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HWP249: Hytten v Drago PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toberticus Kelltonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Kiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelltonville comes to the cage accompanied by Hero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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224 lbs
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258 lbs
12 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toberticus Kelltonville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Kiger!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Kiger.
No joy there for Kiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Kelltonville.
Kiger scores with a jab.
Kiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiger throws a right hand that Kelltonville ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelltonville also avoids with ease.
Kelltonville throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelltonville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelltonville, right into the meat.
Kelltonville thows a body kick. Kiger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiger misses with the combination.
Kiger swings for the body but Kelltonville moves out of range.
Kelltonville tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelltonville stalks Kiger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kiger's face. Kiger staggers backwards, shaken.
Kiger misses with a double jab.
Kiger throws a one two combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelltonville. That's going to slow Kiger down.
Kiger looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiger throws a leg kick but Kelltonville checks it.
Kelltonville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelltonville shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiger's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Kelltonville from controlling successfully.
Kelltonville slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kiger is trying to buck Kelltonville off.
Kelltonville controlling the position from side mount.
Kelltonville tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelltonville has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kiger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kelltonville asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelltonville tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelltonville has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiger tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kiger is trying to stand back up.
Kelltonville is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kiger showing good submission defense here.
Kelltonville controlling the position well here. Kiger rolled but Kelltonville kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kiger!
Kiger has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kelltonville working for a choke but Kiger is defending well.
Kiger has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kelltonville slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiger is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiger has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kiger is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Kelltonville fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelltonville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelltonville makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kiger really felt that one!
Kiger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelltonville throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelltonville cracks the inside of Kiger's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toberticus Kelltonville dominated that round.
That's time! Kelltonville's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelltonville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiger takes a swing at Kelltonville's ribcage but misses.
Kelltonville with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiger doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelltonville circles away.
Kiger slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelltonville, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kiger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelltonville slips a jab and a cross from Kiger.
Kiger rushes Kelltonville and presses him up against the cage.
Kiger misses with a body punch.
Kiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Kiger.
Kelltonville throws a combination. Kiger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toberticus Kelltonville is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Kelltonville swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelltonville is defended easily by Kiger.
Lonnie Kiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kiger as Kelltonville shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toberticus Kelltonville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiger looks to land a combination but Kelltonville avoids it well.
Kiger cracks Kelltonville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelltonville is looking to slow Kiger down with leg kicks.
Kiger scores with a one two! Kelltonville had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Toberticus Kelltonville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiger is breathing heavily.
Kelltonville misses with a body shot.
Kelltonville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelltonville lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kiger takes a step back to recover.
Kelltonville misses with a wild combination.
Kelltonville connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelltonville moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville throws a series of punches but Kiger avoids them all with ease.
Kelltonville fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiger throws a head kick that misses.
Kiger tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelltonville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelltonville is pawing at Kiger, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kiger's nose. Kiger is badly hurt! Kelltonville pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kiger tries desperately to hold on but Kelltonville is relentless in his assault! As Kiger receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Kelltonville away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toberticus Kelltonville!
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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 James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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253 lbs
11 - 31 - 1 |
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190 cm
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218 lbs
12 - 17 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 31 - 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
12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pendragon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pendragon is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Pendragon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pendragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pendragon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pendragon some visible discomfort.
Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Pendragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pendragon some visible discomfort.
Miller cracks Pendragon with a big elbow.
Pendragon is trying to buck Miller off.
Miller cracks Pendragon with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Miller immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pendragon is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Miller!
A very excited looking James Miller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia. This should be a great matchup!
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26
243 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxi Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Fulcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fulcher!
Fulcher blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Fulcher moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Fulcher to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Fulcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Fulcher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fulcher tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fulcher.
Fulcher stalling in the clinch.
Fulcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fulcher cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Fulcher.
Fulcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Fulcher.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Fulcher moves out of range.
Rodriguez stalks Fulcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fulcher's face. Fulcher staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Berry Fulcher has been cut.
Fulcher misses with a body kick.
Fulcher looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Fulcher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Fulcher to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Some wild striking there from Fulcher.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fulcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fulcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fulcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rodriguez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
enabling Fulcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Fulcher wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Fulcher scores with a four punch combination!
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Fulcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fulcher has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Fulcher breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Both fighters circling a little - Fulcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fulcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets tackled into the cage by Fulcher. Fulcher maintains the clinch.
Fulcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez throws a lazy head kick
and Fulcher moves into the clinch.
Fulcher digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fulcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher has managed to clinch.
Fulcher breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fulcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fulcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Fulcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fulcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick nicely.
Fulcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick
and Fulcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fulcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Fulcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fulcher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Fulcher moves out of range.
Fulcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fulcher dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Maxi Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulcher lands a head kick!
Fulcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fulcher throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
Fulcher throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fulcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez leaves his chin hanging out and Fulcher seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rodriguez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Berry Fulcher!
Our winner, Berry Fulcher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roots Bloody Roots. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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273 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Fertit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fertit is in Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Fertit from controlling successfully.
Fertit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dante Fertit hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fertit moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Fertit wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie prevents Fertit from getting back to his feet.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fertit working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Fertit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Fertit lands a couple of digs.
Fertit distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fertit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fertit wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has Fertit pulled in close to control his posture.
Fertit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fertit trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dante Fertit.
Fertit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Fertit as Gracie shoots in.
Fertit misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fertit looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Fertit drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard.
Fertit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fertit has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Fertit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fertit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Fertit looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Fertit in close to prevent any damage.
Fertit stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fertit is looking to improve his position.
Fertit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Fertit is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Coalman Gracie.
Fertit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gracie to the ground. Fertit is now in Gracie's guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fertit stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fertit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Fertit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Fertit tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Fertit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Dante Fertit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fertit working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fertit keeps working.
Fertit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit is looking to improve his position.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fertit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Fertit's temple.
Fertit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fertit is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Fertit wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Fertit is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Fertit defends it.
Fertit is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Fertit is working away.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Fertit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie prevents Fertit from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fertit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
Fertit with a poor takedown
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fertit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fertit trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fertit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Fertit control the position.
Fertit throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gracie is trying to control Fertit's posture but Fertit avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fertit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fertit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Coalman Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fertit has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie has Fertit pressed against the cage.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Fertit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fertit goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fertit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coalman Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Fertit.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fertit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Fertit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Fertit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fertit trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fertit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fertit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Fertit seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fertit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fertit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fertit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fertit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fertit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Dante Fertit has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dante Fertit was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fertit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fertit moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Fertit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Fertit trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fertit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fertit trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fertit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante Fertit has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fertit dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Fertit's head and hops out.
Fertit moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Fertit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fertit tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Fertit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fertit cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Fertit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Fertit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fertit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Fertit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven has chosen Beethoven-Symphony 7 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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30
287 lbs
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278 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Red 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
14 - 15 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beauford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Beethoven pinned against the cage. Van Beethoven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beauford throws a sloppy head kick and Van Beethoven moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Beethoven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beauford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beauford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beauford swings for the body but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Beauford shoots and misses
and Van Beethoven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beauford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beauford shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Beethoven sprawls well. He's pushed Beauford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Beauford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Beethoven throws a series of punches but Beauford avoids them all with ease.
Van Beethoven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Beethoven pushes Beauford up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven cracks Beauford with a nice body shot.
Van Beethoven scores with a shot to the side of Beauford's head.
Beauford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beauford is trying to push Van Beethoven away but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Beethoven stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beauford jumps guard but Van Beethoven stands there with Beauford around his waist. Beauford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beauford wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Beethoven won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Beethoven - that landed with a thud.
Beauford is trying to pull guard but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage.
Van Beethoven has Beauford pushed against the cage.
Beauford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Beethoven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beauford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Beethoven as he avoids it easily.
Van Beethoven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Carter Beauford has been cut.
Van Beethoven gets a clinch.
Van Beethoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beauford's elbow.
Van Beethoven is working Beauford over against the cage.
Beauford is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beauford throws an elbow that misses.
Van Beethoven lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beauford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beauford is trying to break the clinch but Van Beethoven is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Beethoven to keep the fight standing.
Beauford has a couple of punches blocked by Van Beethoven .
A hook to the body from Van Beethoven .
Beauford blocks a body shot from Van Beethoven .
A right hook to the body lands for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven taking a breather.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Beauford. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Beauford is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Beethoven has double underhooks.
Van Beethoven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beauford backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Van Beethoven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beauford is trying to push Van Beethoven away but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beauford backwards.
Beauford working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Van Beethoven as the two fighters clinch.
Van Beethoven cracks Beauford with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven drops Beauford onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beauford is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beauford is rocked!
Van Beethoven lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Beauford senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
An intense looking Wolfgang Van Beethoven took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you thank you! You were a wonderful audience! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zirry Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blame it on my ADD. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
260 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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 - 8 - 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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zirry Swan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swan as he avoids it easily.
Fowler darts in and clinches Swan up against the cage.
Swan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fowler is working for takedown but Swan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Swan is pushing Fowler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Swan breaks the clinch.
Swan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fowler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swan lands a jab to Fowler's midsection.
Fowler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swan on his heels. He'll look to pass Swan's guard now, I'm sure.
Fowler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fowler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fowler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swan has Fowler pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler drops back looking for a leg! Swan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swan manages to kick Fowler off! Fowler jumps back into Swan's guard.
Fowler throwing strikes but missing.
Fowler postures up.
Fowler trying to control the position from guard on top but Swan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fowler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fowler pushing down on Swan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fowler is looking for a kimura here.
Swan tries to get to full guard but Fowler has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Swan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fowler.
Swan wants to get back to full guard.
Fowler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fowler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fowler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swan defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swan keeping moving, preventing Fowler from controlling successfully.
Fowler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throwing strikes from guard but Swan blocks nicely.
Swan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fowler trying to control the position from guard on top but Swan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fowler throwing strikes but missing.
Fowler postures up.
Swan keeping moving, preventing Fowler from controlling successfully.
Swan controls Fowler momentarily but Fowler frees himself.
Zirry Swan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Swan walks into a stiff left hand from Fowler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swan avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Fowler misses its intended target.
Fowler moves forwards but Swan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fowler fails with a takedown attempt.
Swan moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fowler gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Swan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fowler pushing down on Swan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fowler working the head and body with strikes.
Fowler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Swan!
Fowler wants to control the pace but Swan is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Fowler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swan stuffs the takedown.
Swan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fowler fails with the takedown
and Swan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fowler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swan fakes the leg kick and cracks Fowler in the body.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler takes one to the chin there.
Swan tries to clinch up but Fowler circles away and keeps his distance.
Swan tries to clinch but Fowler is having none of it.
Swan moves into the clinch.
Fowler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fowler blocking some punches.
Fowler tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fowler pulls Swan into guard.
Fowler looking for a sweep. Not yet Fowler, not yet.
Fowler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fowler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fowler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swan is looking to stand up but Fowler won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fowler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swan has managed to get both his arms back between Fowler's legs - danger averted.
Fowler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swan is fighting to break Fowler's control of his arms but Fowler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fowler wants to sweep but no luck.
Swan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fowler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swan has managed to get both his arms back between Fowler's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swan wants to pass the guard but Fowler is keeping the position.
Swan trying to control but Fowler is working from the bottom.
Isaiah Fowler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler seems keen to control Swan's posture.
Swan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zirry Swan.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fowler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fowler misses with a right hand
and Swan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swan tries to clinch up.
Fowler throws a good cross that connects.
Fowler throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Swan crashing down! Swan tries to stagger back to his feet but Fowler just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Swan asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Fowler!
Isaiah Fowler spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Barnett has chosen canceled forever 125 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
223 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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24
206 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oden misses the shot to the body.
Barnett takes a swing at Oden's ribcage but misses.
Barnett lands a jab to the nose.
Barnett checks a low kick from Oden.
Oden takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Barnett as the two fighters clinch.
Oden lands a shot to the body.
Oden wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Oden misses with an elbow over the top.
Oden stalling in the clinch but Barnett improves position.
Oden wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Barnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Oden backwards.
Barnett stalling against the cage.
Barnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnett is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands an uppercut.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnett is out of range and Oden settles back down.
Oden throws a leg kick
and Barnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnett.
Oden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett connects with a crisp jab.
Oden misses with a leg kick
and Barnett counters with a low kick, right behind Oden 's knee.
Barnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorfinn Oden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Barnett as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnett.
A head kick misses from Barnett.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oden manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oden throws a lazy head kick
and Barnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnett rushes Oden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barnett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oden or not.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oden avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Oden has managed to clinch.
Oden has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.
Barnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oden up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett breaks the clinch.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnett counters with a right hand to the body.
Oden throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.
Barnett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oden on the side of the head.
Barnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruiner Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
Oden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oden wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Oden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oden missing with knees to the body.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnett.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oden manages to avoid it.
Oden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnett blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Barnett - that landed with a thud.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruiner Barnett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett cracks a nice hook into Oden's ribs.
Barnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oden.
Oden looks to land a combination but Barnett avoids it well.
Oden lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnett's head.
Oden throws a front kick aimed at Barnett's knee but Barnett avoids it well.
Barnett tries to bum rush Oden with a series of wild strikes but Oden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnett throws a shot to the body.
Oden throws a leg kick
and Barnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oden throws a chopping leg kick but Barnett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Barnett.
A short uppercut from Barnett.
Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Barnett lands a head shot.
Oden connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oden.
Oden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oden darts in and clinches Barnett up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oden throws an elbow but misses.
Oden wants to stall.
Barnett stalling the fight.
Oden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden is trying to break the clinch but Barnett has him pressed against the cage.
Oden is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oden stalling in the clinch.
Oden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the cage.
Barnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Oden.
Oden has had enough of the clinch but Barnett keeps him there for the moment.
Barnett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barnett prevents Oden from breaking the clinch.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Oden misses
and Barnett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oden throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Barnett blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oden thows a leg kick but Barnett checks it
and Barnett counters with a nice leg kick.
Oden misses with a leg kick
enabling Barnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Oden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oden tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Barnett - just one landing.
Barnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oden.
Barnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruiner Barnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnett lands a big head kick that sends Oden tumbling to the mat! Barnett takes a step backwards and waves Oden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oden is rocked!
Oden get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Oden stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Barnett runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruiner Barnett!
A victorious Ruiner Barnett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zapp Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brannigan has chosen Jackyl -- The Lumberjack as his entrance music. Carlos Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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245 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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zapp Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Brannigan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Carlos Gracie has been cut.
Brannigan throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Brannigan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brannigan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brannigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Brannigan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brannigan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brannigan avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Brannigan stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Brannigan blocks an uppercut.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie laying and praying for a moment but Brannigan takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brannigan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brannigan and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brannigan is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brannigan manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brannigan makes his way to full guard, as Gracie worked for a kimura.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Brannigan's brow.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Brannigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Brannigan!
Brannigan looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Brannigan is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brannigan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep Brannigan in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brannigan preventing the sweep.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Brannigan.
Brannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook. Brannigan ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Brannigan moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brannigan misses with a double jab.
Brannigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brannigan throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Brannigan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brannigan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Brannigan.
Brannigan misses with a double jab
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brannigan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brannigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Zapp Brannigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brannigan pinned against the cage. Brannigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Brannigan saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Brannigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brannigan tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brannigan is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie is working for a kimura but Brannigan is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Brannigan defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to pass Brannigan's guard but actually Brannigan recovers to full guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brannigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brannigan keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Brannigan to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brannigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brannigan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brannigan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brannigan!
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brannigan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brannigan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie throws the left hand but Brannigan avoids the punch easily.
Brannigan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie takes a swing at Brannigan's ribcage but misses.
Brannigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brannigan.
A right-left combo lands from Brannigan.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brannigan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brannigan misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Brannigan counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brannigan wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brannigan.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Brannigan pushes him off.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie lunges at Brannigan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brannigan's hand.
Zapp Brannigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a body punch but Brannigan moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to work over Brannigan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Brannigan controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Zapp Brannigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brannigan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Brannigan is out of range.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brannigan in his tracks.
A big left from Brannigan misses.
Brannigan jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brannigan avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Brannigan misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a body punch but Brannigan moves out of range.
Gracie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brannigan.
Brannigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brannigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brannigan drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brannigan throws out the jab.
Gracie cracks Brannigan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Brannigan throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brannigan avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Brannigan.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brannigan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Brannigan moves his leg out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Brannigan lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Brannigan takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
Brannigan thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Brannigan just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Gracie has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zapp Brannigan!
A very excited looking Zapp Brannigan 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 Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Waitzel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Doe has chosen A Taste Of Regret as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
282 lbs
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266 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Waitzel.
Doe pushes Waitzel away with a front kick.
Doe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waitzel is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doe.
Waitzel throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Waitzel throws out a leg kick but Doe moves out of range and Waitzel only half commits.
Doe throws out a leg kick but Waitzel moves out of range and Doe only half commits.
Waitzel has managed to clinch.
Waitzel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Waitzel has Doe pressed against the cage.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Waitzel blocks it.
Doe tries a body shot but Waitzel blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel managing to block the knees to the body from Doe.
Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waitzel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waitzel lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waitzel is defending well for now.
Waitzel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Waitzel keeps him there for the moment.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Doe blocking some punches.
Waitzel presses Doe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doe tries to break free but Waitzel pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waitzel.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe is looking to break free of the clinch but Waitzel has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Doe is rocked!
Doe wants to stall.
Doe blocking some punches.
Waitzel swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Waitzel avoids the damage to the body.
Waitzel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Waitzel avoids the damage to the body.
Waitzel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doe's efforts to push away.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Waitzel keeps him there for the moment.
Doe is trying to force a seperation but Waitzel has the dominant position.
Doe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waitzel's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waitzel.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waitzel wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Doe misses with a few strikes there.
Doe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waitzel is out of range and Doe settles back down.
Waitzel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Doe throws a right hand that Waitzel ducks under and follows up with a left that Waitzel also avoids with ease.
Waitzel swinging wildly here.
Doe is looking to chop away at Waitzel's legs.
Doe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waitzel moves out of range of the body kick from Doe.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Waitzel if he has to take too many more of those.
Doe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waitzel doesn't seem bothered though.
Doe throws a lazy right hand but Waitzel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe throws a low kick but Waitzel avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Waitzel. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waitzel's elbow.
Doe is trying to push Waitzel away but Waitzel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Waitzel keeps him there for the moment.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Doe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waitzel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waitzel misses with a hook.
Waitzel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Waitzel avoids the head kick by Doe.
Waitzel cracks a nice hook into Doe's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doe rushes Waitzel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waitzel backwards.
Waitzel blocks a body shot from Doe.
Waitzel dodges an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waitzel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doe tries to circle away but Waitzel has him pinned against the cage.
Waitzel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Doe tries to stall but Waitzel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doe landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Waitzel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waitzel avoids a wild elbow strike from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe tries to circle away but Waitzel has him pinned against the cage.
John Doe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doe is trying to push Waitzel away but Waitzel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Waitzel prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waitzel has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waitzel's elbow.
Waitzel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waitzel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waitzel slows down the pace here.
Doe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waitzel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Doe to his knees! Waitzel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hytten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wait and Bleed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drago's choice of entrance music: SuperBeast. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
253 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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33
245 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a jab when Hytten was well out of range.
Hytten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago throws a series of punches but Hytten moves out of range.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago tries to clinch up.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
A left lands for Drago.
Hytten looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hytten.
Hytten is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Hytten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Hytten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Nice jab there from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago clinches up against the cage.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hytten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Hytten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hytten lands a two punch combo.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hytten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hytten. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hytten scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hytten dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Hytten misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a hook but Hytten blocks it.
Hytten scores with a nice body kick.
Drago looks gassed!
Drago lands with an overhand left.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Drago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hytten lands a left and a right that send Drago crashing to the mat, dazed. Hytten thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hytten.
Hytten throws a head kick that misses.
Hytten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hytten lands a head kick!
That has opened up Ivan Drago's cut even more.
Hytten misses with an uppercut.
Hytten lands with a cross.
The cut above Ivan Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hytten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten lands with a nice body kick.
Hytten scores with the left hand. Drago knows he should have avoided that one.
Hytten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drago is rocked!
A shot to the body from Drago misses
and Hytten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Hytten finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hytten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Hytten lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Drago falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hytten dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kent Hytten!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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