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TMMA 9: Farewell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Morales Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuel - Metallica. Tran has chosen Theme from Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Harry Tran will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Morales Jr!
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, Harry Tran!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tran clinches.
Morales Jr wants to break free but Tran has control.
Tran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Tran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Tran trying to land knees to the body.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran tries a knee to the head but Morales Jr blocks it.
Tran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morales Jr is keeping busy.
Tran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morales Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tran pushes him off.
Tran throws a sloppy head kick and Morales Jr moves out of range easily.
Tran has closed the distance and engaged Morales Jr in a clinch.
Tran looking for a takedown.
Tran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morales Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Antonio Morales Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Tran.
Tran has had enough of the clinch but Morales Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tran.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tran misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales Jr just leaning against Tran, taking a breather.
Tran tries to pull guard but Morales Jr won't allow it.
Morales Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tran.
Tran is working for takedown but Morales Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morales Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morales Jr trying to control the position.
Morales Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tran manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morales Jr is in close to Tran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morales Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tran is looking to stand up but Morales Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Tran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morales Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morales Jr wants to control from the top but Tran keeps moving.
Tran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morales Jr is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morales Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tran keeping moving, preventing Morales Jr from controlling successfully.
Morales Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morales Jr throwing strikes from guard but Tran blocks nicely.
Tran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales Jr wants to control from the top but Tran keeps moving.
Tran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Morales Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tran keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tran breaks the clinch.
Tran throws a push kick but Morales Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Tran pushes Morales Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales Jr trying to stall but Tran improves his position.
Tran is working for takedown but Morales Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tran throws an elbow but misses.
Tran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morales Jr.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morales Jr's defenses.
Tran throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Morales Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Tran lands an elbow inside.
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tran moves into range and clinches up with Morales Jr.
Tran wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales Jr won't allow it.
Tran tries a knee to the head but Morales Jr blocks it.
Tran wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales Jr won't allow it.
Morales Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tran is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales Jr gets an underhook and turns Tran into the ropes.
Morales Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tran keeps control of Morales Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tran breaks from the clinch.
Morales Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales Jr shoots in and bounces Tran off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Morales Jr 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tran is looking to stand up but Morales Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Morales Jr pushing down on Tran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morales Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morales Jr stops Tran from getting back to his feet.
Tran is breathing heavily.
Morales Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tran defending well though.
Morales Jr is keen to just control but Tran is a slippery customer.
Morales Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morales Jr working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran taking some punishment here, with Morales Jr in his half guard.
Morales Jr trying to control from half guard but Tran is working away.
Morales Jr is taking a breather. Tran 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.
Morales Jr working over Tran with some ground and pound. Tran looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tran is trying to stand back up but Morales Jr is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales Jr is keen to just control but Tran is a slippery customer.
Morales Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Tran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morales Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Morales Jr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morales Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Morales Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Tran.
Harry Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tran rushes Morales Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but Morales Jr blocks with his arms.
Tran trying to land knees to the body.
Morales Jr is trying to force a seperation but Tran has the dominant position.
Tran is trying to stall.
Morales Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Tran.
Morales Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
Tran is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morales Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tran swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales Jr.
Morales Jr is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morales Jr lands an uppercut.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Tran tries to stall but Morales Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tran walks away with a smile on his face. Morales Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
Morales Jr letting Tran take a breather here.
Tran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tran throws an elbow that misses.
Morales Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Tran to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morales Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Antonio Morales Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Tran.
Tran is trying to break free.
Morales Jr trying to control the position but instead, Tran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morales Jr into the ropes.
Morales Jr misses with some punches.
Morales Jr stalling the fight.
Tran misses with a knee to the head.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tran as Morales Jr tries to tie him up.
Tran looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Morales Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morales Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tran walks away with a smile on his face. Morales Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morales Jr is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
Tran rushes Morales Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tran lands an elbow just above Morales Jr 's eye.
Tran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Morales Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Tran.
Harry Tran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Tran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morales Jr 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Morales Jr!
A relieved looking Antonio Morales Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mar Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mar Adams is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Adams!
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, Jacques Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cristo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cristo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cristo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cristo has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Adams. Oh but Cristo has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Adams goes limp - he's gone! Cristo jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacques Cristo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jacques Cristo made sure he mentioned [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Corbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie comes to the ring accompanied by we right here. Cosmo Corbin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
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, Cosmo Corbin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lie was covering up waiting for the punch and Corbin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Corbin drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Corbin as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Lie screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Corbin! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cosmo Corbin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Sanguine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen ruff ryders' anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ash Sanguine!
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, Dillon Weber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber throws the kick towards the body but Sanguine avoids it.
Weber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Weber tries to clinch there but Sanguine circles away.
Weber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Dillon Weber has been cut.
Sanguine moves into the clinch.
Sanguine pulls guard successfully.
Sanguine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Weber!
Sanguine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanguine has hold of Weber's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Weber manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weber is looking to escape.
Sanguine is working for a guillotine from mount but Weber frees his head quite easily.
Sanguine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Weber is surviving well by controlling Sanguine's body position as best he can.
Sanguine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Weber has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sanguine tries to control but Weber wriggling away.
Sanguine is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Weber to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Weber shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguine has hold of Weber's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Weber manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguine lands a big elbow.
Sanguine jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Weber manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Weber seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanguine dominates the positioning.
Sanguine seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Weber for as long as he can get away with.
Sanguine has an Americana. Weber didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sanguine is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sanguine hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ash Sanguine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Juhantalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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, Kauko Juhantalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Money!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juhantalo scores with a jab.
Juhantalo throws an overhand right that lands on Money's shoulder, as Money tries to avoid the shot.
Money changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Juhantalo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Money throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Juhantalo is trying to get back to half guard.
Juhantalo is trying to control Money's posture but Money avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Money advances nicely into full mount.
Money raining down hammerfists from mount.
Juhantalo is rocked!
It looks like Kauko Juhantalo has been cut.
Money throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juhantalo because Money loaded up on that one.
Money thowing shots but they're missing.
Money looking to ground and pound but Juhantalo is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money wants to take his opponent's back but Juhantalo doesn't allow it.
Money wants to finish this one by submission but Juhantalo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Money.
Money looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Juhantalo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juhantalo tries to get out of the position.
Money thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Juhantalo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Money.
Juhantalo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juhantalo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Money tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a head shot.
The referee warns Juhantalo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Juhantalo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kauko Juhantalo's cut is getting worse.
Juhantalo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Money.
Juhantalo seems to have got his legs back now.
Money is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Money!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Travis Money!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Spence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Noah Spence enters the ring!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Cross!
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, Noah Spence!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Mick Cross has been cut.
Spence clinches with his opponent.
Cross is trying to break the clinch but Spence has him pressed against the ropes.
Spence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spence scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Spence on the inside.
Spence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Spence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Mick Cross's cut is getting worse.
Cross is trying to pull guard but Spence has him pressed against the ropes.
Spence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spence gets through Cross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Mick Cross's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Cross looking to slow down the pace here.
Spence drops Cross onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cross is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Cross is rocked!
Spence lands a big right hand! Cross is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Spence!
An out of breath Noah Spence thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusty Adamek told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bones Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamek misses the target.
Jones tests Adamek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adamek misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Adamek was not able to check.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Adamek throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adamek's knee momentarily.
Adamek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Dusty Adamek has been cut.
Adamek misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adamek is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamek throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Adamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones punishes Adamek's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Jones shuts the power down on Adamek. Lights out, game over! Jones is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bones Jones!
Bones Jones is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Bones Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haas Cnc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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274 lbs
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262 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vergil Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haas Cnc!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws a series of punches but Cnc moves out of range.
Rua throws a right hand that Cnc ducks under and follows up with a left that Cnc also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Cnc or perhaps it was just good defense by Rua which made him look bad.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Cnc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cnc doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua lands a body shot.
Cnc looks gassed!
Rua cracks Cnc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Haas Cnc has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Rua misses.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Rua knocks Cnc out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vergil Rua!
Vergil Rua retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urameshi has chosen Jag - Can't Get Enough as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Urameshi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Urameshi.
Urameshi scores with a push kick.
Urameshi lands a head kick!
Rua takes one to the side of the head.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Urameshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urameshi but Urameshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Urameshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi scores with a nice strike.
Urameshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Urameshi scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a big head kick that sends Rua tumbling to the mat! Urameshi takes a step backwards and waves Rua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rua is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Rua has been cut.
Rua gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Urameshi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rua is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Yusuke Urameshi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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