse the position but Utah maintains control.
John holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Utah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Utah controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utah working John over with strikes here.
Utah thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Utah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
John swings widly with a right hand
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
John dodges the punch combination from Utah.
Utah connects with a nice looking jab.
John misses with a wild combination.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John throws the left hand but Utah avoids the punch easily.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Utah's shoulder, as Utah tries to avoid the shot.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Utah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Utah.
John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Utah is fending him off so far but John persists. Nope, Utah circles away and we're back to standing.
Utah lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
Utah checks a leg kick nicely.
John misses with an uppercut
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Utah moves out of range of the strikes.
Utah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John takes a swing at Utah's ribcage but misses.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a series of strikes. John will be more careful next time no doubt.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Utah throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Utah shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
Utah throws a big shot that misses.
Utah misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Utah!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Utah scores with a four punch combination!
Utah misses with a series of wild punches.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a left and a right that stings John.
John tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Utah swivels and escapes.
John throws a lazy head kick
and Utah counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick from John lands but Utah takes it in his stride.
John leaves Utah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Big John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Utah.
John scores with a jab. Utah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Utah.
Utah throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Utah gets a double leg takedown into John's guard.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.
Utah stands up and waves to John to follow him.
John throws a low kick but Utah avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Utah counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Utah lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John lands the left hand.
John closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Utah quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Utah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Utah is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Utah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John misses with a low kick.
Utah looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a chopping leg kick but Utah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John misses with a hook
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John throws a front kick aimed at Utah's knee but Utah avoids it well.
Utah looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John leaves Utah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John throws a hook but Utah blocks it.
Utah lands a jab to the nose.
John misses with a hook
and Utah counters with a straight right hand.
Utah looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John slips under a jab from Utah.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John throws a head kick but Utah moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Utah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from John.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Utah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.
John manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Utah on his heels. He'll look to pass Utah's guard now, I'm sure.
John throwing strikes but missing.
John won't allow Utah to sweep him here.
John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Utah trying to keep a closed guard but John is proving a slippery customer.
John is looking to work some ground and pound but Utah has wrist control.
Utah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Utah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes John off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Utah misses.
Big John is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from John misses.
A big left from Utah misses.
Utah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Utah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Utah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and John counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonny Utah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utah misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Utah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
John throws the left hand but Utah avoids the punch easily.
Utah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Utah.
Big John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Utah scores with a nice head shot.
John throws a jab when Utah was well out of range.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Utah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Utah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Big John.
I think Utah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Utah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maansiirtokone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ares.
Ares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maansiirtokone.
Maansiirtokone takes the fight into the clinch.
Ares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maansiirtokone backwards.
It looks like Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone has been cut.
Maansiirtokone tries for a takedown but Ares manages to get underhooks.
Ares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maansiirtokone is defending well for now.
Ares is leaning against Maansiirtokone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maansiirtokone looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ares lands a shoulder strike.
Ares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ares lands a left hand.
Ares lands a body shot.
Ares has hold of one of Maansiirtokone's legs. Maansiirtokone is fighting the takedown attempt but Ares gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ares controlling from the top position.
Ares distracts Maansiirtokone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ares slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ares's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Solomon Ares wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A shot to the liver by Ares. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Maansiirtokone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maansiirtokone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares shoots in for a takedown and gets it, with a heavy slam. That will score well with the judges.
Maansiirtokone is rocked!
Ares controlling from the top position.
Maansiirtokone is still in real trouble! Can Ares finish him?
Ares landing with the ground and pound.
Ares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ares postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Maansiirtokone covers up, he's hurt! Ares keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ares and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ares can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Ares!
A very excited looking Solomon Ares 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 Doug Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Stan Bush - Dare. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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235 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis gets a clinch.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis works on Hammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Hammer won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Davis.
That has opened up Jack Hammer's cut even more.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis taking a breather.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Jack Hammer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Hammer's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Hammer is rocked!
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Davis lands a big elbow that drops Hammer! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hammer is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paz Silva (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paz Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a nice combination. Rich backs away looking to recover.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rich was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lunges at Rich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rich's hand.
Paz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rich counters with a two punch combo.
Rich misses with a body punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Rich with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Rich counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Rich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Rich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Rich scoring with strikes.
Rich lands some shots froms side control.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rich.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Rich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva tries to escape but Rich is in control.
Rich is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rich tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Rich.
Rich lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich scoring with punches from side control.
Rich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Rich is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silva's back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rich.
It looks like Paz Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva covering up well and avoiding damage.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rich looking for the choke from the back.
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 Jay Rich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
letting Rich counter with a right hand.
Silva misses with a combination
and Rich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Rich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rich scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rich digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Rich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rich lands in his opponent's guard.
Rich stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rich counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Rich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Rich is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rich in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Rich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich working the ground and pound.
Rich prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Rich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Rich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rich cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Rich working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is rocked!
Rich scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Silva is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rich can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Rich!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
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, Peter Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper throws a combination. Markakis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Markakis tries to keep at a distance but Pepper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pepper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pepper tries to land knees in the clinch but Markakis avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Markakis throws an elbow but misses.
Markakis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pepper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Markakis is trying to drag Pepper to the mat but Pepper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Markakis looking for a takedown.
Pepper taking a breather.
Markakis is working for takedown but Pepper is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Markakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but Pepper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pepper tries to work over Markakis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pepper gets through Markakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pepper gets through Markakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Markakis fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pepper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pepper pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pepper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markakis wants to control from the top but Pepper keeps moving.
Pepper wants to sweep here but Markakis controlling him for the moment.
Pepper manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pepper closes the distance and pushes Markakis back into the cage.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Markakis blocks an elbow strike.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Markakis has the dominant position.
Pepper ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pepper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Markakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper is pulling down on Markakis's head. It's preventing any offense from Markakis, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper keeping moving, preventing Markakis from controlling successfully.
Markakis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pepper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markakis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pepper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markakis is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Markakis wants to stand but Pepper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Markakis is looking to work some ground and pound but Pepper has wrist control.
Markakis preventing the sweep.
Markakis wants to stand but Pepper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper fails to land with a series of punches.
Pepper throws a right and a left that Markakis avoids nicely.
Pepper fails to land with a series of punches.
Markakis shoots for a takedown but Pepper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pepper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Pepper.
Pepper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pepper rushes Markakis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Markakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pepper walks away with a smile on his face. Markakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pepper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Markakis gets tackled into the cage by Pepper. Pepper maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markakis throws an elbow but it misses.
Markakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pepper after a bit of a struggle.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
Pepper jumps into guard, dragging Markakis to the mat.
Pepper wriggles free and stands up.
Pepper throws a right hand that Markakis ducks under and follows up with a left that Markakis also avoids with ease.
Pepper leaves Markakis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pepper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Markakis's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pepper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pepper tries to bum rush Markakis with a series of wild strikes but Markakis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pepper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pepper clobbers Markakis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markakis pushes Pepper up against the cage in a clinch.
Pepper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Markakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pepper after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Markakis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Markakis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pepper pushing down on Markakis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Markakis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pepper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markakis looking to control but Pepper passes into half guard.
Markakis gets back to full guard.
Markakis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pepper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pepper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pepper is working Markakis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pepper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markakis is proving hard to escape from.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markakis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pepper passes into half guard.
Pepper works his way into full mount!
Pepper trying to control but Markakis is having none of it.
Pepper controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis wants to hold on but Pepper pushes him away.
Peter Pepper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pepper wants to control the pace but Markakis is squirming around nicely.
Markakis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Markakis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pepper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pepper's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markakis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pepper is defending well though. Markakis let's go of the attempt for now.
Markakis looking for the RNC.
Pepper tries to roll but Markakis sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper holding on to Markakis's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Markakis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepper tries to escape but Markakis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Markakis controlling the positon.
Markakis has managed to slip his arm under Pepper's chin. This could be all over... yep, Pepper is tapping out! Submission win for Markakis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Markakis!
Nick Markakis made sure to mention his sponsor, Kobra Clothing Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheeler comes to the cage accompanied by If you want blood(You got it) by AC/DC. Clint Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Wheeler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wheeler moves away.
Wheeler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wheeler tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wheeler tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson cracks Wheeler with an open hand slap.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Wheeler avoids nicely.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson misses the body punch
and Wheeler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wheeler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Wheeler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wheeler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with the head strike.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wheeler has double underhooks.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries to circle away but Wheeler has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheeler has him pressed against the cage.
Wheeler lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Wheeler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Wheeler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Wheeler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wheeler scores a nice knee to the body.
Wheeler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wheeler scores with a shoulder strike.
Wheeler swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Wheeler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Wheeler lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Jackson looks gassed!
Wheeler lands with a right to the head.
Jackson taking a breather.
Wheeler works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike.
Wheeler lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Wheeler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wheeler tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wheeler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wheeler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wheeler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wheeler lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
A short right from Wheeler on the inside.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Wheeler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Wheeler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Wheeler on the inside.
Wheeler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Wheeler trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Wheeler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wheeler tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Wheeler back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Wheeler working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Wheeler lands a damaging elbow.
Wheeler landing knees to the head.
Wheeler lands a left hand.
Wheeler lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheeler.
A left hand lands to the body for Wheeler.
A short right from Wheeler on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheeler landing knees to the head.
Wheeler pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wheeler lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Wheeler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wheeler moves into the clinch.
Wheeler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Clint Jackson has been cut.
Wheeler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wheeler fails to land.
Wheeler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A short right from Wheeler on the inside.
Jackson is rocked!
A short uppercut from Wheeler.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wheeler finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheeler.
Wheeler works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Wheeler lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheeler lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Wheeler.
Wheeler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Axel Wheeler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wheeler lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wheeler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clinched against the cage, Wheeler lands a big elbow that drops Jackson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jackson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Wheeler!
Axel Wheeler retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Axel Wheeler 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Crappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Jenny II (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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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Crappler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Jenny II!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenny II is looking to clinch but Crappler is avoiding it.
Jenny II gets caught flat footed, as Crappler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jenny II wants to stand but Crappler is controlling the position.
Crappler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crappler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jenny II wants to stand but Crappler is controlling the position.
Crappler wants to control from the top but Jenny II keeps moving.
Crappler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenny II is looking to stand up but Crappler isn't so interested in that idea.
Crappler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crappler stops Jenny II from standing up.
Crappler content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. King Crappler wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jenny II looks to clinch
and Crappler counters with a single leg into guard. Jenny II didn't expect that.
Jenny II wants to stand and escape but Crappler is having none of it.
Crappler drops back looking for a leg! Jenny II is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jenny II manages to kick Crappler off! Crappler jumps back into Jenny II's guard.
Jenny II wants to stand and escape but Crappler is having none of it.
Jenny II keeping full guard, as Crappler tries to pass.
Crappler wants to control from the top but Jenny II keeps moving.
Crappler working some strikes from top position.
Crappler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crappler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crappler wants to pass the guard but Jenny II is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crappler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crappler postures up in Jenny II's guard and throws a big left but Jenny II blocks it.
Crappler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenny II pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crappler gets a double leg takedown into Jenny II's guard.
Crappler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crappler postures up in Jenny II's guard and throws a big left but Jenny II blocks it.
Jenny II wants to get back to his feet but Crappler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II looks gassed!
Crappler trying to control but Jenny II is working from the bottom.
Crappler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crappler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crappler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crappler looking to pass the guard.
Crappler lands a couple of digs.
Crappler postures up in Jenny II's guard and throws a big left but Jenny II blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenny II wants to stand and escape but Crappler is having none of it.
Crappler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenny II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crappler postures up and lands a big shot to Jenny II's brow.
Crappler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenny II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crappler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crappler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crappler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenny II keeping moving, preventing Crappler from controlling successfully.
Jenny II wants to get back to his feet but Crappler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crappler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenny II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crappler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Crappler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crappler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jenny II was covering up waiting for the punch and Crappler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crappler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jenny II wants to get back to his feet but Crappler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crappler controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crappler prevents Jenny II from getting back to his feet.
King Crappler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crappler drives through with a takedown into Jenny II's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crappler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crappler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenny II keeping moving, preventing Crappler from controlling successfully.
Jenny II wants to get back to his feet but Crappler passes into half guard.
Crappler throwing shots but Jenny II is blocking nicely.
Crappler is looking for a kimura here.
Crappler is looking to take a break and control but Jenny II is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenny II keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King Crappler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crappler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jenny II wants to get back to his feet.
Crappler content to control rather than advance.
Crappler is looking to take a break and control but Jenny II is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II tries to kick Crappler off but Crappler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crappler moves nicely into side control.
Jenny II is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jenny II is breathing heavily.
Crappler working the ground and pound.
Crappler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jenny II is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crappler 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crappler wants to control but Jenny II is keeping him busy.
Jenny II wants to get back to his feet but Crappler is dominant here and he's now got Jenny II's back!
Jenny II holding both Crappler 's hands and preventing any damage.
Crappler has managed to slip his arm under Jenny II's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jenny II is tapping out! Submission win for Crappler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Crappler!
King Crappler retains his light heavyweight title!
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