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TRMTFL 19: Atreides vs Claymor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Da Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luan Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Coach has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luan Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Luan Nguyen has been cut.
Coach throws a jab but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Coach lands a jab.
No luck for Nguyen with that takedown attempt.
Coach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coach gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nguyen.
Da Coach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luan Nguyen.
Nguyen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coach prevents it.
Nguyen tries to score a body lock takedown but Coach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach manages to break the clinch.
Coach lands with a hook. Nguyen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Coach as he connects with a hook.
Coach dives in and scores a takedown into Nguyen's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coach wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
Coach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nguyen is proving hard to escape from.
Nguyen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nguyen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coach is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coach defends it easily.
Coach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nguyen is keeping the position for now.
Nguyen looking for a guillotine here but Coach defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen working for a triangle but Coach defends it easily.
Coach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coach passes into half guard.
Coach gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nguyen with a poor takedown
and Coach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nguyen fails with the takedown
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach drives through with a takedown into Nguyen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coach tries to stand but Nguyen is controlling from the bottom.
Nguyen is looking for a triangle but Coach pushes his legs off easily.
Nguyen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coach can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nguyen is working an open guard so Coach takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nguyen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coach gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coach is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coach has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Coach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nguyen looking for subs off his back but Coach has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep. Coach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coach trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach stands up out of the half guard.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Coach.
Coach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Coach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luan Nguyen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coach displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nguyen.
Nguyen shoots and misses
and Coach counters with a left to the body.
Coach is looking to slow Nguyen down with leg kicks.
Coach connects with a high kick.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Coach circles away easily
and Coach counters with a nice body shot.
Da Coach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luan Nguyen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Da Coach is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
Coach clinches.
Nguyen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Coach is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nguyen to the mat. Nguyen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen shoots in and drives through. Coach sprawls well.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coach sprawls well. Coach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet.
Coach moves into the clinch successfully.
Coach is pressed up against the cage. Nguyen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coach down to the mat. Coach avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coach is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coach lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coach as he jumps to the side.
Coach feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coach tries to stand but Nguyen is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nguyen wants to sweep but no luck.
Nguyen working for a triangle but Coach defends it easily.
Nguyen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Coach has his hands clasped together but Nguyen extends an breaks Coach's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nguyen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luan Nguyen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirilo Galiei 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 bantamweight 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, Cirilo Galiei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferguson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ferguson gets to his feet. Galiei looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Galiei wants to clinch
and Ferguson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galiei closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side
and Ferguson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ferguson is trying to pull guard but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Galiei is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ferguson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Galiei to the mat. Galiei regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson postures up in Galiei's guard and throws a big left but Galiei blocks it.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Galiei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galiei can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferguson controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson gets to his feet. Galiei looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Galiei moves to clinch but Ferguson breaks away
and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferguson is trying to pull guard but Galiei turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galiei closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side
and Ferguson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Galiei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galiei wants to stand up but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferguson wants to pass the guard but Galiei is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferguson.
Ferguson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ferguson decides to stand back up. Ferguson steps back and let's Galiei get back to his feet.
Ferguson shoots for a double leg takedown but Galiei sprawls well. He's pushed Ferguson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cirilo Galiei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ferguson.
Galiei moves to clinch but Ferguson breaks away
and Ferguson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Galiei is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Galiei avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferguson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferguson is trying to drag Galiei to the mat but Galiei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Galiei manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson is trying to pull guard but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Ferguson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galiei tries to clinch up
and Ferguson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferguson.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Galiei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson drops back looking for a leg! Galiei is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galiei manages to kick Ferguson off! Ferguson jumps back into Galiei's guard.
Ferguson trying to control but Galiei is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ferguson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Ferguson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ferguson lands a head kick. Galiei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Galiei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galiei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Galiei pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ferguson seems to be looking for submissions.
Galiei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferguson is thwarting Galiei's attempts to control the position.
Josh Ferguson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferguson controlling the action here.
Ferguson wants to pass to mount but Galiei is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is working for a kimura but Galiei is defending it quite comfortably.
Galiei is refusing to be controlled, as Ferguson sits in half guard.
Ferguson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Galiei to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferguson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferguson.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Galiei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Josh Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Galiei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferguson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ferguson just leaning against Galiei, taking a breather.
Ferguson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Galiei is working an open guard so Ferguson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Josh Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galiei wants to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Ferguson gets to his feet - Galiei follows without any prompting.
Galiei darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferguson has Galiei pressed against the cage.
Ferguson is trying to drag Galiei to the mat but Galiei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Galiei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferguson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Galiei uses from the top position.
Galiei wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
Ferguson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferguson, not yet.
Ferguson looking for a guillotine here but Galiei defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ferguson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Galiei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferguson on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cirilo Galiei wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Galiei wants to clinch but Ferguson slips to the side
and Ferguson counters with a single leg into guard. Galiei didn't expect that.
Ferguson stands up from Galiei's guard - Ferguson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferguson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galiei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cirilo Galiei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ferguson.
Ferguson is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Galiei tries to avoid it but Ferguson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Galiei to the ground. Galiei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Galiei wants to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferguson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Ferguson!
Post fight, Josh Ferguson stared into the camera and said 'I new coming in he was gonna be tough. But tonight I was tougher. We need a flyweight division! Do it! Make it happen please. (8-11-1)'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duran Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duran might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hungry like the wolf. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duran Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leslie Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morrow was covering up waiting for the punch and Duran finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morrow throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Morrow has control of Duran's left arm, preventing Duran from doing any damage.
Morrow 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.
Morrow kicks Duran off and gets to his feet.
Duran avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran pushes Morrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Duran can't break the clinch.
Duran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duran wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrow won't allow it.
Duran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrow is working for takedown but Duran is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morrow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morrow manages to end up in side control.
Morrow happy to just control the position for now.
Duran gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Morrow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leslie Morrow.
Morrow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrow.
Duran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duran's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrow blocks a head kick by Duran.
Duran scores with a three punch combo!
Morrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duran can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow moves away from the strike by Duran.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morrow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrow not doing much here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leslie Morrow wasn't active enough on the ground.
The crowd cheers as Duran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrow doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duran taking some punishment here, with Morrow in his half guard.
Morrow controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow stops Duran from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morrow passes to side control.
Morrow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Duran!
Morrow controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morrow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morrow passes Duran's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow works his way into side control.
Duran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrow controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow advances to full mount.
Morrow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrow content just to control the position here.
Duran Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leslie Morrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leslie Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Morrow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczewski swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Markakis or perhaps it was just good defense by Korczewski which made him look bad.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korczewski throws a combination that misses
and Markakis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Markakis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Markakis throwing shots but Korczewski is blocking nicely.
Korczewski pushes Markakis off looking to stand but Markakis dives back in and keeps control.
Korczewski is refusing to be controlled, as Markakis sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczewski kicks off Markakis and gets to his feet.
Korczewski closes the distance and pushes Markakis back into the cage.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but Korczewski has him pressed against the cage.
Markakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markakis misses with a knee to the head.
Markakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korczewski drops Markakis with a beautiful combination! Markakis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Korczewski is looking for the KO!
Markakis is rocked!
It looks like Nick Markakis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korczewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Markakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korczewski misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski swinging wildly here.
Korczewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markakis slips a jab and a cross from Korczewski.
Markakis seems to have got his legs back now.
Korczewski fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korczewski throws a series of punches but Markakis moves out of range.
Korczewski clinches up against the cage.
Markakis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Markakis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Markakis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Markakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markakis trying to land knees to the body.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
Korczewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Korczewski is trying to push Markakis away but Markakis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markakis.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but Korczewski has him pressed against the cage.
Markakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Markakis has Korczewski pushed against the cage.
Korczewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Markakis won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis misses with a knee to the head.
Korczewski tries to break the clinch but Markakis is controlling the position.
Korczewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Markakis tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Korczewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Markakis won't allow it.
Korczewski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Korczewski wants to break free but Markakis has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korczewski prevents the takedown attempt.
Markakis prevents Korczewski from breaking the clinch.
Korczewski is trying to force a seperation but Markakis has the dominant position.
Korczewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Korczewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Markakis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Korczewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markakis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markakis avoids a kick to the body.
Korczewski drops Markakis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Markakis looks back up at him and smiles so Korczewski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korczewski looks to land a left hand but Markakis moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Korczewski.
Markakis misses with a takedown attempt - Korczewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Korczewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markakis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korczewski lands a left and a right that send Markakis crashing to the mat, dazed. Korczewski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nick Markakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markakis looks up at the clock. Bad move! Korczewski lands a right hand from hell, dropping Markakis. Korczewski pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Korczewski!
After the fight, Kamil Korczewski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Drens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Drens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Santz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Santz.
Drens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santz.
Santz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drens.
A nice combination there by Santz.
Santz lands a jab.
Santz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drens backs up against the cage.
Santz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santz to the mat! Santz manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Drens content to stall in guard here.
Santz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Drens kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Drens trying to control but Santz is working from the bottom.
Drens drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drens manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santz trying to control the action but Drens is working from the bottom.
Drens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santz thows an elbow strike that misses. Drens gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Santz doesn't seem too bothered but Drens quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Santz is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Santz really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mathew Drens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leto II Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Claymore's choice of entrance music: Future World Music - Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leto II Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Claymore!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides moves out of range of the strikes.
Atreides clinches.
Atreides drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Atreides controlling the position.
Claymore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atreides is keeping the position for now.
Claymore trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides is looking to stand up but Claymore isn't so interested in that idea.
Claymore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Claymore trying to control but Atreides is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Claymore was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Atreides sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Claymore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atreides lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides doesn't manage to clinch there - Claymore circles away.
Atreides slips under a jab from Claymore.
Claymore lands with an overhand left.
Atreides gets a clinch.
Claymore lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Claymore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claymore breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Atreides misses.
Claymore loads up on a big right hand but Atreides slips the punch.
Claymore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Atreides.
Claymore keeps the fight on the outside.
Atreides fails to land the takedown.
Claymore fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claymore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atreides doesn't manage to clinch there - Claymore circles away.
Atreides walks into a jab.
It looks like Leto II Atreides has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atreides fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claymore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Atreides throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atreides shoots in for a double leg but Claymore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leto II Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atreides is breathing heavily.
Claymore scores with a hook.
Claymore stuns Atreides with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atreides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Claymore circles away.
Claymore cracks Atreides with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Atreides looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Claymore finish him?
Atreides is rocked!
Claymore cracks Atreides with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Claymore!
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