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EUFC 81 Champ vs.Champ PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Izreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izreal comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. 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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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Izreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claude Bedemar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izreal swings for the body but Bedemar moves out of range.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Izreal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izreal just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Izreal circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bedemar moves out of range as Izreal strikes.
Izreal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bedemar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Izreal checks a low kick from Bedemar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izreal.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Bedemar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izreal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Izreal.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izreal thows a body shot but no joy.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Izreal throws a body punch but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izreal avoids the head kick by Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Izreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedemar moves away.
Izreal misses with a two punch combination.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Izreal circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Izreal 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.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claude Bedemar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izreal checks a low kick from Bedemar.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Izreal swinging wildly here.
Izreal swings for the body but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Izreal lands a jab-cross combination.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Izreal checks a leg kick.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Izreal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izreal misses the shot to the body.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bedemar throws a chopping leg kick but Izreal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bedemar cracks the inside of Izreal's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Izreal misses the shot to the body.
Izreal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Izreal is looking to wear down Bedemar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bedemar wants to clinch up but Izreal keeps it at a distance.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Izreal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Izreal.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedemar throws a head kick but Izreal moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Claude Bedemar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Izreal circles away.
A swing and a miss from Izreal.
A slow jab from Izreal misses its intended target.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izreal checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedemar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Izreal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Bedemar is looking to slow Izreal down with leg kicks.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Izreal circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Izreal is avoiding it.
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Izreal circles away.
Izreal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bedemar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bedemar trying to land knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izreal takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above Izreal 's eye.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bedemar stalling in the clinch.
Izreal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bedemar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bedemar is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Bedemar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bedemar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Claude Bedemar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Kuassimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuassimo comes to the cage accompanied by Dejale Caer Todo El Peso. Aracelis has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Angel Aracelis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simo Kuassimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Aracelis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aracelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aracelis is looking to clinch.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
Aracelis connects with a right hand. Kuassimo shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aracelis.
Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuassimo blocks the elbow strike.
Aracelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuassimo manages to break the clinch.
Aracelis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuassimo.
A lazy left from Kuassimo finds it's target.
Aracelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuassimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuassimo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aracelis counters with a head kick. That will keep Kuassimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aracelis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuassimo's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuassimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aracelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aracelis has a couple of punches blocked by Kuassimo.
Aracelis wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo dodges an elbow strike from Aracelis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuassimo's brow.
Kuassimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuassimo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aracelis.
Aracelis works over Kuassimo's head and body with a nice combination.
Aracelis tries to clinch there but Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuassimo misses with a leg kick
and Aracelis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good exchange - Kuassimo coming out on top.
Kuassimo throws out a loose jab but Aracelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aracelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aracelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis closes the distance and clinches.
Kuassimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuassimo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aracelis tries to clinch up but Kuassimo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo dodges the punch combination from Aracelis.
Kuassimo misses with a looping left.
Aracelis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuassimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuassimo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aracelis moves into the clinch.
Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuassimo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aracelis. Aracelis obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kuassimo.
Kuassimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Aracelis is just out of range.
Aracelis throws a right hand that Kuassimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuassimo also avoids with ease.
Kuassimo avoids the head kick by Aracelis.
Kuassimo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aracelis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Kuassimo is having none of it.
Aracelis stalks Kuassimo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuassimo's face. Kuassimo staggers backwards, shaken.
Aracelis throws a nice looking combination but Kuassimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuassimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuassimo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aracelis moves away.
Kuassimo throws a nice looking combination but Aracelis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aracelis is looking to slow Kuassimo down with leg kicks.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Kuassimo moves out of range.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo misses the jab.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuassimo swinging wildly here.
Kuassimo is breathing heavily.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Kuassimo pushes him off.
Kuassimo keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Aracelis does it's job there.
Aracelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuassimo misses with a two punch combination.
Aracelis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aracelis checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aracelis throws a series of punches but Kuassimo moves out of range.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Aracelis gets a clinch.
Aracelis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuassimo throws a head punch that misses.
Aracelis working hard to break the clinch.
Aracelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuassimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuassimo avoids the elbow strike from Aracelis, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kuassimo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuassimo avoids a wild elbow strike from Aracelis.
Aracelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Aracelis on the inside.
Kuassimo tries to break the clinch but Aracelis is controlling the position.
Aracelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuassimo is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aracelis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuassimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuassimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aracelis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Aracelis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aracelis tries to clinch up but Kuassimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aracelis throws a series of strikes that have Kuassimo backpedaling.
It looks like Simo Kuassimo has been cut.
Kuassimo misses with a hook. Aracelis ducked under it nicely.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Kuassimo avoids the head kick by Aracelis.
Kuassimo drops Aracelis with a beautiful combination! Aracelis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuassimo is looking for the KO!
It looks like Angel Aracelis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuassimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aracelis.
Kuassimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aracelis.
Kuassimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aracelis moves out of range as Kuassimo strikes.
Aracelis throws a leg kick
enabling Kuassimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuassimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuassimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aracelis.
Kuassimo tries to keep at a distance but Aracelis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aracelis has Kuassimo pressed against the cage, preventing Kuassimo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo loads up on a big right hand but Aracelis slips the punch.
Aracelis defending well as Kuassimo loads up on a big left hand.
Kuassimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aracelis blocks a jab.
Aracelis wants to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a straight right hand.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
Aracelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aracelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuassimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aracelis tries to move into range but Kuassimo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aracelis takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuassimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuassimo's brow.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
Aracelis throws an elbow that misses.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis throws a right hand that Kuassimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuassimo also avoids with ease.
Kuassimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuassimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aracelis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Kuassimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuassimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Kuassimo pushes him off.
Aracelis wants to clinch but Kuassimo slips to the side
and Kuassimo counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aracelis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aracelis closes the distance and clinches.
Kuassimo is trying to break the clinch but Aracelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aracelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuassimos head.
Kuassimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Aracelis.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.
Aracelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis breaks the clinch.
Angel Aracelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aracelis clinches up with Kuassimo and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuassimo tries to circle away but Aracelis has him pinned against the cage.
Kuassimo stalling.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuassimo's brow.
Aracelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aracelis lands an elbow inside that Kuassimo shrugs off.
Kuassimo tries to circle away but Aracelis has him pinned against the cage.
Kuassimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis moves out of range as Kuassimo strikes.
Kuassimo scores with a jab.
Kuassimo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aracelis thuds his right hand into Kuassimo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aracelis cracks Kuassimo with an open hand slap.
Kuassimo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aracelis's calf.
Kuassimo missing with a left hand there. Aracelis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Kuassimo is having none of it.
Aracelis moves out of range as Kuassimo strikes.
Kuassimo tests Aracelis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Aracelis darts in trying to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuassimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aracelis instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuassimo blocks an elbow strike from Aracelis.
Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis wants to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aracelis looks to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Kuassimo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aracelis lands a front kick.
Aracelis darts in trying to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuassimo misses with a looping right.
Kuassimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aracelis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aracelis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aracelis avoids the body shot from Kuassimo.
Simo Kuassimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuassimo misses the shot to the body.
Aracelis gets a clinch.
Aracelis lands a body punch.
Aracelis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuassimo avoids it.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
Aracelis lands with a light punch inside.
Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Aracelis clinches but Kuassimo breaks the clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a three punch combo that has Aracelis backing up. Aracelis nods at Kuassimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuassimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuassimo misses with a few strikes there.
Aracelis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aracelis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aracelis thumps Kuassimo with a low kick.
Kuassimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aracelis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuassimo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aracelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aracelis scores with a nice strike.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Kuassimo pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo throws a hook to the side of Aracelis's head but Aracelis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Aracelis.
Kuassimo slips a jab and a cross from Aracelis.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Kuassimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aracelis can pounce on him.
Aracelis slips under a jab.
Aracelis tries to clinch there but Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis staying out of range there.
Aracelis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aracelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis cracks the inside of Kuassimo's front leg.
Aracelis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aracelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aracelis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuassimo backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Aracelis as he connects with a hook.
Aracelis connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo lands a glancing blow to the side of Aracelis's head.
Kuassimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aracelis has Kuassimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuassimo can't break the clinch.
Kuassimo trying to stall but Aracelis improves his position.
Kuassimo can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aracelis.
Kuassimo is trying to break the clinch but Aracelis is controlling him.
Aracelis manages to break the clinch.
Aracelis clinches up against the cage.
Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aracelis counters with a one-two to the body.
Aracelis tries to clinch there but Kuassimo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simo Kuassimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
Aracelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Kuassimo walks into a straight right hand from Aracelis.
Aracelis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aracelis looking to throw knees to the head but Kuassimo is blocking nicely.
Aracelis misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Aracelis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuassimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aracelis has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
Aracelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aracelis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Aracelis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aracelis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Aracelis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shalama Mohamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renton has chosen A Small Victory as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shalama Mohamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mohamma is defended easily by Renton.
Renton lands a left and a right that sends Mohamma crashing to the canvas! Renton dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Shalama Mohamma has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renton unloads with some shots from mount but Mohamma bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohamma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mohamma tries to hold on but Renton postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Renton! Mohamma is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Renton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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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, Gustavo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ribeiro prevents Blasko from getting back to his feet.
Blasko trying to control the position.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Blasko keeps moving.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blasko keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro lands a couple of elbows.
Blasko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribeiro trying to control but Blasko is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is in close to Blasko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ribeiro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blasko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blasko keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro throws and elbow that misses. Blasko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribeiro's guard. Nice move by Blasko!
Ribeiro working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has momentary wrist control but Blasko slips an elbow through the middle.
Ribeiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ribeiro is looking to advance position but Blasko won't allow it.
Blasko gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro controlling from the top position.
Ribeiro trying to control but Blasko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko trying to control the position.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Blasko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Ribeiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blasko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blasko but Blasko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribeiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Blasko wants to clinch.
Ribeiro with a poor takedown
and Blasko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Blasko circles away easily
and Blasko counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro is trying to drag Blasko to the mat but Blasko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Blasko won't allow it.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Blasko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ribeiro won't be happy with that.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro is trying to control Blasko's posture but Blasko avoids it.
Blasko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ribeiro throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Blasko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribeiro misses with a combination
and Blasko counters with a takedown into side control.
Ribeiro is trying to control Blasko's posture but Blasko avoids it.
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blasko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blasko controls the position from side control.
Ribeiro tries to bench press Blasko off him but Blasko keeps the position.
Ribeiro is working hard here to advance position.
An elbow from Blasko crashes against the mat.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Ribeiro but he's now mounted!
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
John Blasko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blasko wants to control the pace but Ribeiro is squirming around nicely.
Blasko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blasko unloading with bombs!
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Blasko postures up.
A nice elbow there by Blasko.
Blasko with the ground and pound from mount.
Blasko working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blasko avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko with shots to the head and body - Ribeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ribeiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blasko wants to take a breather but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blasko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blasko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blasko wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro trying to keep a closed guard but Blasko is proving a slippery customer.
Ribeiro has an active guard here but Blasko has managed to pass into half guard.
Blasko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ribeiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blasko 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blasko wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blasko scoring with some ground and pound.
Ribeiro has his foot on Blasko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blasko works his way back into a safe position though.
Blasko throws a big right hand that misses.
Blasko postures up in Ribeiro's guard and throws a big left but Ribeiro blocks it.
Blasko is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ribeiro has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Blasko is looking to defend but Ribeiro has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Blasko! Ribeiro pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Blasko taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gustavo Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raian Baaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raian Baaden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raian Baaden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Guido.
Guido misses with a double jab.
Guido misses with a wild body shot.
Paulo Guido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baaden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baaden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guido is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guido wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Baaden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baaden thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baaden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guido's face.
Guido can't escape the position.
Guido blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaden throwing strikes here but Guido is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Guido tries to hold on but Baaden pushes him away.
Baaden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Baaden is working for a guillotine from mount but Guido frees his head quite easily.
Baaden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Baaden.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guido bucks up and throws Baaden to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Paulo Guido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guido misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guido. Baaden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guido throws a looping overhand right but Baaden ducks down to avoid it.
Guido gets caught flat footed, as Baaden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baaden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baaden distracts Guido with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baaden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guido trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Guido working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baaden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guido is keeping the position for now.
Baaden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Guido wants to get back to his feet but Baaden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baaden looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baaden tries to keep at a distance but Guido has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baaden has Guido pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guido manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guido lands a shoulder strike.
Baaden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guido cracks Baaden with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Guido.
Baaden looks gassed!
Guido tries to stall but Baaden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guido scores with a knee to the head.
Baaden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guido fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paulo Guido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raian Baaden.
Baaden avoids the body shot from Guido.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guido tries to clinch but Baaden is having none of it.
Guido tries to close the distance and clinch but Baaden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guido fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guido tries to clinch up.
Guido misses with a two punch combination.
Baaden keeps the fight on the outside.
Guido clobbers Baaden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Raian Baaden has been cut.
Baaden checks a leg kick nicely.
Baaden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baaden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guido avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baaden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raian Baaden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raian Baaden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guido jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guido doesn't manage to clinch there - Baaden circles away.
Baaden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guido defends it nicely.
Guido throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baaden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guido pinned against the cage. Guido gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guido misses with a low kick as Baaden jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baaden moves into the clinch.
Baaden is trying to drag Guido to the mat but Guido just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paulo Guido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raian Baaden.
Guido tries a knee to the head but Baaden blocks it.
Guido gets underhooks to prevent Baaden's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaden gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guido regains guard.
Guido looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baaden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guido pulls Baaden in close to prevent any damage.
Guido wants to stand and escape but Baaden is having none of it.
Guido preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baaden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guido has Baaden pulled in close to control his posture.
Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baaden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guido wants to stand up but Baaden is controlling him.
Baaden thows a big elbow that misses.
Baaden wants to pass the guard but Guido is keeping the position.
Baaden throws and elbow that misses. Guido uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baaden's guard. Nice move by Guido!
Guido tries to stand but Baaden is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baaden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guido swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guido wants to clinch but Baaden slips to the side
and Baaden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baaden landing with the ground and pound.
Baaden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guido is trying to keep Baaden in close.
Baaden throws and elbow that misses. Guido uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baaden's guard. Nice move by Guido!
Guido trying to control the position from guard on top but Baaden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guido wants to control from the top but Baaden keeps moving.
Baaden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guido can't escape the position.
Baaden landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raian Baaden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raian Baaden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Guido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baaden moves away.
A swing and a miss from Guido.
Guido throws a big shot that misses.
Baaden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baaden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guido is not content to let Baaden control the position.
Guido is trying to escape back to his feet but Baaden uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Baaden is putting a hurting on Guido here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Guido's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baaden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaden cracks Guido with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Baaden throws an elbow but Guido slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baaden trying to control the action but Guido is working from the bottom.
Baaden working the body and head with strikes.
Guido tries to bench press Baaden off him but Baaden keeps the position.
Baaden lands a decent elbow from side control.
Guido struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Guido's face as Baaden controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaden in side control, throwing shots but Guido defends.
Baaden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Baaden throwing strikes but Guido manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Baaden is trying to get back to half guard.
Baaden is not content to let Guido control the position.
You can see the frustration on Baaden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guido tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido looks to score with a jab to the body but Baaden is just out of range.
Guido tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Baaden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baaden is looking to work some ground and pound but Guido has wrist control.
Baaden throwing strikes but missing.
Guido is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paulo Guido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guido utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guido looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Baaden passes into half guard.
Guido wants to get back to full guard.
Raian Baaden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Guido is looking to control Baaden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guido avoid being mounted?
Baaden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baaden is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raian Baaden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baaden 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raian Baaden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen ridda as his entrance music. Jake Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hristov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hristov gets caught flat footed, as Roberts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roberts stays in close to Hristov's body and controls the position.
Hristov working for submissions but it's allowed Roberts to get to half guard.
Hristov is trying to control but can't.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hristov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roberts controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
Hristov is looking for a sweep. Roberts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hristov is refusing to be controlled, as Roberts sits in half guard.
Hristov is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hristov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hristov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hristov struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hristov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hristov is looking for a sweep.
Hristov is trying to control Roberts's posture but Roberts avoids it.
Hristov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roberts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roberts working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Hristov finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Hristov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts has Hristov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hristov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hristov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hristov tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hristov to the ground. Hristov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valio Hristov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Hristov.
A punch combination from Hristov misses.
Hristov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Hristov sprawls well.
Roberts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hristov!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roberts looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has control of Hristov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hristov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hristov tries to control Roberts's body but Roberts pushes him off. Hristov squirms to his side and now Roberts has his back!
Roberts gets his hands free as Hristov looks to control.
Hristov turns into Roberts and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Roberts will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hristov trying to control but Roberts postures up.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hristov defending well though.
Roberts is thwarting Hristov's attempts to control the position.
Hristov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Roberts manages to pass to mount!
BOOM! Roberts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roberts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hristov is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov can't escape the position.
Hristov tries to control the position but Roberts now has his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Roberts.
Hristov staying busy and making it hard for Roberts to control.
Roberts avoiding Hristov 's attempts to control his hands.
Roberts is looking to control Hristov but Hristov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeps control of the position as Hristov tries to break free.
Roberts just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hristov wants to control his opponent's hands but Roberts gets his hands free.
Well, with Roberts on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hristov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Roberts biding his time, controlling Hristov.
Hristov fending off the submission attempt from Roberts.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Hristov tries to escape but Roberts has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hristov rolls, trying to escape but Roberts keeps control of the position.
Roberts gets his hands free as Hristov looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hristov tries to break free.
Hristov is working hard here to advance position.
Roberts is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hristov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hristov breaks Roberts's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Roberts has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hristov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Roberts has tightened it up now! Hristov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marquise Mambosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mambosa's entrance music is O Fortuna. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thomas's choice of entrance music: Judas Priest - Painkiller. Craig Thomas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marquise Mambosa's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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, Marquise Mambosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambosa moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Mambosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marquise Mambosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mambosa at a distance.
Mambosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mambosa off to one side.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Mambosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mambosa shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mambosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Mambosa off the cage and back into rage.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Mambosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marquise Mambosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mambosa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas has control of Mambosa's left arm, preventing Mambosa from doing any damage.
Mambosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mambosa trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mambosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mambosa pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mambosa.
Mambosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Mambosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas is pressed up against the cage. Mambosa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomas down to the mat. Thomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mambosa.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Mambosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mambosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Mambosa takes one to the chin there.
Mambosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mambosa is breathing heavily.
Mambosa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thomas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mambosa but great work by Thomas.
Mambosa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Thomas is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Thomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mambosa can't escape the position.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas trying to control but Mambosa is having none of it.
Mambosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambosa tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Thomas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Mambosa fails with the takedown.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas jabs Mambosa right on the nose. Mambosa blinks but takes it well.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Mambosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Mambosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mambosa is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mambosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mambosa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Thomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mambosa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mambosa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thomas is trying to control Mambosa's posture but Mambosa avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mambosa is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mambosa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mambosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Mambosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mambosa.
Mambosa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marquise Mambosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mambosa dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Mambosa's head and hops out.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Marquise Mambosa has been cut.
Thomas drops Mambosa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mambosa looks back up at him and smiles so Thomas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Mambosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mambosa circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Thomas. Mambosa falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Bagatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Boxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagatov comes into the arena with USSR ANTHEM IN ENGLISH blaring out of the sound system. Mini Boxo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azamat Bagatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Boxo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagatov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Bagatov misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxo misses the target.
Boxo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxo. Bagatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bagatov misses the target.
Boxo takes one on the button.
Boxo is looking to clinch but Bagatov is avoiding it.
Boxo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagatov.
Boxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bagatov.
Bagatov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bagatov duly obliges.
Boxo looks to land a right hand but Bagatov moved out of range.
Boxo jabs Bagatov right on the nose. Bagatov blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagatov lands a glancing blow to the side of Boxo's head.
Boxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bagatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxo rushes Bagatov and presses him up against the cage.
Boxo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxo scores with a shot to the side of Bagatov's head.
Boxo keeps control of Bagatov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boxo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagatovs head.
Boxo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
Bagatov blocks a body shot from Boxo.
Boxo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxo.
Boxo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxo keeps control of Bagatov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bagatov tries to circle away but Boxo has him pinned against the cage.
Bagatov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boxo cracks Bagatov with a nice body shot.
Boxo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bagatov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boxo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bagatov controls his hands.
Boxo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Boxo.
Bagatov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxo lands a nice uppercut.
Boxo lands with a light punch inside.
Boxo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bagatov.
Boxo presses Bagatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxo lands a left hand.
Boxo digs a right hand underneath Bagatov's ribcage. Bagatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boxo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxo lands a nice uppercut.
Boxo gets through Bagatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boxo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boxo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bagatov or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxo.
Nice body punch from Boxo.
Boxo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boxo scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boxo scores with a shot to the side of Bagatov's head.
Boxo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxo works on Bagatov's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Boxo.
Boxo is working Bagatov over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo scores with a shot to the side of Bagatov's head.
Boxo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bagatov takes a shot to the head.
Boxo scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxo presses Bagatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bagatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxo is working Bagatov over against the cage.
Boxo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Boxo.
Boxo pushes Bagatov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boxo is working Bagatov over against the cage.
Boxo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bagatov or not.
Boxo digs a right hand underneath Bagatov's ribcage. Bagatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boxo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxo.
Boxo scores with a shot to the side of Bagatov's head.
Bagatov is trying to force a seperation but Boxo has the dominant position.
Boxo scores with a shot to the side of Bagatov's head.
Boxo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bagatov or not.
Boxo is working Bagatov over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxo presses Bagatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boxo lands with a left to the head.
Bagatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
Boxo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxo lands a body punch.
Boxo lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bagatov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boxo digs a right hand into Bagatov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bagatov's gas tank.
Boxo lands a body punch.
Boxo lands with a right to the head.
Boxo scores with a hook to the body.
Boxo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Boxo.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxo is leaning against Bagatov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxo.
Boxo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Boxo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxo misses with a hook to the body
and Bagatov counters with a series of strikes. Boxo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boxo moves in looking to clinch but Bagatov pushes him off.
Boxo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Azamat Bagatov has been cut.
Boxo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bagatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxo.
Boxo tries to bum rush Bagatov with a series of wild strikes but Bagatov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagatov slips a jab from Boxo.
Boxo misses the body punch
and Boxo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagatov manages to avoid it.
Bagatov defending well as Boxo loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Bagatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Boxo misses.
Boxo misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bagatov counters with a three punch combo that has Boxo backing up. Boxo nods at Bagatov to acknowledge the strikes.
Bagatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxo.
Bagatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxo throws a nice looking combination but Bagatov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bagatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxo.
Bagatov punishes Boxo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagatov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boxo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxo thows a body shot but no joy.
Bagatov avoids the body shot from Boxo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxo. Bagatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bagatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxo.
Azamat Bagatov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bagatov counters with a straight right hand.
Boxo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagatov misses with an uppercut.
Mini Boxo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxo clinches but Bagatov breaks the clinch
and Bagatov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bagatov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagatov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxo.
Boxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bagatov throws a hook but Boxo blocks it.
Bagatov scores with a punch to the head.
Boxo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bagatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bagatov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bagatov scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Bagatov.
Boxo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bagatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagatov slips under a jab.
Bagatov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxo has time to react.
Mini Boxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagatov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boxo connects with a single shot there.
Bagatov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxo wants to clinch up but Bagatov keeps it at a distance.
Boxo misses with an uppercut. Bagatov saw that one coming.
Bagatov misses with a hook. Boxo ducked under it nicely.
Boxo misses with a double jab
enabling Bagatov to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boxo wants to clinch.
Bagatov misses the body punch
and Boxo counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxo misses with a few strikes there.
Boxo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bagatov rather than just go for the knockout.
Bagatov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bagatov misses with an uppercut. Boxo saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azamat Bagatov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Azamat Bagatov's cut.
That's time! Bagatov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bagatov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxo misses with a looping right.
A big left from Bagatov misses.
Boxo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagatov.
Boxo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagatov manages to avoid it.
Boxo misses with a shot to the body
and Bagatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bagatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxo manages to avoid it.
Bagatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagatov throws a lazy right hand but Boxo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxo misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Bagatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bagatov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxo throws out the jab.
Boxo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bagatov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxo wants to clinch up but Bagatov keeps it at a distance.
Bagatov lands with a good body shot.
Boxo misses the jab.
Boxo misses with a body shot
and Bagatov counters with a two punch combo.
Boxo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagatov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxo has time to react.
Bagatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagatov ducks under a wild hook from Boxo.
Boxo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bagatov counters with a one-two to the body.
Boxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov looks to land a right hand but Boxo moved out of range.
Boxo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxo. Bagatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxo throws the left hand but Bagatov avoids the punch easily.
Boxo misses with an uppercut. Bagatov saw that one coming.
Boxo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bagatov scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Bagatov takes a swing at Boxo's ribcage but misses.
Boxo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxo swings for the body but Bagatov moves out of range.
Boxo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagatov throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo tries to clinch up
and Bagatov counters with a straight right hand.
Boxo jabs at Bagatov's body.
Boxo throws a lazy right hand but Bagatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxo misses with a hook. Bagatov ducked under it nicely.
Boxo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donk. Bagatov catches Boxo right on the button with a cross.
Boxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxo scores with the left hand. Bagatov knows he should have avoided that one.
Boxo lands a head shot.
Boxo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagatov is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov throws a hook to the side of Boxo's head but Boxo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagatov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxo.
Boxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bagatov circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Boxo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bagatov misses with a straight right.
Boxo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagatov.
Boxo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagatov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxo misses the shot to the body.
Boxo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azamat Bagatov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bagatov 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azamat Bagatov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gruffo.
Steele looks to land a combination. Gruffo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruffo.
Gruffo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steele showed some decent athleticism there.
Gruffo gets back to full guard.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruffo is keeping the position for now.
Gruffo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruffo being controlled here, momentarily.
Steele wants to control from the top but Gruffo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele thows a big elbow that misses.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruffo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruffo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Knyto Gruffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruffo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steele.
Gruffo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gruffo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gruffo's back!
Steele tries to get the hooks in deep but Gruffo pushed the leg off.
Gruffo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Steele's arms.
Gruffo covering up well under a series of strikes from Steele.
Steele struggling to keep hold of the position.
Steele avoiding Gruffo 's attempts to control his hands.
Steele is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gruffo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Steele lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gruffo is trying to break free.
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 fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gruffo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gruffo trying to control the action but Steele just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Steele on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gruffo is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Steele doesn't have the hooks in and Gruffo manages to turn into his guard.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Gruffo is proving a slippery customer.
Gruffo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gruffo wants to get up but he can't break Steele's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Steele trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gruffo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruffo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steele is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Steele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gruffo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gruffo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knyto Gruffo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gruffo.
Gruffo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Gruffo misses.
Steele slips a jab from Gruffo.
Steele throws a leg kick but Gruffo moved away.
A punch combination from Gruffo misses.
Steele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gruffo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gruffo tries to get out of the position.
Gruffo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele controlling from the top position.
Gruffo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruffo keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Gruffo has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gruffo takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Knyto Gruffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele tests Gruffo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruffo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gruffo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Steele jabs Gruffo right on the nose. Gruffo blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gruffo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Gruffo.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Gruffo wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gruffo.
Gruffo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele slips under a jab from Gruffo.
Gruffo digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Gruffo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Gruffo backing up. Gruffo nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruffo misses the target.
Gruffo tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gruffo wants to clinch.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Gruffo.
Knyto Gruffo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruffo tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruffo swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Gruffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruffo walks into a jab.
Gruffo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Gruffo down.
Gruffo throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele connects with a jab.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruffo circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele looks for the body kick but Gruffo saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gruffo takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knyto Gruffo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gruffo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Gruffo looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruffo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruffo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with Gruffo's head.
Steele moves away from the strike by Gruffo.
A cross from Gruffo lands.
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Gruffo off the cage and back into rage.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knyto Gruffo's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruffo.
Gruffo misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.
Gruffo wants to clinch but Steele slips to the side
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Gruffo misses with a jab to the body
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with a wild combination.
Steele slips a jab from Gruffo.
Gruffo throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo misses with a body shot
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Steele scores with a three punch combo!
A slow jab from Gruffo misses its intended target.
Gruffo takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruffo misses the jab.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruffo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steele!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves out of range as Gruffo strikes.
Steele throws a hook but Gruffo avoids it easily.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele cracks Gruffo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knyto Gruffo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steele is looking to slow Gruffo down with leg kicks.
Steele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steele closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gruffo to the mat! Gruffo manages to get full guard.
Steele is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steele is in close to Gruffo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control from the top but Gruffo keeps moving.
Gruffo controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele postures up and lands a big shot to Gruffo's brow.
Steele lands a couple of digs.
Gruffo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Steele!
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