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HWP239: Drago v Borgato PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Kiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skeeter Gator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gator is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drop it Like its Hot. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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258 lbs
11 - 20 - 0 |
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232 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Kiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skeeter Gator!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiger throws a leg kick which misses Gator's front leg but catches the back leg as Gator tries to avoid it.
Kiger throws a series of punches but Gator moves out of range.
Kiger thuds his right hand into Gator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiger, right into the meat.
Gator throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiger's waist but Kiger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gator off to one side.
Kiger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gator tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gator somewhat.
Kiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Gator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gator there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Kiger slams his shin into Gator's torso.
Kiger rushes Gator and presses him up against the cage.
Gator tries for a takedown but Kiger manages to get underhooks.
Lonnie Kiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeeter Gator.
Kiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiger.
Kiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gator tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiger swivels and escapes.
Gator shoots in and drives through. Kiger sprawls well.
Kiger scores with a one two! Gator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiger as he connects with a hook.
Gator takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gator shoots and misses
and Gator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gator looks gassed!
A lazy left from Kiger finds it's target.
Kiger connects with a body shot that sends Gator's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gator fails with the takedown
and Kiger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiger 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!
Kiger breaks the clinch.
Skeeter Gator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Kiger finds it's target.
Kiger has Gator up against the cage in a clinch.
Gator is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kiger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gator.
Kiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gator fails with the takedown
and Kiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Gator takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kiger moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gator, pushing him back against the cage.
Kiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Gator is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lonnie Kiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiger lands the left hand.
Kiger throws a sloppy head kick and Gator moves out of range easily.
Kiger throws a series of strikes that have Gator backpedaling.
Kiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That kick from Kiger tenderised Gator's leg. Gator is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiger scores with a nice head shot.
Gator gets tackled into the cage by Kiger. Kiger maintains the clinch.
Kiger breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiger throws a nice looking combination but Gator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiger gets a clinch.
Kiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Kiger tenderised Gator's leg. Gator is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiger gets a clinch.
Kiger manages to break the clinch.
Kiger scores with a hook to the body. Gator takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gator shoots in and drives through. Kiger sprawls well.
Kiger scores with a jab. Gator acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiger scores with a one two! Gator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiger with a hook.
Kiger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gator gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiger tries to bum rush Gator with a series of wild strikes but Gator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gator's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiger darts in and clinches Gator up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiger swinging wildly here.
Gator misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiger counters with a left and a right that stings Gator.
Kiger scores with a nice right hand.
Kiger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiger with a nice cross.
Kiger scores with a jab to the body.
Kiger feints a jab promting Gator to slip. Kiger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gator slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kiger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kiger misses with a few strikes there.
Gator shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kiger counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kiger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiger misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Kiger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiger clinches up with Gator and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiger lands a glancing blow to the side of Gator's head.
Gator tries for a takedown but Kiger circles away easily
and Kiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Lonnie Kiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Gator tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiger swivels and escapes.
Gator with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiger counters with a low kick, right behind Gator 's knee.
Lonnie Kiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeeter Gator.
Kiger throws a good cross that connects.
Kiger has closed the distance and engaged Gator in a clinch.
Gator has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kiger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiger manages to break the clinch.
Kiger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiger throws a combination. Gator tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kiger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gator is breathing heavily.
Kiger throws a one two combo.
Gator has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiger takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gator takes one to the chin there.
Gator has his takedown stuffed
and Kiger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiger scores with a nice head shot.
Gator with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiger scores with a three punch combo!
Kiger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiger scores with a four punch combination!
Kiger throws a good cross that connects.
Lonnie Kiger is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Kiger both land. Nice combination.
Kiger leaves Gator with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gator with a poor takedown
and Kiger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiger forces Gator back against the cage and clinches.
Kiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiger lands a jab to the head.
Gator takes one on the button.
Gator gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiger scores with a one two! Gator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiger cracks Gator with an open hand slap.
Kiger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiger misses with a two punch combination.
Kiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gator misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiger counters by clinching up.
Kiger breaks from the clinch.
Kiger clinches with his opponent.
Gator is working for takedown but Kiger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gator has his takedown stuffed
and Kiger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gator looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiger is fending him off so far but Gator persists. Nope, Kiger circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiger connects with the punch.
Kiger lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Kiger catches Gator right on the button with a cross.
Gator takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gator.
Gator with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiger to score with a decent uppercut.
Gator doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiger counters by clinching up.
Kiger breaks from the clinch.
Kiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kiger is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kiger leaves Gator with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiger manages to break the clinch.
Kiger lands a jab.
Kiger swinging wildly here.
Kiger dips to his left and cracks Gator with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gator can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiger misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gator is defended easily by Kiger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Kiger dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kiger misses with a wild combination.
Gator fails to land the takedown.
Kiger misses with a two punch combination.
Kiger lands a really nice looking cross but Gator seems unphased.
Gator looks for a takedown but Kiger sprawls well.
Gator with a poor takedown
and Kiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Lonnie Kiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeeter Gator.
Kiger scores with a nice right hand.
Kiger feints a jab promting Gator to slip. Kiger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gator slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kiger pushes Gator up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiger manages to break the clinch.
Kiger stalks Gator and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gator's face. Gator staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gator.
Donk. Kiger catches Gator right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiger.
Kiger tries to bum rush Gator with a series of wild strikes but Gator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gator has a takedown stuffed.
Kiger misses with the combination.
Gator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiger.
Gator fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kiger avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiger scores with a four punch combination!
Kiger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gator has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gator misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gator shoots for a takedown but Kiger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiger tries to bum rush Gator with a series of wild strikes but Gator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiger misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Kiger. No joy for Gator on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gator.
Kiger rushes Gator and presses him up against the cage.
Kiger breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gator there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gator dives in and grabs Kiger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiger pushes down on Gator's head and hops out.
Kiger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiger stalks Gator and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gator's face. Gator staggers backwards, shaken.
Kiger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kiger misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gator shoots in but Kiger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gator on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiger lands a nice shot that snaps Gator's head back.
Kiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gator circles away quickly and effectively.
Gator shoots and misses
and Kiger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gator shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kiger counter with a right hand.
A jab from Kiger finds it's way through Gator's defenses.
Gator checks a low kick from Kiger.
Gator fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiger works Gator's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiger lands a jab to the head.
Kiger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiger tries to bum rush Gator with a series of wild strikes but Gator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gator shoots in for a double leg but Kiger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiger throws a one two combo.
Kiger stuffs the takedown.
Kiger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gator looks for a takedown but Kiger sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiger closes the distance and clinches.
Lonnie Kiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiger.
Skeeter Gator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiger manages to break the clinch.
Gator throws a head kick but Kiger moves out of range.
Kiger throws a series of strikes that have Gator backpedaling.
Kiger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lonnie Kiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lonnie Kiger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pokemon Theme. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
253 lbs
10 - 30 - 1 |
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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
10 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
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, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pendragon.
Zacharius Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pendragon misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Zacharius Pendragon has been cut.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pendragon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zacharius Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from James.
Pendragon looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Pendragon or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Pendragon blocks a head kick by James.
James connects with a high kick.
Pendragon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
James lands a big head kick that sends Pendragon tumbling to the mat! James takes a step backwards and waves Pendragon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pendragon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pendragon fails with a takedown attempt.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Pendragon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
James throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Pendragon with that takedown attempt.
James connects with a high kick.
Oh Pendragon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James lands a big head kick that sends Pendragon to the canvas! James follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lebron James!
A relieved looking Lebron James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Concentra Maluco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernado Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen All Of The Lights as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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19
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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27
266 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Concentra Maluco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernado Tavares!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tavares shoots in looking for a takedown but Maluco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tavares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tavares drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tavares 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 Maluco's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tavares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maluco keeps working.
Tavares tries for a kimura but Maluco is defending well.
Tavares in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares tries for a kimura but Maluco is defending well.
Tavares working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maluco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tavares's guard! Nice work there by Maluco!
Maluco landing with the ground and pound.
Maluco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tavares's guard.
Maluco postures up in Tavares's guard and throws a big left but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maluco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tavares looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maluco throws an elbow that misses. Tavares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maluco's guard. Nice move by Tavares!
Tavares forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tavares's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tavares's back!
Maluco is trying to stick to Tavares's back but Tavares is turning into Maluco. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maluco's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tavares.
Tavares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tavares 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fernado Tavares will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tavares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maluco works Tavares's body with a nice hook.
Tavares tries for a takedown but Maluco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Tavares drives through with a takedown into Maluco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tavares won't allow Maluco to sweep him here.
Tavares has gone for a leg lock! Maluco slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tavares's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluco with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares seems keen to control Maluco's posture.
Maluco connects with a couple of short punches.
Maluco is working Tavares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maluco is in close to Tavares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tavares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maluco throws an elbow that misses. Tavares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maluco's guard. Nice move by Tavares!
Tavares stopping the sweep attempt from Maluco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluco wants to hit a switch here but Tavares passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maluco there!
Tavares looking to land elbow strikes but Maluco uses the position to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tavares is trying to control the action in half guard but Maluco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maluco moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to control from the top but Maluco keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Concentra Maluco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tavares shoots in and drives through. Maluco sprawls well.
Maluco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tavares shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maluco's guard.
Maluco working a defensive guard but Tavares passes into half guard.
Maluco has a hand on Tavares's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tavares takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tavares goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maluco is on top in guard.
Maluco with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maluco throws a strike but Tavares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maluco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tavares puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Maluco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tavares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares works his way into full mount!
Tavares scoring with strikes but Maluco is staying in there.
Tavares is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maluco is surviving well by controlling Tavares's body position as best he can.
Maluco is looking to improve his position but Tavares isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tavares with shots to the head and body - Maluco looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maluco regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluco is looking for a sweep. Tavares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maluco is trying to control but Tavares passes into side control!
Maluco is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernado Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tavares 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernado Tavares!
A very excited looking Fernado Tavares rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syltty Tallikone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syltty Tallikone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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260 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Quik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Syltty Tallikone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tallikone's calf.
Quik has closed the distance and engaged Tallikone in a clinch.
Quik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tallikone up against the cage.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone misses with a knee strike.
Quik misses with a knee strike.
Quik has Tallikone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tallikone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Tallikone.
Quik throws an elbow but it misses.
Tallikone avoids the elbow strike from Quik, against the cage.
Quik takes a shot to the head.
Quik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallikone misses with a knee to the head.
Quik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tallikone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tallikone.
Quik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tallikone is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quik throws an elbow but misses.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Quik blocks it.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quik blocks it with crossed arms.
Quik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tallikone is defending well for now.
Tallikone avoids the elbow strike from Quik, against the cage.
Tallikone blocks an elbow strike.
Tallikone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tallikone presses Quik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quik looking to throw knees to the head but Tallikone is blocking nicely.
Quik has Tallikone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tallikone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quik misses with a knee to the head.
Tallikone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tallikone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone missing with knees to the body.
Quik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallikone stalls.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quik blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quik misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Quik blocks it.
Tallikone avoiding damage.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quik blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tallikone scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Tallikone.
Quik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone stalling.
Quik blocks a body shot from Tallikone.
Tallikone takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Syltty Tallikone has been cut.
Quik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quik throws an elbow but misses.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallikone avoids it.
Tallikone lands a knee to the head.
Quik looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quik lands an elbow just above Tallikone 's eye.
Tallikone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tallikone slowing the pace effectively.
Quik avoids a wild elbow strike from Tallikone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Quik is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quik tries to pull guard but Tallikone holds him up against the cage and eventually Quik drops back down to his feet.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone throws an elbow that misses.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone blocks an elbow strike from Quik.
Quik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tallikone tries to land knees in the clinch but Quik avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Quik.
Tallikone tries to land knees in the clinch but Quik avoids the damage to the body.
Tallikone trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Quik.
That has opened up Syltty Tallikone's cut even more.
Quik tries to land knees in the clinch but Tallikone avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tallikone blocks the elbow strike.
Quik looking to throw knees to the head but Tallikone is blocking nicely.
Quik is looking for a takedown.
Quik wants to stall.
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 Ray Quik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Syltty Tallikone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tallikone darts in and clinches Quik up against the cage.
Tallikone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quik is defending well for now.
Syltty Tallikone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tallikone trying to stall but Quik improves his position.
Quik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tallikone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tallikone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tallikone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quik throws an elbow but misses.
Tallikone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tallikone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tallikone is pressed up against the cage. Quik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tallikone down to the mat. Tallikone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tallikone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tallikone lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallikone tries a body shot but Quik blocks it.
Quik managing to block the knees to the body from Tallikone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quik blocks it with crossed arms.
Quik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but Quik blocks with his arms.
Quik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tallikone blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Quik is blocking nicely.
Quik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quik lands a damaging elbow.
Quik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tallikone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tallikone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quik, pushing him back against the cage.
Tallikone stops a takedown attempt from Quik.
Quik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tallikone misses with a knee strike.
Quik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tallikone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone dodges an elbow strike from Quik.
Tallikone blocking some punches.
Quik blocks an uppercut.
Tallikone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quik blocks an uppercut.
Tallikone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallikone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quik throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tallikone's brow.
Quik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tallikone's defenses.
The cut above Syltty Tallikone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tallikone misses with a knee to the head.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quik avoids it.
Quik wants a takedown.
Tallikone crunches a lovely knee into Quik's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik lands a damaging elbow.
Quik throws a head punch that misses.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Quik blocks it.
Quik throws a head punch that misses.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but Quik blocks with his arms.
Quik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallikone avoids it.
Tallikone takes an elbow to the temple.
Syltty Tallikone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tallikone lands a shoulder strike.
Quik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tallikone is keeping busy.
Quik managing to block the knees to the body from Tallikone.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quik blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tallikone tries a body shot but Quik blocks it.
Tallikone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quik wants to stall.
Quik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallikone blocks an elbow strike.
Tallikone dodges an elbow strike from Quik.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tallikone lands with a light punch inside.
Tallikone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallikone prevents the takedown attempt.
Quik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tallikone misses with a knee strike.
Tallikone lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quik as Tallikone tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tallikone as Quik tries to tie him up.
Quik is working for takedown but Tallikone is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syltty Tallikone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Syltty Tallikone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Quik tries to keep at a distance but Tallikone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quik turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tallikone down.
Tallikone is looking for a sweep.
Tallikone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quik is controlling him well.
Quik is looking to take a break and control but Tallikone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tallikone taking a bit of punishment here - Quik scoring with strikes.
Quik lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Quik is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tallikone is trying to escape and Quik transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tallikone is forced to tap! Nice work there by Quik! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Quik!
Ray Quik took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Springfield HW Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh's entrance music is Wicked. A fine choice. Silva has chosen system of a down - violent pornography as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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233 lbs
20 - 13 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook but Welsh blocks it.
Silva cracks Welsh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva jumps guard and drags Welsh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Welsh throwing strikes but missing.
Welsh throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Welsh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Welsh wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Welsh seems keen to control Silva's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Welsh with a solid left hand.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Welsh is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Welsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Welsh keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Welsh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Welsh keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in close to Welsh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Silva is fighting to break Welsh's control of his arms but Welsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Welsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Welsh.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnny Welsh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Welsh throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Welsh off the cage and back into range.
Welsh misses with a few strikes there.
Welsh tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh blocks a jab.
Welsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Welsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Welsh is looking to clinch.
Welsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Welsh scores with a leg kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Welsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Welsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Welsh tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Welsh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Welsh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Welsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welsh is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Welsh throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Welsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Welsh tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Welsh to the ground. Welsh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Welsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Welsh moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Welsh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Welsh takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Welsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Welsh controls his hands.
Welsh can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Welsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
Welsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Welsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva blocks a body shot from Welsh.
Welsh wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Welsh persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Welsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Welsh throwing strikes but missing.
Welsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Welsh wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Welsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Welsh throws a big elbow that misses.
Welsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Welsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Welsh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Welsh wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Welsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Welsh throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Welsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throwing strikes but missing.
Welsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Welsh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Welsh throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Welsh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Welsh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Welsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Welsh trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Welsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Welsh throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Johnny Welsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Welsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Welsh wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Welsh wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Welsh pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva jabs Welsh right on the nose. Welsh blinks but takes it well.
Rickson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Welsh slips a jab from Silva.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Welsh in his tracks.
Welsh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Welsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welsh forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Welsh works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Welsh tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Welsh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Welsh controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welsh tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Silva!
A relieved looking Rickson Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mortal Kombat Theme. Van Beethoven has chosen Beethoven-Symphony 7 as his entrance music. Shang Tsung is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great low kicks
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Beethoven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Beethoven has Tsung up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsung.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Beethoven is stalling here.
A short right from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven presses Tsung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Tsung avoids it by throwing Van Beethoven back against the cage.
Tsung looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Beethoven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsungs head.
It looks like Shang Tsung has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beethoven just leaning against Tsung, taking a breather.
Van Beethoven receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Van Beethoven lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Beethoven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Beethoven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tsung can't find room to land a body shot as Van Beethoven controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Beethoven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsung looking to stall.
Van Beethoven lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Beethoven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Beethoven gets through Tsung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven tries a body shot but Tsung blocks it.
Van Beethoven avoiding damage.
Van Beethoven prevents a body shot from Tsung.
Van Beethoven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsung backwards.
Shang Tsung's cut is getting worse.
Van Beethoven lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Beethoven .
Tsung tries a body shot but Van Beethoven blocks it.
Tsung tries to throw a body punch but Van Beethoven avoids it by throwing Tsung back against the cage.
Van Beethoven controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Van Beethoven fails to land.
Van Beethoven misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsung is trying to force a seperation but Van Beethoven has the dominant position.
A short right from Tsung.
Van Beethoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsung tries a body shot but Van Beethoven blocks it.
Van Beethoven lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Van Beethoven .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven scores with a shot to the side of Tsung's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Van Beethoven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Beethoven tries to work over Tsung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsung tries a body shot but Van Beethoven blocks it.
Tsung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shang Tsung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Van Beethoven can't find room to land a body shot as Tsung controls the action.
Van Beethoven lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Beethoven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Beethoven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Beethoven stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shang Tsung's cut.
That's time! Tsung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Beethoven drives through and clinches with Tsung against the cage.
Van Beethoven misses with a body punch.
Van Beethoven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Van Beethoven .
A left hand lands to the body for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Beethoven struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsung controls his hands.
Tsung misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung working hard to break the clinch.
Van Beethoven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsung backwards.
Tsung blocks an uppercut.
Van Beethoven is leaning against Tsung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Beethoven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsung.
Van Beethoven pushes Tsung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven blocks a body shot from Tsung.
Van Beethoven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsung backwards.
Tsung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Beethoven is keeping busy.
Tsung blocks a body shot from Van Beethoven .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsung is trying to break the clinch but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven is struggling to control the position.
Van Beethoven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Tsung avoids it by throwing Van Beethoven back against the cage.
Van Beethoven stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven pushes Tsung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Shang Tsung's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Van Beethoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Beethoven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven cracks Tsung with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung tries to work over Van Beethoven 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsung blocks a body shot from Van Beethoven .
Tsung blocks a body shot from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven is stalling here.
Tsung tries to work over Van Beethoven 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Van Beethoven .
Tsung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Beethoven lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Beethoven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Beethoven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are getting on Van Beethoven 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beethoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsung's elbow.
Van Beethoven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsung backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Beethoven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Beethoven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shang Tsung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
Wolfgang Van Beethoven took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you thank you! You were a wonderful audience! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsay comes into the arena with Protect Ya Neck by Wu Tang Clan blaring out of the sound system. Baramari has chosen WOODKID - Iron as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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285 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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Badr Ramsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baramari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramsay on the side of the head.
Baramari misses with a body kick.
Baramari looks to land a combination but Ramsay avoids it well.
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses.
Baramari tries to bum rush Ramsay with a series of wild strikes but Ramsay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baramari misses with a leg kick
and Ramsay counters with a low kick, right behind Baramari 's knee.
Ramsay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baramari looks for the body kick but Ramsay saw that one coming.
Ramsay slips a jab and a cross from Baramari.
Baramari throws a series of punches but Ramsay moves out of range.
Ramsay avoids a kick to the body.
Baramari avoids the head kick by Ramsay.
Baramari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bob Baramari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramsay misses with a head kick.
Baramari blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramsay misses with a head kick.
Ramsay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baramari moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari tries to land a front kick but Ramsay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramsay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baramari misses with a body kick.
Ramsay throws a sloppy head kick and Baramari moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramsay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramsay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baramari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baramari misses with a body kick.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Ramsay lands but Baramari takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Ramsay.
Baramari keeps Ramsay at a distance using the push kick.
Ramsay is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baramari.
An inside leg kick lands from Baramari.
Ramsay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baramari.
Baramari is looking to chop away at Ramsay's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari looks to land a body kick but Ramsay moved away.
Baramari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baramari throws a body punch but Ramsay moves out of range.
Baramari misses with a body kick.
Baramari looks for the body kick but Ramsay saw that one coming.
Baramari throws a leg kick which misses Ramsay's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramsay tries to avoid it.
Baramari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baramari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baramari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baramari, right into the meat.
Baramari tries a low kick but Ramsay avoids it.
Ramsay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baramari throws a head kick but Ramsay moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari avoids the head kick by Ramsay.
Ramsay avoids a kick to the body.
Baramari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baramari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baramari.
Baramari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramsay is able to avoid easily.
Baramari lands a big head kick that sends Ramsay tumbling to the mat! Baramari takes a step backwards and waves Ramsay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ramsay is rocked!
It looks like Badr Ramsay has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baramari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Ramsay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Baramari throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ramsay is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Baramari!
Post fight, Bob Baramari stared into the camera and said 'I'd like to thank: GAWD, ma Ma and Pa, ma girrfriend and all-o-y'all over at FIGHT GONE BAD, if it wasn't for them I'd be on the street somewhere in Texas lifting hobos!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Herrmann has chosen Rammstein - Buck Dich as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in von Herrmann's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beauford is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beauford works his way into side control.
Beauford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, von Herrmann has escaped the position, nice work there.
Beauford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but von Herrmann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beauford goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, von Herrmann rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Beauford's guard! Nice work there by von Herrmann!
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beauford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beauford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
von Herrmann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beauford's head.
von Herrmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
von Herrmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Beauford is retaining full guard.
von Herrmann throws a big elbow that misses.
von Herrmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beauford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
von Herrmann chips away with some ground and pound.
Beauford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beauford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. von Herrmann is aware though and is defending well.
von Herrmann postures up in Beauford's guard and throws a big left but Beauford blocks it.
von Herrmann lands a couple of digs.
von Herrmann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Herrmann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beauford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beauford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and von Herrmann defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beauford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but von Herrmann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
von Herrmann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
von Herrmann chips away with some ground and pound.
von Herrmann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
von Herrmann distracts Beauford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
von Herrmann is in close to Beauford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beauford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
von Herrmann is in close to Beauford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
von Herrmann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
von Herrmann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beauford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, von Herrmann has managed to get both his arms back between Beauford's legs - danger averted.
von Herrmann stands up over Beauford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
von Herrmann lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann trying to control but Beauford is working from the bottom.
von Herrmann passes Beauford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beauford gets back to full guard.
Beauford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann throws a big elbow that misses.
Beauford working for a triangle but von Herrmann defends it easily.
von Herrmann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beauford manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beauford goes for an armbar but he's not got it… von Herrmann turns into him and now he's in Beauford's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beauford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and von Herrmann defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beauford's head.
von Herrmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beauford has his foot on von Herrmann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. von Herrmann works his way back into a safe position though.
von Herrmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beauford has his feet on von Herrmann's thighs here. He's pushed von Herrmann off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! von Herrmann screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carter Beauford!
Carter Beauford very nearly forgot to thank Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q+Laundry! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden . Isaiah Fowler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler staying out of range there.
Proudstar lands a head shot.
It looks like Isaiah Fowler has been cut.
Fowler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Proudstar lands a leg kick that knocks Fowler off balance momentarily.
Proudstar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fowler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Proudstar throws a leg kick which misses Fowler's front leg but catches the back leg as Fowler tries to avoid it.
Fowler misses with a body shot.
Proudstar catches Fowler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Proudstar feints and then cracks Fowler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fowler down.
Proudstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fowler moves out of range of the leg kick from Proudstar.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Fowler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fowler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fowler throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fowler is breathing heavily.
Proudstar cracks Fowler with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fowler looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Proudstar finish him?
Proudstar thuds his shin into the meat of Fowler's side.
Proudstar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fowler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Proudstar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Proudstar scores with a kick to the body.
Proudstar scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Proudstar.
Proudstar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fowler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudstar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fowler doesn't seem bothered though.
Proudstar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fowler's sensitive parts.
Proudstar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Proudstar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Proudstar lands with a nice body kick.
Fowler takes one on the button.
Proudstar throws a nice looking combination but Fowler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Proudstar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fowler sprawling to the canvas! Fowler rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Proudstar finish him?!
Fowler is rocked!
Proudstar circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Fowler tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Proudstar wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Proudstar!
James Proudstar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Supersize Me, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Borgato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is SuperBeast. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luca Borgato enters the cage!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Borgato!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Borgato.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Drago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Borgato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borgato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drago is looking to clinch but Borgato is avoiding it.
Borgato lands with a shot to the body.
Drago checks a low kick from Borgato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgato doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Borgato ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Borgato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Borgato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borgato.
Borgato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borgato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drago at a distance.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Drago - just one landing.
Borgato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Borgato.
Borgato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drago. That did some damage!
Borgato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Borgato.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Borgato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago swings for the body but Borgato moves out of range.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Borgato counters with a right hand to the body.
Borgato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Borgato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago leaves Borgato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Borgato.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Borgato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Borgato.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borgato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borgato dips to his left and cracks Drago with an uppercut!
Ivan Drago's cut is getting worse.
Drago has closed the distance and engaged Borgato in a clinch.
Borgato tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borgato has him pressed against the cage.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borgato looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Drago scores with a sloppy right hand. Borgato should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Borgato persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
Borgato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Borgato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drago takes a step back to recover.
Drago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Borgato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Borgato moves away and avoids it.
Drago drives through and clinches with Borgato against the cage.
Borgato prevents a body shot from Drago.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago takes an elbow to the temple.
Drago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Borgato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drago controlling the action here for a moment.
Borgato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borgato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drago.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Borgato avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Borgato struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drago.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Borgato lands with a light punch inside.
Ivan Drago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borgato struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drago is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Borgato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Borgato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borgato tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Borgato saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Borgato.
A head kick misses from Borgato.
Borgato throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borgato.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Borgato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Borgato saw that one coming.
Borgato looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Borgato throws a head kick that misses.
Drago lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borgato slips under a jab from Drago.
Luca Borgato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borgato throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Borgato.
Borgato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drago if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borgato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borgato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borgato - the referee stops the clock and Drago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borgato. Drago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Borgato lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Borgato takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jeez, Ivan Drago's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luca Borgato!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luca Borgato waved his t-shirt featuring Springfield HW Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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