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Volume 125 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhal Sim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhal Sim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dhal Sim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sim swinging wildly here.
Sim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sim moves out of range as Dodson strikes.
Dodson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sim counters with a good low kick that Dodson was not able to check.
Dodson closes the distance and clinches up with Sim, looking for a takedown. Dodson pushes Sim against the cage but Sim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dodson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sim.
Dodson dives in and grabs Sim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sim pushes down on Dodson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Sim does no damage.
Dodson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sim tries to avoid it but Dodson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sim to the ground. Sim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sim moves out of range of the body kick from Dodson.
Sim lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dodson's head.
Sim looks gassed!
Sim lands with a nice body kick.
Dodson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dodson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sim avoids it really well and circles away.
Sim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodson.
Dodson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dodson misses with a leg kick
and Sim counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sim lands a high kick!
Sim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dodson shoots in and drives through. Sim sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sim. Dodson shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Sim.
Dodson looks for a takedown but Sim sprawls well.
Sim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dodson's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dodson under the eye.
Dodson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dodson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sim misses with a series of wild punches.
Sim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sim blocks a head kick by Dodson.
Dodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sim was well out of range. Poor timing from Dodson.
Sim looks to land a combination. Dodson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dodson.
Sim tries to bum rush Dodson with a series of wild strikes but Dodson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dodson wants to clinch
and Sim counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sim slaps away a takedown attempt from Dodson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dodson misses the shot to the body.
Sim thuds his shin into the meat of Dodson's side.
Sim takes the fight into the clinch.
Dodson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sim.
Sim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dodson is trying to push Sim away but Sim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhal Sim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dodson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dodson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sim moves out of range of the leg kick from Dodson.
Dodson is looking to clinch.
Dodson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sim.
Dodson is looking to clinch but Sim is avoiding it.
John Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dodson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dodson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sim throws a right hand that Dodson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dodson also avoids with ease.
Sim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dodson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sim is breathing heavily.
Dodson tries to clinch but Sim is having none of it.
Dhal Sim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sim delivers a nice body kick.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sim sprawls well. Sim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dodson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Dodson.
Dodson throws a head kick but Sim moves out of range.
Dodson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sim looks to land a combination but Dodson avoids it well.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown but Sim shows good takedown defense.
Dodson wants to clinch up but Sim keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That kick from Sim tenderised Dodson's leg. Dodson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sim is looking to slow Dodson down with leg kicks.
Sim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dodson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sim pinned against the cage. Sim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dodson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sim but Sim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dhal Sim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sim.
Dodson tries to clinch but Sim moves out of range.
Dodson is looking to clinch but Sim is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sim. Dodson shrugs it off though.
Dodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sim was well out of range. Poor timing from Dodson.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sim as he avoids it easily.
Sim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sim keeps Dodson at a distance using the push kick.
Dodson tries to clinch up.
Dodson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dodson really felt that one!
Sim keeps Dodson at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dodson lands a right hook to the body.
Dodson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dodson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sim. Sim obviously looking to wear him down.
Dodson is looking to clinch but Sim is avoiding it.
A head kick from Sim lands but Dodson takes it in his stride.
Dodson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dodson somewhat.
Dhal Sim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dodson has his takedown stuffed
and Sim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dodson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sim stalks Dodson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dodson's face. Dodson staggers backwards, shaken.
Sim closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sim is trying to force a seperation but Dodson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhal Sim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sim cracks the inside of Dodson's front leg.
Sim thows a body kick. Dodson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sim sprawls well. Sim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dodson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dodson counters with a left to the body.
Dodson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dodson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sim.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sim as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dodson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sim wants it to stay on the feet.
Sim moves out of range as Dodson strikes.
Sim lands a slapping body shot.
Sim connects with a solid leg kick.
Sim stuffs the takedown.
Dodson is looking to wear down Sim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sim scores with a jab to the body.
Sim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dodson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dodson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dodson.
Dodson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dodson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sim counters by clinching up.
Sim is trying to break free.
Dodson is trying to pull guard but Sim turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sim breaks the clinch.
Sim throws a series of punches but Dodson moves out of range.
Sim leaves Dodson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dodson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sim circles away.
Sim stuffs the takedown attempt from Dodson. Dodson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sim lands a nice looking body kick.
Sim lands a front kick.
Dodson tries to bum rush Sim with a series of wild strikes but Sim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sim throws a head kick that half lands.
Dodson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dodson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sim circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dodson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dodson misses with a two punch combination.
Dodson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dodson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sim throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dodson is defended easily by Sim.
Dhal Sim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick from Sim lands but Dodson takes it in his stride.
Sim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dodson. Sim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dodson with a poor takedown
and Sim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dodson really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dodson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sim tries to avoid it but Dodson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sim to the ground. Sim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John Dodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sim throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dhal Sim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sim 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dhal Sim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Undisputed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Undisputed will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Maven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Undisputed!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven throws a head kick that Undisputed semi-blocks.
It looks like Michal Undisputed has been cut.
Maven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Undisputed's guard.
Maven is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maven trying to control the position from guard on top but Undisputed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maven chips away with some ground and pound.
Undisputed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maven controls the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maven advances position into side control!
Undisputed looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undisputed seems a little lost for a moment, as Maven dominates the positioning.
Undisputed wants to get back to his feet but Maven drags him back down.
Undisputed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maven.
Maven is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Undisputed will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Maven.
Maven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Undisputed is working an open guard so Maven takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maven scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Undisputed to see if he's OK.
Maven tries for a kimura but Undisputed is defending well.
Maven happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven landing a few strikes.
Maven advances to full mount.
Maven with good strikes from the mount here!
Maven 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maven content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maven scoring with strikes but Undisputed is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Maven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Undisputed's cut.
That's time! Maven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maven shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Undisputed is on queer street and Maven is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Dave Maven!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Longoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Hallman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Longoria!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longoria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Longoria looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Longoria gets caught napping as Hallman dives in and scores a takedown. Longoria manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hallman stopping the sweep attempt from Longoria.
Hallman throws a big right hand that misses.
Hallman trying to control but Longoria is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hallman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hallman wants to control from the top but Longoria keeps moving.
Hallman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longoria's head.
Hallman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longoria on the ground.
Hallman postures up in Longoria's guard and throws a big left but Longoria blocks it.
Hallman postures up in Longoria's guard and throws a big left but Longoria blocks it.
Hallman postures up in Longoria's guard and throws a big left but Longoria blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallman tries to free his leg and advance position but Longoria is retaining full guard.
Hallman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hallman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hallman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hallman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hallman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hallman wants to control from the top but Longoria keeps moving.
Hallman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Longoria is keeping the position for now.
Hallman trying to control but Longoria is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Longoria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longoria keeping moving, preventing Hallman from controlling successfully.
Hallman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallman postures up in Longoria's guard and throws a big left but Longoria blocks it.
Hallman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hallman throwing strikes but missing.
Hallman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hallman wants to control from the top but Longoria keeps moving.
Hallman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longoria's head.
Hallman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hallman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longoria's head.
Hallman stands up over Longoria, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hallman looking to pass the guard.
Longoria has momentary wrist control but Hallman slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hallman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hallman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hallman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hallman with a nice head shot there.
Hallman wants to control from the top but Longoria keeps moving.
Hallman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Longoria being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallman landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Hallman 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.
Hallman shoots in for a double leg but Longoria sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Longoria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Longoria enables Hallman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Longoria manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hallman postures up in Longoria's guard and throws a big left but Longoria blocks it.
Hallman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hallman cracks Longoria with a solid left hand.
Hallman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dennis Hallman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hallman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Longoria tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longoria is breathing heavily.
Hallman landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hallman throwing strikes from guard but Longoria blocks nicely.
Hallman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallman stands and throws Longoria's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hallman is chipping away with strikes.
Hallman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hallman is looking to take a break and control but Longoria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hallman working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman working the body and head with strikes.
Longoria is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hallman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hallman lands a few punches from side control.
Longoria is trying to improve his position.
Hallman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hallman grinds an elbow into Longoria's temple.
Hallman is chipping away with strikes.
Longoria is rocked!
Hallman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Longoria some visible discomfort.
Longoria is still in real trouble! Can Hallman finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longoria taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hallman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hallman lands a few punches from side control.
Hallman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hallman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hallman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hallman landing strikes.
Hallman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Longoria is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hallman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Longoria keeps working.
Hallman is working Longoria over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallman cracks Longoria with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hallman immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Longoria is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hallman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Hallman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Aconte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawke is fending him off so far but Aconte persists. Nope, Hawke circles away and we're back to standing.
Kevin Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawke tries to clinch there but Aconte circles away.
Hawke tries to clinch but Aconte moves out of range.
Hawke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aconte fails with a takedown attempt.
Aconte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aconte is fending him off so far but Hawke persists. Nope, Aconte circles away and we're back to standing.
Aconte shoots in and bounces Hawke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aconte passes Hawke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aconte is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hawke!
Aconte moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hawke has worked his arm free - good work by Hawke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aconte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aconte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hawke is trying to buck Aconte off.
Aconte advances to mount.
Aconte throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hawke has his hands clasped together but Aconte breaks the hold and Hawke is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Aconte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Aconte!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Magnus Aconte waved his t-shirt featuring Malicious Intent Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McGrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn McGrim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Las Vegas, John Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn McGrim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jon at a distance.
Jon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McGrim lands a left and a right that send Jon crashing to the mat, dazed. McGrim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jon is rocked!
It looks like John Jon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrim throws a powerful right kick. Jon tried to block low but the kick was high! Jon was taken right off of his feet! McGrim jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shawn McGrim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ran Caleb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharp Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ran Caleb has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ran Caleb seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ran Caleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sharp Dick!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caleb to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Caleb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caleb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caleb. Dick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dick misses with a series of wild punches.
Dick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caleb is looking to clinch but Dick is avoiding it.
Dick misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Dick. Those never looked like landing.
Dick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dick misses with a double jab
and Caleb counters with a left to the body.
Dick lands a left and a right that send Caleb crashing to the mat, dazed. Dick thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Caleb is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caleb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
Oh Caleb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Dick.
Caleb seems to have got his legs back now.
Caleb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caleb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caleb has Dick pressed against the cage, preventing Dick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dick can't break the clinch.
Caleb stalling in the clinch.
Caleb seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caleb is working Dick over against the cage.
Caleb stalling.
Dick wants to get back to striking at distance but Caleb won't allow it.
Dick is trying to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling him.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb lands a body shot.
Dick tries to break free but Caleb pushes him back against the cage.
Dick tries to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caleb lands a nice shot to the body.
Caleb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dick letting Caleb take a breather here.
Caleb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dick has had enough of the clinch but Caleb keeps him there for the moment.
Caleb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Dick tries to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling the position.
Caleb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caleb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
Caleb digs a right hand into Dick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dick's gas tank.
Dick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caleb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caleb is trying to stall.
Caleb lands with a right to the head.
Caleb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dick is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caleb lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Caleb as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caleb.
Caleb has Dick pressed against the cage, preventing Dick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dick tries to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling the position.
Dick is trying to break free.
Caleb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caleb stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Caleb.
A right hand to the body from Caleb.
Caleb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dick tries to break free but Caleb pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caleb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caleb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caleb has him pressed against the cage.
Caleb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caleb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dick up against the cage.
Dick tries to break free but Caleb pushes him back against the cage.
Caleb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick has had enough of the clinch but Caleb keeps him there for the moment.
Caleb stalling in the clinch but Dick improves position.
Caleb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caleb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caleb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dicks head.
Dick is looking to break free of the clinch but Caleb has double underhooks.
Caleb scores with a shot to the side of Dick's head.
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 Ran Caleb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caleb avoids the head kick by Dick.
Dick throws a series of punches but Caleb avoids them all with ease.
Sharp Dick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caleb scores with a jab to the head.
Caleb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sharp Dick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caleb misses the shot to the body.
Dick drops Caleb with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Caleb looks back up at him and smiles so Dick waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick throws a combination that misses
and Caleb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dick misses with a combination
and Caleb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dick thinking.
Caleb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caleb misses with a knee strike.
Caleb stalls.
Caleb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caleb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caleb is stalling here.
Caleb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dick is trying to push Caleb away but Caleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dick is trying to push Caleb away but Caleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dick is trying to break free.
Ran Caleb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caleb misses with a punch to the body.
Caleb pressing his opponent against the cage.
Caleb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dick or not.
Dick manages to break the clinch.
Dick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caleb circles away quickly and effectively.
Dick throws a right hand that Caleb ducks under and follows up with a left that Caleb also avoids with ease.
Caleb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caleb doesn't manage to clinch there - Dick circles away.
Caleb tries to clinch up but Dick circles away and keeps his distance.
Caleb moves into the clinch.
Caleb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Caleb.
Dick is trying to force a seperation but Caleb has the dominant position.
Caleb is trying to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dick's efforts to push away.
Caleb is struggling to control the position.
Caleb lands a nice shot to the body.
Caleb prevents Dick from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caleb lands with a left to the head.
Dick tries to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling the position.
Caleb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dick wants to get back to striking at distance but Caleb won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Dick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caleb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caleb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caleb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Caleb.
Dick is trying to push Caleb away but Caleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Caleb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dick or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Caleb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caleb lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick working hard to break the clinch.
Caleb prevents Dick from breaking the clinch.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb is struggling to control the position.
Caleb has Dick pressed against the cage, preventing Dick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dick can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caleb lands a nice uppercut.
Caleb stalling in the clinch.
Caleb prevents Dick from breaking the clinch.
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 Ran Caleb will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dick tries to keep at a distance but Caleb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caleb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Dick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dick is trying to break the clinch but Caleb has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Caleb.
Caleb has Dick pressed against the cage, preventing Dick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dick is trying to break the clinch but Caleb has him pressed against the cage.
Dick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caleb has him pressed against the cage.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dick can't break the clinch.
Caleb just leaning against Dick, taking a breather.
Dick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dick wants to get back to striking at distance but Caleb won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caleb stalling in the clinch.
Caleb is leaning against Dick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dick wants to break free but Caleb has control.
Nice body punch from Caleb.
Caleb tries to land a knee to the head but Dick blocks with his arms.
Dick wants to get back to striking at distance but Caleb won't allow it.
Caleb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caleb lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caleb looking to slow down the pace here.
Caleb is stalling here.
Dick tries to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling the position.
Dick tries to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caleb can't find room to land a body shot as Dick controls the action.
Caleb taking a breather.
Dick wants to break free but Caleb has control.
Caleb keeps control of Dick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caleb lands a body shot.
Dick is looking to break free of the clinch but Caleb has double underhooks.
Caleb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caleb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dick is trying to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling him.
Dick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caleb presses Dick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caleb stalling in the clinch.
Caleb lands a shoulder strike.
Caleb trying to stall but Dick improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to force a seperation but Caleb has the dominant position.
Caleb leaning his opponent against the cage.
Caleb digs a right hand underneath Dick's ribcage. Dick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caleb scores with a hook to the body.
Dick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caleb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dick or not.
Dick is trying to push Caleb away but Caleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dick is trying to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling him.
Dick wants to get back to striking at distance but Caleb won't allow it.
Dick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caleb has him pressed against the cage.
Dick is trying to push Caleb away but Caleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dick being controlled against the cage.
Dick working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caleb presses Dick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caleb lands a good knee to the midsection. Dick won't want to take too many of those.
Dick is trying to push Caleb away but Caleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dick is trying to break free.
Sharp Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Caleb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick is looking to break free of the clinch but Caleb has double underhooks.
Dick is trying to break the clinch but Caleb is controlling him.
Caleb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caleb has Dick pressed against the cage.
Caleb with a knee to the head.
Caleb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caleb.
Ran Caleb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caleb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ran Caleb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caleb, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ran Caleb!
Ran Caleb very nearly forgot to thank [GTI] Divine Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Boris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remi Beauvais could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Boris's 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Beauvais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Boris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boris lands a nice looking body shot.
Beauvais is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boris's half guard.
Beauvais wants to control but Boris is keeping him busy.
Boris tries to get to full guard but Beauvais has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boris gets back to full guard.
Boris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beauvais's guard.
Boris throwing strikes but missing.
Beauvais trying to strike off his back.
Boris is looking to work some ground and pound but Beauvais has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauvais preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beauvais working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boris.
Beauvais avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beauvais keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Boris throwing strikes but missing.
Boris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boris throws a big right hand that misses.
Boris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boris throwing strikes from guard but Beauvais blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Boris wants to control from the top but Beauvais keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beauvais preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boris trying to control but Beauvais is working from the bottom.
Beauvais preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beauvais knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boris on the ground.
Boris is looking to work some ground and pound but Beauvais has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boris connects with a jab.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beauvais is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris is trying to stand.
Beauvais seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beauvais wants to take a breather but Boris is having none of it.
Boris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beauvais.
Boris moves into full guard.
Beauvais stopping the sweep attempt from Boris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boris pushes Beauvais off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boris is looking to clinch.
Beauvais looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boris trying to keep a closed guard but Beauvais is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Boris 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.
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
Boris tried to score with a low kick but Beauvais checks it.
Boris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beauvais throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boris was covering up waiting for the punch and Beauvais finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beauvais stopping the sweep attempt from Boris.
Beauvais throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boris pulls Beauvais in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beauvais accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boris keeping full guard, as Beauvais tries to pass.
Beauvais works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais controlling the action here.
Beauvais is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Boris still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Boris has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Beauvais struggling a bit here.
Boris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boris lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beauvais on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beauvais tries to get out of the position.
Boris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais is looking to reverse the position.
Boris is looking to take a break and control but Beauvais is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boris in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Beauvais is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Boris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepper James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Lestat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick Lestat struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pepper James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Pepper James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrick Lestat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lestat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lestat scores with punches from side control.
Lestat throws a strike aimed at the side of James's head but James avoids it well.
James is not content to let Lestat control the position.
James defending against the ground and pound.
Lestat in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Lestat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
James is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lestat is putting a hurting on James here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lestat tries to advance to mount but James denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is pushing Lestat's head away, looking to escape. Lestat manages to hold on to the position though.
James is trying to control Lestat's posture but Lestat avoids it.
Lestat tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lestat working the head and body with strikes.
James is trying to buck Lestat off.
Lestat tries to score with some ground and pound. James controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lestat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lestat has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lestat shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James wants to clinch up but Lestat keeps it at a distance.
Lestat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lestat throws a strike but James avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lestat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
James will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lestat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lestat throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lestat's guard. Nice move by James!
Lestat looking for a sweep. Not yet Lestat, not yet.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lestat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lestat is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James won't allow Lestat to sweep him here.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James wants to control from the top but Lestat keeps moving.
Lestat wants to sweep but no luck.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Lestat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lestat's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pepper James just wasn't active enough.
Lestat dives in and scores a takedown into James's guard.
James throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lestat is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lestat looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Lestat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from James enables Lestat to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. James manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lestat distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James kicks Lestat off and gets to his feet.
Lestat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James shoots in and gets a takedown into Lestat's guard.
Lestat looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James pushing down on Lestat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James escapes and gets back to his feet.
James gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lestat is trying to get back to full guard.
Lestat is breathing heavily.
James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lestat sees it coming and defends easily.
James trying to pass the guard but Lestat defending well.
James in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lestat tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pepper James!
A victorious Pepper James 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 Philip Bhreithiun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadaharu Tanikawa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Philip Bhreithiun's chin.
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Bhreithiun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanikawa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bhreithiun on his heels. He'll look to pass Bhreithiun's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tanikawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Bhreithiun looking to control.
Tanikawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Bhreithiun has wrist control.
Tanikawa scoring with some ground and pound.
Bhreithiun is trying to control the position but Tanikawa postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanikawa postures up in Bhreithiun's guard and throws a big left but Bhreithiun blocks it.
Tanikawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanikawa trying to control but Bhreithiun is working from the bottom.
Bhreithiun working a defensive guard here.
Tanikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhreithiun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tanikawa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bhreithiun keeping moving, preventing Tanikawa from controlling successfully.
Tanikawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bhreithiun tries to clinch but Tanikawa moves out of range.
Tanikawa gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhreithiun is trying to improve his position.
Tanikawa trying to control the action but Bhreithiun is working from the bottom.
Tanikawa is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Bhreithiun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bhreithiun is not content to let Tanikawa control the position.
Tanikawa lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanikawa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa trying to control the action but Bhreithiun is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanikawa controlling the position from side mount.
Tanikawa landing strikes.
Bhreithiun is being controlled here.
Sloppy strikes there by Tanikawa.
Tanikawa with the ground and pound but Bhreithiun regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tanikawa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa working over Bhreithiun with some ground and pound. Bhreithiun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanikawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanikawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bhreithiun!
Bhreithiun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanikawa unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bhreithiun wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tanikawa celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
After the big win, Sadaharu Tanikawa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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