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GAMMA#314 Juste v Fedotov 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Spencer (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves into the clinch.
Black lands a body shot.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spencer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spencer is trying to pull guard but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spencer jumps guard but Black turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black pulls guard.
Spencer forces his way into half guard.
Black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Black.
Spencer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is pulling down on Spencer's head. It's preventing any offense from Spencer, at least for the moment.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
Spencer trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working Spencer over with strikes here.
Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spencer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spencer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spencer is looking to escape.
Spencer is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Spencer frees his head quite easily.
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black has hold of Spencer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Spencer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spencer is trying to reverse the position but instead Black has taken his back - oops!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Black dominated that round.
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.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Spencer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vinnie Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Spencer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a low kick, right behind Spencer 's knee.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Spencer shoots in.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spencer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spencer's guard now.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stands and throws Spencer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spencer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Black stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Spencer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spencer is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Black trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control here.
Black stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Spencer to get to his feet.
Spencer lands a two punch combo.
A head kick from Black lands but Spencer takes it in his stride.
Spencer slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spencer avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spencer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black dives in and grabs Spencer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spencer pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Spencer closes the distance and clinches.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a good, hard body kick but Spencer shrugs it off.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Black dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Black keeps Spencer at a distance using the push kick.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Spencer on that attempt.
Black closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black tries for a takedown but Spencer manages to get underhooks.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black jabs at Spencer's body.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt.
Black clinches.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spencer looks to clinch
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spencer under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vinnie Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Spencer.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black lands a body punch.
Black gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Black is controlling the pace.
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Black works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sean Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Spencer frees his head quite easily.
Black working for a guillotine from mount but Spencer is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Black cracks Spencer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Spencer tries to hold on but Black postures up.
Black tries to control but Spencer wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The referee warns Spencer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
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!
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spencer tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spencer to the ground. Spencer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black moves into the clinch.
Spencer is trying to pull guard but Black turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch.
Vinnie Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Black!
Vinnie Black thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Iriskhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduard Iriskhanov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine wants to clinch but Iriskhanov slips to the side
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine closes the distance and pushes Iriskhanov back into the cage.
Iriskhanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Iriskhanov prevents it.
Iriskhanov tries to break free but Valentine pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iriskhanov's elbow.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Iriskhanov moves out of range easily.
Iriskhanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valentine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown. Iriskhanov tries to sprawl out of it but Valentine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iriskhanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iriskhanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine shoots in but Iriskhanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valentine misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Iriskhanov avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Valentine shoots in for a double leg but Iriskhanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iriskhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Iriskhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine wants to clinch.
Valentine throws a hook but Iriskhanov blocks it.
Iriskhanov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valentine tries to clinch but Iriskhanov is having none of it.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iriskhanov misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iriskhanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduard Iriskhanov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valentine wants to clinch
letting Iriskhanov counter with a right hand.
Iriskhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iriskhanov counters with a series of strikes. Valentine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eduard Iriskhanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iriskhanov, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Iriskhanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Iriskhanov won't allow it.
Iriskhanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentine has double underhooks.
Valentine wants the takedown. Iriskhanov is fighting it off but Valentine persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Iriskhanov's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Iriskhanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valentine stands and throws Iriskhanov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Iriskhanov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Valentine tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but Iriskhanov is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Iriskhanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Valentine tries for a kimura but Iriskhanov is defending well.
Iriskhanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentine taking a break here but Iriskhanov is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov trying to control here.
Valentine content to control rather than advance.
Iriskhanov is positioning himself well to prevent Valentine advancing to mount.
Valentine is keen to just control but Iriskhanov is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iriskhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Iriskhanov's head but Iriskhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iriskhanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Iriskhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iriskhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Valentine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Valentine tries to clinch there but Iriskhanov circles away.
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Iriskhanov sprawls well.
Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iriskhanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine moves in looking to clinch but Iriskhanov pushes him off.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Iriskhanov moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a low kick as Iriskhanov jumps back.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iriskhanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Iriskhanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine looks to clinch
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valentine misses with a takedown
and Iriskhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valentine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iriskhanov swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Valentine shoots for a takedown but Iriskhanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Iriskhanov is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iriskhanov counters with a two punch combo.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iriskhanov manages to avoid it.
Iriskhanov drops Valentine with a left right combo! Iriskhanov follows him down to the ground into side control.
Valentine is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to escape the position but Iriskhanov is controlling the position.
Oh Valentine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Valentine looking for a sweep but Iriskhanov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Valentine seems to have got his legs back now.
Iriskhanov wants to control the pace but Valentine is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to hold on but Iriskhanov postures up.
Valentine is squirming around, avoiding Iriskhanov's attempts to control the action.
Valentine is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduard Iriskhanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iriskhanov 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduard Iriskhanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Arce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Shirley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Arce!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley wants to clinch but Arce slips to the side
and Arce counters by clinching up.
Arce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arce as Shirley tries to tie him up.
Arce prevents Shirley from breaking the clinch.
Arce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Arce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Arce passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shirley!
Arce jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shirley manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arce tries to score with some ground and pound. Shirley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Arce are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirley is breathing heavily.
Arce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shirley prevents Arce from moving into mount.
Arce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arce throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shirley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Arce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shirley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Arce prevents Shirley from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arce trying to advance position but Shirley counters by regaining guard.
Arce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arce throws a big right hand that misses.
Arce pushing down on Shirley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arce is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Shirley is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Arce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milton Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Two Steps From Hell - Archangel. Jackson has chosen KRS One - Step Into a World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milton Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Bradley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Bradley's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Jackson dives in looking to finish as Bradley flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Jackson's strikes! Jackson is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Bradley's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Bradley was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jackson!
John Jackson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Scissors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes to the cage accompanied by -. Scissors is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paper Cut - Linkin Park. On his way into the cage it seems that Brad Rood has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brad Rood seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Scissors!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood's corner calls for a 1-2. Rood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scissors displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Rood throws a sloppy head kick and Scissors moves out of range easily.
Scissors closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rood quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scissors sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rood trying to hold on to Scissors's head to control him but Scissors postures up.
Scissors wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rood keeps working.
Scissors wants to pass the guard but Rood is defending well.
Scissors missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissors is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rood is just riding it out for now. Scissors eventually gives up the hold.
Scissors throws a strike but Rood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Scissors looking to pass the guard.
Rood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scissors is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood is trying to control the position but Scissors postures up.
Scissors sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rood's guard.
Scissors trying to mount his opponent but Rood defends it.
Rood gets full guard.
Scissors controlling from the top position.
Rood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scissors looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Scissors lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scissors trying to stall but Rood improves his position.
Nice body punch from Scissors - that landed with a thud.
Scissors is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rood scores with a jab to the head.
Scissors misses with a few strikes there.
Rood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scissors tries to clinch but Rood moves out of range.
Rood throws a body punch but Scissors moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood avoids the head kick by Scissors.
Scissors avoids the head kick by Rood.
Scissors tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scissors sprawls well. Scissors wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rood gets slowly back to his feet.
Scissors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Scissors. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Scissors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissors doesn't manage to clinch there - Rood circles away.
Scissors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissors fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Scissors dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rood shoots for a takedown but Scissors saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scissors takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scissors avoids it really well and circles away.
Scissors tries to clinch but Rood moves out of range.
Scissors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rood misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rood checks a leg kick.
A jab from Rood misses.
Scissors misses with a few strikes there.
Rood with a hook.
Rood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scissors slips a jab from Rood.
The fighters circling - Rood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood blocks a jab.
Rood throws a leg kick but Scissors moved away.
Scissors tries to clinch there but Rood circles away.
Rood lunges at Scissors with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scissors's hand.
Scissors misses with a few strikes there.
Rood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scissors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scissors tries to bum rush Rood with a series of wild strikes but Rood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissors manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scissors.
Rood thuds his right hand into Scissors's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scissors closes the distance but Rood moves to the side
and Scissors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Scissors as Rood shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Rood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Rood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rood misses.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scissors cracks Rood with a good jab.
Scissors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rood is fending him off so far but Scissors persists. Nope, Rood circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissors closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rood quickly recovers to half guard.
Rood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Scissors trying to pass the guard but Rood defending well.
Scissors not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rood wants to sweep here but Scissors controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood tries to strike from the bottom.
Rood keeping moving, preventing Scissors from controlling successfully.
Scissors is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rood controlling Scissors's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kyle Scissors wasn't active enough on the ground.
Scissors blocks a leg kick.
Rood looks to land a combination. Scissors sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissors blocks a jab.
Scissors misses with a head kick.
Scissors wants to clinch up but Rood keeps it at a distance.
Rood connects with a high kick.
Scissors tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rood shoots in looking for a takedown. Scissors tries to sprawl out of it but Rood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scissors manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rood throws the left hand but Scissors avoids the punch easily.
Rood misses with a body shot.
Rood throws a shot from downtown. Scissors moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scissors is looking to clinch but Rood is avoiding it.
Brad Rood is winning the standup battle so far.
Rood moves away from the strike by Scissors.
Rood lands a jab to the head.
Scissors fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that second round.
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!
Rood slips a jab and a cross from Scissors.
Rood with a jab.
Rood misses with an uppercut. Scissors saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Rood - just one landing.
A lazy left from Rood finds it's target.
Rood is looking to slow Scissors down with leg kicks.
Rood connects with a looping right hand.
Scissors shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rood pinned against the cage. Rood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rood looks to land a left hand but Scissors moved out of range nicely.
Scissors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scissors shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scissors was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scissors trying to control the position but Rood is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scissors wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rood is trying to control Scissors's posture but Scissors avoids it.
Scissors trying to control the action but Rood is working from the bottom.
Scissors is trying to get an arm triangle but Rood is defending well.
Scissors is looking to take a break and control but Rood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Scissors stalls from top position.
Kyle Scissors has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scissors moves into full mount!
Rood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scissors throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissors trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scissors scoring with strikes but Rood is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Scissors seems to be looking for submissions.
Scissors is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rood is just riding it out for now. Scissors eventually gives up the hold.
Rood looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Scissors.
I think Scissors 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Scissors!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kyle Scissors made sure he mentioned Black Hand Alliance Only Laundry Service, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil NaLeans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into the arena with wanted dead or alive blaring out of the sound system. Wade Walker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil NaLeans!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a looping right.
NaLeans misses with a wild combination.
NaLeans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
Walker has an active guard here but NaLeans has managed to pass into half guard.
NaLeans working over Walker with some ground and pound. Walker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walker trying to hold on to NaLeans's head to control him but NaLeans postures up.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
NaLeans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker is looking to control NaLeans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
NaLeans is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
NaLeans is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walker sees it coming and defends easily.
NaLeans controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
NaLeans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Walker actively working from the bottom here.
NaLeans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker is looking to control NaLeans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
NaLeans stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by NaLeans.
NaLeans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
NaLeans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
NaLeans wants to free his trapped foot but Walker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
NaLeans seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
NaLeans working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Walker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but NaLeans pulls his head out easily.
NaLeans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walker punching from the bottom.
Walker looking for submissions off his back.
NaLeans stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
NaLeans trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NaLeans uses his free foot to push down on Walker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walker.
Walker throwing hammer fists to the chest of NaLeans. What's that going to do exactly?
NaLeans is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Walker is surviving well by controlling NaLeans's body position as best he can.
NaLeans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
NaLeans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walker's face.
NaLeans goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Walker is on top in guard.
NaLeans is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but NaLeans extends an breaks Walker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by NaLeans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil NaLeans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo McGarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes to the cage accompanied by The Pride of Wales. The crowd seem to be enjoying McGarry's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Machine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo McGarry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarry is looking to clinch.
McGarry tries to clinch but Calzaghe is having none of it.
Calzaghe cracks McGarry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Calzaghe lands.
Calzaghe slips a jab and a cross from McGarry.
Calzaghe swings for the body but McGarry moves out of range.
McGarry rushes Calzaghe and presses him up against the cage.
Calzaghe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGarry pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Calzaghe won't allow McGarry to sweep him here.
Calzaghe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGarry keeping moving, preventing Calzaghe from controlling successfully.
McGarry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Calzaghe trying to control the position from guard on top but McGarry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarry is looking for a triangle but Calzaghe pushes his legs off easily.
Calzaghe passes into half guard.
McGarry gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGarry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McGarry keeping moving, preventing Calzaghe from controlling successfully.
McGarry wants to sweep here but Calzaghe controlling him for the moment.
Calzaghe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calzaghe slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGarry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGarry has an active guard here but Calzaghe has managed to pass into half guard.
McGarry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Calzaghe trying to control the action but McGarry is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calzaghe pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGarry is looking to improve his position.
Calzaghe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGarry throws a strike from the bottom but Calzaghe passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe blocks the strikes from McGarry.
Calzaghe wants to control but McGarry is keeping him busy.
Calzaghe gets to mount! McGarry was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McGarry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Calzaghe.
McGarry is wriggling around trying to escape.
McGarry regains half guard.
Calzaghe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGarry has managed to free his arm - good work.
McGarry tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Calzaghe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
McGarry looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGarry because Calzaghe loaded up on that one.
McGarry regains half guard.
McGarry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calzaghe pulls his head out easily.
Calzaghe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McGarry!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarry regains half guard.
Calzaghe trying to control the action but McGarry is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe wants to stand up but McGarry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McGarry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calzaghe pulls his head out easily.
McGarry throws a strike from the bottom but Calzaghe passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo McGarry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Calzaghe works the jab nicely.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzaghe scores with a jab. McGarry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calzaghe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGarry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGarry wants to clinch up but Calzaghe keeps it at a distance.
McGarry tries to bum rush Calzaghe with a series of wild strikes but Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calzaghe throws a jab but it's blocked by McGarry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws a looping overhand right but McGarry ducks down to avoid it.
Calzaghe throws a big shot that misses.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGarry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calzaghe but Calzaghe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A right-left combo lands from McGarry.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGarry moves into the clinch.
Calzaghe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGarry is keeping busy.
Calzaghe tries to work over McGarry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calzaghe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGarry lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarry has Calzaghe pushed against the cage.
Calzaghe blocks an elbow strike from McGarry.
McGarry is working for takedown but Calzaghe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe Calzaghe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo McGarry.
McGarry wants a takedown but no success here.
McGarry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Calzaghe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGarry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calzaghe's defenses.
McGarry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
McGarry clinches up with Calzaghe and pushes him back against the cage.
McGarry goes for a takedown attempt but Calzaghe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGarry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe checks the leg kick.
Joe Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calzaghe lands a nice hook to McGarry's body. McGarry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Calzaghe misses with a series of wild punches.
McGarry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Leo McGarry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGarry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.
Joe Calzaghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzaghe throws a body punch but McGarry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut
and McGarry counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzaghe misses with a hook. McGarry ducked under it nicely.
McGarry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Calzaghe counters with a stiff right hand.
McGarry is looking to clinch.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGarry has time to react.
McGarry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe lands with a straight right. McGarry didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGarry manages to avoid it.
Calzaghe throws an off balance right hand
and McGarry counters with a nice uppercut.
McGarry swings for the body but Calzaghe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGarry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGarry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGarry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calzaghe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGarry scrambles back to his feet.
McGarry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Calzaghe misses with a wild combination.
McGarry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzaghe loads up on a big right hand but McGarry slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGarry counters by clinching up.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGarry manages to break the clinch.
McGarry misses with a wild body shot.
McGarry darts in trying to clinch
and Calzaghe counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Leo McGarry has been cut.
Calzaghe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calzaghe misses the body punch
and McGarry counters with a three punch combo that has Calzaghe backing up. Calzaghe nods at McGarry to acknowledge the strikes.
Calzaghe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calzaghe throws the left hand but McGarry avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarry moves away from the strike by Calzaghe.
Joe Calzaghe is winning the standup battle so far.
Calzaghe throws a shot from downtown. McGarry moves away and avoids it.
McGarry shoots in and bounces Calzaghe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Calzaghe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leo McGarry has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGarry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
McGarry cracks Calzaghe with a solid left hand.
McGarry won't allow Calzaghe to sweep him here.
Calzaghe trying to control the position.
McGarry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calzaghe looking to control.
McGarry working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGarry working some strikes from top position.
McGarry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGarry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calzaghe is on top in guard.
Calzaghe got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGarry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calzaghe has managed to get both his arms back between McGarry's legs - danger averted.
Calzaghe looking to pass the guard.
McGarry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGarry working for submissions but it's allowed Calzaghe to get to half guard.
Calzaghe works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McGarry striking from the bottom.
McGarry is defending against the submission attempts here by Calzaghe.
Well, if Calzaghe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Calzaghe is looking for a kimura but McGarry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Calzaghe to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McGarry misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo McGarry.
I think McGarry 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo McGarry!
After winning the bout, Leo McGarry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by New Order Blue Monday. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redman - Da goodness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Smith cracks the inside of Rodrigues's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
Jab, jab by Rodrigues - just one landing.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Rodrigues gets caught napping as Smith dives in and scores a takedown. Rodrigues manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodrigues has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodrigues working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodrigues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodrigues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigues tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Rodrigues is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leandro Rodrigues just wasn't active enough.
Rodrigues throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Rodrigues throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues clinches up against the cage.
Rodrigues dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodrigues.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodrigues - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Rodrigues trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a hook but Rodrigues avoids it easily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith lands a jab to Rodrigues's midsection.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodrigues cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Frank Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodrigues throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith feints a jab promting Rodrigues to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodrigues slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frank Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodrigues. That did some damage!
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Smith.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leandro Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Rodrigues is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodrigues manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Rodrigues's guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith is in close to Rodrigues's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodrigues is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Smith thumps Rodrigues with a low kick.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Rodrigues's defenses.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Rodrigues stumbling back into the cage.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith thumps Rodrigues with a low kick.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Rodrigues takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues working a defensive guard but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.
Frank Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is pressing down on Rodrigues's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodrigues is holding on for now.
Rodrigues tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Rodrigues is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Rodrigues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Rodrigues's ribs.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Smith cracks Rodrigues with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Rodrigues misses with a looping left.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Smith slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leandro Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leandro Rodrigues's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Rodrigues is rocked!
Smith tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigues has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodrigues's head.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a swing at Rodrigues's ribcage but misses.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodrigues but Rodrigues pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith staying out of range there.
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigues cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith scores with a one two! Rodrigues had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigues with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Frank Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodrigues looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodrigues misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigues's head back.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodrigues.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Ferrari does it's job there.
James lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Ferrari. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrari throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James slips under a jab from Ferrari.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James tries to clinch but Ferrari is having none of it.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferrari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferrari defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Ferdinando Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James jabs Ferrari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
letting James counter with a right hand.
James tries to clinch there but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferrari scores with a nice strike.
Ferrari looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Ferrari moves out of range of the body kick.
James tries to land a front kick but Ferrari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari thows a left - swing and a miss!
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferrari drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferrari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferrari postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James pushes Ferrari off and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferrari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferrari throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferrari finishes the takedown easily into guard.
James wants to stand and escape but Ferrari is having none of it.
Ferrari preventing the sweep.
Ferrari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ferrari throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
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.
James keeping moving, preventing Ferrari from controlling successfully.
James pulls Ferrari in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James throws a one two combo.
Ferrari throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by James misses
and Ferrari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferrari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferrari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
James throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferrari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rick James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrari blocks the body kick.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rick James will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferrari scores with a leg kick.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Ferrari.
Ferrari dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
James avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands a knee to the head.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Ferrari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ferrari on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari jumps guard.
Ferrari is trying to keep James in close.
Ferrari is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
Ferrari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferrari is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari stops James from standing up.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferrari postures up.
James has Ferrari pulled in close to control his posture.
James wants to stand up but Ferrari is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ferrari looking to pass the guard.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rick James just wasn't active enough.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James forces Ferrari back against the cage and clinches.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ferrari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James lands with a left to the head.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferrari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James leaning against his opponent.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferrari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James blocking some punches.
A short right from Ferrari.
James lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferrari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with an elbow strike.
Ferrari is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferrari has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James prevents a body shot from Ferrari.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a knee strike.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rick James will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ferrari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Ferrari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferrari dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Ferrari's head and hops out.
Rick James is winning the standup battle so far.
James defending well as Ferrari loads up on a big left hand.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Ferrari closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. James quickly recovers to half guard.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferrari.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ferrari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James tries to roll over but Ferrari keeps him under control.
Ferrari wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Ferrari passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferrari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferrari in side control, throwing shots but James defends.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Ferrari keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferrari working the ground and pound but James is defending the strikes.
Ferrari is working James over with some ground and pound from side control.
James is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Ferrari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferdinando Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to hit a switch here but James passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ferrari there!
Ferrari is trying to escape the mount.
Ferrari sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
James trying to mount his opponent but Ferrari defends it.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ferdinando Ferrari has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to improve his position.
Ferrari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferrari looking for submissions off his back.
James is trying to control. Ferrari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to improve his position.
Ferrari regains full guard. Nicely done.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferrari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinando Ferrari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rick James!
Rick James decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan St Juste could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladik Fedotov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
St Juste avoids a kick to the body.
Fedotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Fedotov feints and then cracks St Juste's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Juste down.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Fedotov throws a wild body kick that St Juste sees coming a mile off.
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fedotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fedotov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste throws a looping overhand right but Fedotov ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from St Juste does it's job there.
Fedotov throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste lands with a cross.
Fedotov is rocked!
Fedotov scores with a leg kick.
St Juste takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste moves out of range of the leg kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fedotov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Juste blocks the body kick.
Fedotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from St Juste misses its intended target.
St Juste ducks right into an uppercut from Fedotov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fedotov.
Good work by Fedotov as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste slips under a jab.
Fedotov scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Fedotov slips the punch.
St Juste throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fedotov.
Fedotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
Fedotov just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste is looking to chop away at Fedotov's legs.
Fedotov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotov lands the left hand.
St Juste connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws a leg kick which misses St Juste's front leg but catches the back leg as St Juste tries to avoid it.
St Juste finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Juste lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedotov at a distance.
Fedotov connects with a solid leg kick.
Fedotov throws a leg kick
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedotov is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
Fedotov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fedotov seems to have recovered his senses.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Fedotov moved away.
St Juste takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fedotov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Juste checks it well.
Fedotov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Fedotov
and St Juste counters with a huge left! Fedotov is in big trouble! He's backing up but St Juste isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fedotov from any more damage. A dominating finish by St Juste!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Renan St Juste made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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