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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trending On Twitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trending On Twitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddard Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Twitter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Twitter misses with an uppercut.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Twitter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Twitter.
Twitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Eddard Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Twitter lands with a good body shot.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Trending On Twitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddard Stark.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Twitter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Twitter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Twitter connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Twitter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Twitter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark landing strikes.
Stark working the head and body with strikes.
Twitter can't do much from the bottom here.
Stark working the head and body with strikes.
Stark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twitter to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twitter tries to improve position but can't.
Twitter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stark controlling from side mount.
Twitter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitter can't do much from the bottom here.
Twitter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stark connects with a decent elbow.
Stark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twitter to see if he's OK.
Stark landing a few strikes.
Twitter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Twitter tries to get out of the position.
Twitter is looking to reverse the position.
Twitter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stark scoring with punches and elbows.
Stark working the ground and pound.
Stark landing strikes.
Stark grinds an elbow into Twitter's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Twitter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stark working the head and body with strikes.
Stark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twitter to see if he's OK.
Stark landing a few strikes.
Stark is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark lands a nice forearm strike.
Twitter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stark works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stark is putting a hurting on Twitter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Twitter is trying to get back to half guard.
Twitter is breathing heavily.
Stark in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stark landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Stark's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stark landing a few strikes.
Stark grinds an elbow into Twitter's temple.
Stark lands a nice forearm strike.
Stark looks up at the clock and then as Twitter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stark connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Twitter some visible discomfort.
Stark connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Twitter some visible discomfort.
Stark landing a few strikes.
Stark lands a nice forearm strike.
Twitter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Twitter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark trying to control the action but Twitter is working from the bottom.
Stark landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddard Stark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stark tries to control but Twitter wriggling away.
Stark lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Twitter hang on?
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stark tries to control but Twitter wriggling away.
Stark is landing with some decent strikes but Twitter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark landing shots from mount.
Twitter is rocked!
Stark avoids the attempt from Twitter to control.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Twitter taking shots to the head.
Oh Twitter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark lands a big shot there that rocks Twitter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Stark! Twitter is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddard Stark!
Post fight, Eddard Stark took to the microphone: 'Any ladies interested im having a vagetarian smorg in my room after fights, room 1301 at the hilton. Thanks to the 6 that helped me get over the pre fight jitters last nite and the 3 this morning...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Eastern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Crushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crushkin has chosen Arcturus - Ad Absurdum as his entrance music. Nikolai Crushkin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Eastern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Crushkin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastern moves out of range as Crushkin throws a body kick.
Crushkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crushkin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eastern scores with a jab to the body.
Crushkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Eastern looks to land a combination but Crushkin avoids it well.
Crushkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Eastern. Beautiful body shot.
Crushkin throws a sloppy head kick and Eastern moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eastern.
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!
Crushkin lands with a good body shot.
Eastern lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crushkin misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Eastern. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastern lands an overhand right.
Crushkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eastern.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eastern.
Eastern scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eastern is working to tighten is grip on Crushkin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crushkin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Eastern is really squeezing tight and eventually Crushkin passes out! Eastern breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Terry Eastern!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrris Arreola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrris Arreola!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arreola scores with a hook.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Pudzianowski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Arreola drops Pudzianowski with a left and a right! Oh, Pudzianowski is hurt - Arreola dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arreola tries to stand but Pudzianowski is controlling his head.
Arreola tries to get to his feet but Pudzianowski is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Arreola in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position.
Pudzianowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arreola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arreola gets to his feet. Pudzianowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arreola misses with the combination.
Arreola catches Pudzianowski napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Pudzianowski to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arreola wants to get up but he can't break Pudzianowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arreola is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Arreola preventing the sweep.
Arreola wanted to stand there but Pudzianowski had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Arreola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arreola misses with a few strikes there.
Arreola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chrris Arreola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arreola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arreola tests Pudzianowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pudzianowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pudzianowski is rocked!
Arreola throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arreola waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Pudzianowski. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Pudzianowski to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Pudzianowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arreola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pudzianowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arreola tries to stand but Pudzianowski is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arreola gets to his feet. Pudzianowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Arreola cracks Pudzianowski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pudzianowski falls to his knees and Arreola doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrris Arreola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spartacus Thracian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Pain !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Thracian shows good takedown defense.
Pain takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Thracian.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thracian sprawls well. Thracian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Pain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thracian defends it nicely.
Spartacus Thracian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Pain .
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown. Thracian tries to sprawl out of it but Pain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thracian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thracian connects with a crisp jab.
Pain takes one to the side of the head.
Thracian tests Pain 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pain tries for a takedown but Thracian circles away easily
and Thracian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain shoots for a takedown but Thracian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thracian's waist but Thracian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
Pain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thracian.
Thracian lunges at Pain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pain 's hand.
Pain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Thracian does it's job there.
Pain 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thracian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pain scrambles back to his feet.
Thracian with a jab.
Pain is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thracian is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pain .
A lazy left from Thracian finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thracian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thracian swivels and escapes.
Spartacus Thracian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain looks gassed!
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Thracian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pain dives in and grabs Thracian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thracian pushes down on Pain 's head and hops out.
Thracian jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
Thracian lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thracian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thracian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice takedown defense from Thracian. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Thracian lands a really nice looking cross but Pain seems unphased.
Rob Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thracian works the jab nicely.
Pain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thracian with a jab.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thracian tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thracian to the ground. Thracian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thracian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thracian cracks Pain with an open hand slap.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by Thracian.
Thracian lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Thracian.
Thracian cracks Pain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Thracian there.
Pain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thracian scores with a punch to the head.
Thracian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Thracian does it's job there.
Thracian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thracian's corner calls for a 1-2. Thracian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thracian scores with the left hand. Pain knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown by Pain or perhaps it was just good defense by Thracian which made him look bad.
Pain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thracian connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thracian connects with a looping right hand.
Pain misses with a takedown
letting Thracian counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a takedown
and Thracian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thracian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pain in his tracks.
Pain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thracian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pain 's hands.
Pain fails to land the takedown.
Thracian cracks Pain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pain shoots in but no luck this time.
Thracian lands with a cross.
Thracian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thracian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thracian wants it to stay on the feet.
Thracian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pain .
Pain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Thracian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thracian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spartacus Thracian 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.
Pain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Thracian.
Pain tries for a takedown but Thracian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain .
Thracian cracks Pain with an open hand slap.
Thracian throws out a powerful jab.
Thracian lands with a cross.
Thracian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spartacus Thracian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Pain .
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
Thracian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thracian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pain momentarily.
Thracian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thracian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thracian with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thracian throws a combination. Pain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thracian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thracian is fending him off so far but Pain persists. Nope, Thracian circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thracian avoids it really well and circles away.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thracian sprawls well. Thracian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thracian has got the better of the exchanges.
Thracian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spartacus Thracian is winning the standup battle so far.
Pain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thracian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thracian with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain drops his hands momentarily and Thracian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Thracian sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thracian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thracian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Thracian sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Thracian - just one landing.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thracian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
Pain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thracian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pain in his tracks.
Thracian lands a head shot.
Pain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thracian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thracian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thracian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pain postures up.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Thracian is keeping the position.
Thracian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Spartacus Thracian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thracian lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thracian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pain on the side of the head.
Thracian stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain . Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Thracian with a hook.
Thracian connects with a right hand. Pain shakes it off.
Pain shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Pain or perhaps it was just good defense by Thracian which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thracian lands with a cross.
Thracian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thracian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pain shoots in but no luck this time.
Thracian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pain 's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spartacus Thracian dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pain shoots in but Thracian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thracian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Thracian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thracian circles away.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Thracian sprawls well.
Spartacus Thracian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Pain .
Thracian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thracian connects with a nice looking jab.
Thracian cracks Pain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thracian lands a jab to the nose.
Pain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thracian cracks Pain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thracian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thracian swivels and escapes.
Pain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thracian pinned against the cage. Thracian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Thracian.
Thracian dips to his left and cracks Pain with an uppercut!
Thracian lands a glancing blow to the side of Pain 's head.
Pain moves forwards but Thracian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thracian lands a nice shot that snaps Pain 's head back.
Thracian connects with a nice looking jab.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Thracian shows good takedown defense.
Thracian throws out a powerful jab.
Pain needs to keep his hands up - Thracian had a free shot at his head there.
Thracian leaves Pain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thracian scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thracian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thracian scores with a jab to the head.
Thracian lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.
Thracian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thracian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thracian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Thracian sprawls well.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Thracian, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Thracian against the cage but Thracian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thracian with a jab.
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thracian's waist but Thracian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
Good shot there by Thracian.
Thracian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pain fails to land the takedown.
Pain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thracian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian lands with a nice combination. Pain backs away looking to recover.
Thracian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pain is rocked!
Pain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thracian finds it's way round the side to connect with Pain 's head.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Thracian finish him?
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown. Thracian tries to sprawl out of it but Pain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thracian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Thracian does it's job there.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thracian as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thracian.
Pain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thracian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thracian scores with a jab. Pain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thracian lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thracian scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain shoots and misses
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thracian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thracian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good exchange - Thracian coming out on top.
Thracian lands the left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pain .
Pain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thracian lands an overhand right.
Pain shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain moves forwards but Thracian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thracian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rob Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Thracian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spartacus Thracian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thracian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spartacus Thracian!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruez comes to the cage accompanied by Face Breaker - Poison Pen. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvin Ruez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Violator!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruez.
Violator throws the left hand but Ruez avoids the punch easily.
Ruez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruez has managed to clinch.
Ruez has hold of one of Violator's legs. Violator is fighting the takedown attempt but Ruez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ruez looking to sit in guard and control but Violator gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruez keeping moving, preventing Violator from controlling successfully.
Violator controlling from the top position.
Violator wants to control from the top but Ruez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator is looking to advance position but Ruez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Violator is working to get back to half guard.
Ruez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Violator in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Violator working to try and regain half guard.
Ruez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Violator tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruez landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Violator is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ruez with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ruez prevents Violator from getting the reversal.
Ruez controlling from mount.
Ruez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ruez tries to control but Violator wriggling away.
Violator is working to get back to half guard.
Ruez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez with good strikes from the mount here!
Violator is bucking up trying to escape but Ruez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Danny Violator has been cut.
BOOM! Ruez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruez tries to control but Violator wriggling away.
Ruez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Violator keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ruez tries to control but Violator wriggling away.
Ruez cracks Violator with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruez lands a heavy elbow.
Ruez avoids the attempt from Violator to control.
Violator is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruez controlling his opponent.
Ruez with shots to the head and body - Violator looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ruez dominating with strikes here.
Violator regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Violator gets back to full guard.
Ruez looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvin Ruez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Violator misses with a straight right.
Ruez avoids the body shot from Violator.
Ruez misses with the combination.
Ruez tries to clinch but Violator moves out of range.
Violator scores with a jab to the body.
Ruez tries to clinch but Violator moves away
and Violator counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ruez is not content to let Violator control the position.
Ruez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Violator tries to stand and escape but Ruez actually recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Violator is one step ahead there.
Violator trying to control but Ruez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Danny Violator.
Ruez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Violator moves away.
Ruez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruez showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violator moves into full guard.
Ruez forces his way into half guard.
Ruez is taking a breather. Violator says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ruez is keen to just control but Violator is a slippery customer.
Violator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruez.
Ruez is trying to control the action in half guard but Violator is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Violator won't allow Ruez to pass to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruez is looking to take a break and control but Violator is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Violator pushes Ruez off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ruez misses.
Ruez throws a jab when Violator was well out of range.
Violator blocks a head kick by Ruez.
Violator stuffs the takedown.
Violator swings widly with a right hand
and Ruez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruez looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruez obliges.
Violator tries a knee to the head but Ruez blocks it.
Violator dodges an elbow strike from Ruez.
Violator trying to control the position but instead, Ruez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Violator into the cage.
Ruez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violator wants to stall.
Ruez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ruez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Violator's efforts to push away.
Ruez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Violator trying to control here.
Elvin Ruez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruez moves into full mount! Violator won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Violator tries to reverse the position but Ruez maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvin Ruez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Violator moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Ruez as Violator shoots in.
Violator slips a jab and a cross from Ruez.
Violator fails to land the takedown.
Violator fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Elvin Ruez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Violator.
Ruez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Violator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Violator gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Violator seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruez trying to control but Violator is working from the bottom.
Violator is trying to keep Ruez in close.
Violator has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruez throws a series of punches but Violator moves out of range.
Ruez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Violators jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Danny Violator's cut even more.
Ruez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ruez. Those never looked like landing.
Violator lands an overhand right.
Ruez lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Violator.
Ruez misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Violator scores with a three punch combo!
Violator ducks under a wild hook from Ruez.
A swing and a miss from Violator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Violator swivels and escapes.
Violator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruez.
Ruez lands a jab to the head.
Violator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elvin Ruez is winning the standup battle so far.
Violator blocks a head kick by Ruez.
Danny Violator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Violator, pushing him back against the cage.
Violator missing with knees to the body.
Violator lands an elbow inside.
Ruez is pushing Violator up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Violator gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violator managing to block the knees to the body from Ruez.
Violator taking a breather.
Ruez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruez tries a body shot but Violator blocks it.
Elvin Ruez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Violator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruez avoids the elbow strike from Violator, against the cage.
Ruez lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Violator throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Violator is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ruez lands a left hand.
Violator is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Ruez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruez 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvin Ruez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Haired Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long Haired Samson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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265 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Haired Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis working Samson over with strikes.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samson is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis postures up in Samson's guard and throws a big left but Samson blocks it.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Samson blocks nicely.
Samson is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Samson working Davis over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is staying active underneath Samson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis is controlling Samson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Samson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis trying to hold on to Samson's head to control him but Samson postures up.
Samson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Samson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Samson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
Samson working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis is pressing down on Samson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Samson has passed into side control.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Davis is right now.
Samson looks up at the clock and then as Davis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Samson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davis tries to control but Samson manages to take his back.
Samson 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.
Samson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Samson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Samson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samson is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis wants to improve his position but Samson is controlling well.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samson.
Samson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis trying to hold on to Samson's head to control him but Samson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Samson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Samson in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samson postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samson manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis won't allow Samson to sweep him here.
Samson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson working the head and body with strikes.
Samson is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Haired Samson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samson but Samson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis looks for a takedown but Samson sprawls well.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mark Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Samson.
It looks like Mark Davis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Samson scores with a shot to the body.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Samson drops Davis with a big left hand and mounts him. Davis is in big trouble!
Davis is rocked!
Samson working Davis over with strikes here.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Samson finish him?
Samson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Davis is out cold! Samson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Long Haired Samson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai jiao comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Paulo Guido has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Shuai jiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuai jiao throws a body punch but Guido moves out of range.
Shuai jiao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guido takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guido misses with the combination.
Shuai jiao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guido lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Shuai jiao misses.
Guido takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guido avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Guido.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick that misses.
Shuai jiao misses with a body shot
and Guido cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Master Shuai jiao has been cut.
Guido scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guido throws a sloppy head kick
and Shuai jiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shuai jiao lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido missing with a left hand there. Shuai jiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guido uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guido's sensitive parts.
Guido tries a low kick but Shuai jiao avoids it.
Shuai jiao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Guido blocks the leg kick.
Guido misses with a right hand
and Shuai jiao counters with a straight right hand.
Paulo Guido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guido throws a low kick, looking for Shuai jiao's leg but Shuai jiao calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Guido.
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!
Guido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shuai jiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao moves out of range as Guido throws a body kick.
Shuai jiao throws a sloppy head kick and Guido moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao checks the leg kick.
Guido scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guido throws a solid leg kick but Shuai jiao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guido.
Guido checks the leg kick.
Shuai jiao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guido's calf.
Shuai jiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao throws a nice head kick!
Guido moves forwards but Shuai jiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido misses with an uppercut. Shuai jiao saw that one coming.
Guido throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses.
Shuai jiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guido tries to close the distance and clinch but Shuai jiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guido throws a front kick aimed at Shuai jiao's knee but Shuai jiao avoids it well.
Guido tries to land a leg kick but Shuai jiao saw it coming and moves away.
Shuai jiao blocks a jab.
Shuai jiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick but Guido checks it.
Shuai jiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses.
Guido misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guido tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guido tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shuai jiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shuai jiao cracks the inside of Guido's front leg.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shuai jiao works Guido's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Guido blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shuai jiao.
Guido's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shuai jiao tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guido smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shuai jiao tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Shuai jiao misses.
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 Master Shuai jiao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Shuai jiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shuai jiao tries to work over Guido's front leg with a kick but Guido checks it.
Shuai jiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Guido is just out of range.
Guido lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shuai jiao at a distance.
Guido misses with a leg kick.
Shuai jiao cracks the inside of Guido's front leg.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick but Guido sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Guido misses the target.
Shuai jiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guido misses with a double jab.
Guido misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guido tries to work over Shuai jiao's front leg with a kick but Shuai jiao checks it.
Guido blocks a head kick by Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guido.
Shuai jiao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guido's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido tries to score with a low kick but Shuai jiao moves his leg out of the way.
Shuai jiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Guido in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shuai jiao scores with a jab.
Shuai jiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shuai jiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shuai jiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Guido.
Shuai jiao checks a leg kick.
Shuai jiao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guido has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shuai jiao lands the left hand.
A solid body kick from Shuai jiao.
Guido scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guido tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guido is out of range and Shuai jiao settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuai jiao avoids a kick to the body.
Shuai jiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Shuai jiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Guido is just out of range.
Guido on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shuai jiao. Shuai jiao obviously looking to wear him down.
Guido throws a nice looking combination but Shuai jiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shuai jiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guido doesn't seem bothered though.
Shuai jiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guido.
Guido walks into a left hand.
Master Shuai jiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Shuai jiao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Paulo Guido has been cut.
Guido on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shuai jiao throws a sloppy head kick and Guido moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shuai jiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guido avoids the head kick by Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao scoring well with a low kick there.
Shuai jiao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shuai jiao throws a low kick but Guido avoids it.
Guido looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shuai jiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick but Guido moves out of range.
Shuai jiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shuai jiao throws a sloppy head kick and Guido moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shuai jiao.
A clash of legs there as Guido blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Guido. That snapped Shuai jiao's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuai jiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shuai jiao misses with a head kick.
Shuai jiao misses with a hook. Guido ducked under it nicely.
Guido 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.
Shuai jiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Shuai jiao misses its intended target.
Shuai jiao throws a hook but Guido blocks it.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shuai jiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guido on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shuai jiao moves out of range as Guido strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Shuai jiao dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Shuai jiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guido scoring well with a low kick there.
Shuai jiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guido missing with a left hand there. Shuai jiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shuai jiao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guido's sensitive parts.
Guido feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shuai jiaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shuai jiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shuai jiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Guido.
Shuai jiao misses with a low kick.
Guido moves into range and clinches up with Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shuai jiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guido working aggressively here.
Guido tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido misses with the head strike.
Shuai jiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shuai jiao tries a low kick but Guido avoids it.
Shuai jiao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guido checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shuai jiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Guido.
Guido throws a lazy right hand but Shuai jiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shuai jiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guido's hands.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick
and Guido counters with a right hand to the body.
Shuai jiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Guido throws a sloppy head kick and Shuai jiao moves out of range easily.
Shuai jiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shuai jiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guido misses with a head kick.
Guido misses with a low kick.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Shuai jiao as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Guido. Those never looked like landing.
Guido wants to clinch up but Shuai jiao keeps it at a distance.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guido finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guido misses with a low kick.
Shuai jiao connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Guido.
Guido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shuai jiao manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shuai jiao, as that shot connected.
Guido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shuai jiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guido is looking to clinch but Shuai jiao is avoiding it.
Guido on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shuai jiao. Shuai jiao obviously looking to wear him down.
Paulo Guido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guido bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shuai jiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guido pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guido misses with a right hand
and Shuai jiao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick but Guido moves out of range.
Shuai jiao lunges at Guido with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guido's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick which misses Guido's front leg but catches the back leg as Guido tries to avoid it.
Guido tries to score with a low kick but Shuai jiao moves his leg out of the way.
Guido ducks right into an uppercut from Shuai jiao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuai jiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Guido misses its intended target.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shuai jiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guido feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shuai jiao's calf.
Shuai jiao lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guido's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shuai jiao under the eye.
Guido jabs at Shuai jiao's body.
Shuai jiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Guido.
I think Shuai jiao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Shuai jiao!
An out of breath and clearly excited Master Shuai jiao thanked Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko has chosen Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Priebcko is trying to get back to half guard.
Willie cracks Priebcko with a big right hand but Priebcko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priebcko tries to buck Willie off but Willie is having none of it.
Willie grinds an elbow into Priebcko's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priebcko is looking to regain half guard here but Willie keeps moving and retains side control.
Priebcko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Priebcko gets back to full guard.
Priebcko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willie 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.
Willie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Priebcko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willie won't allow Priebcko to sweep him here.
Priebcko controls Willie momentarily but Willie frees himself.
Priebcko has momentary wrist control but Willie slips an elbow through the middle.
Priebcko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Willie forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko trying to hold on to Willie's head to control him but Willie postures up.
Willie throwing shots but Priebcko is blocking nicely.
Willie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Priebcko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Priebcko moves into full guard.
Priebcko is pulling down on Willie's head to control his posture.
Priebcko is looking for a triangle but Willie pushes his legs off easily.
Priebcko wants to sweep but no luck.
Priebcko working for a triangle but Willie defends it easily.
Willie stopping the sweep attempt from Priebcko.
Willie cracks Priebcko with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willie landing some decent shots from guard.
Willie looking to pass the guard.
Priebcko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willie advances to half guard.
Priebcko tries to roll over but Willie keeps him under control.
Willie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Priebcko defending well though.
Priebcko wants to control but Willie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Priebcko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Willie scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko tries to get to full guard but Willie has control of the leg.
Priebcko wants to get back to his feet.
Willie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Priebcko is looking to improve his position.
Willie is trying to work for a kimura but Priebcko is defending well.
Priebcko trying to control but Willie postures up.
Willie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Priebcko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Priebcko gets full guard.
Willie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willie passes Priebcko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko trying to hold on to Willie's head to control him but Willie postures up.
Willie is looking for a kimura but Priebcko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Willie to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Willie lands a nice short elbow.
Priebcko is in trouble now - Willie has advanced to mount!
Priebcko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Willie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Willie connects with a bit shot that sees Priebcko covering up! More strikes from Willie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Willie is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxcar Willie!
A relieved looking Boxcar Willie 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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