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GAMMA#327 Williams v Ironz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubba Ninnagins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubba Ninnagins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninnagins doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ninnagins wants to clinch.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Ninnagins swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ninnagins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Ninnagins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ninnagins.
Ninnagins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ninnagins tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ninnagins scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ninnagins swivels and escapes.
Nice cross by Ninnagins.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ninnagins pinned against the cage. Ninnagins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninnagins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ninnagins lands a body shot.
Ninnagins stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ninnagins thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Ninnagins darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams letting Ninnagins take a breather here.
Ninnagins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninnagins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Ninnagins is struggling to control the position.
Ninnagins lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Steve Williams has been cut.
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!
Ninnagins digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams jumps guard but Ninnagins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ninnagins pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ninnagins stalling.
Ninnagins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ninnagins stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Ninnagins.
Ninnagins lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Ninnagins.
A right handed body shot lands from Ninnagins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninnagins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Ninnagins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ninnagins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ninnagins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ninnagins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ninnagins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ninnagins.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tubba Ninnagins.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ninnagins!
Ninnagins lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams is rocked!
Ninnagins moves into the clinch.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ninnagins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A body shot lands from Ninnagins.
Ninnagins is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ninnagins pushes Williams against the cage. Ninnagins is working some dirty boxing. Ninnagins pushes off with a quick right hook! Williams goes down! Williams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ninnagins moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tubba Ninnagins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pizdets Polniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hi my name is. Jon Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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235 lbs
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284 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizdets Polniy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Polniy breaks from the clinch.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Polniy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Polniy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Polniy wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Polniy's legs.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Polniy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polniy taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polniy is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polniy can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones trying to control the position but Polniy is working away.
Polniy is looking for a sweep.
Polniy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polniy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones wants to control but Polniy is keeping him busy.
Polniy is looking to reverse the position.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Polniy is not content to let Jones control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polniy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Polniy is controlling him
Polniy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Polniy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Polniy wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polniy throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Polniy has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Polniy doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Polniy's guard.
Polniy working a defensive guard here.
Polniy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Polniy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones is working Polniy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones trying to control but Polniy is working from the bottom.
Polniy looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polniy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones controlling the pace.
Polniy wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polniy is looking to get back to full guard here but Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Polniy is working from the bottom.
Polniy struggling a bit here.
Jones controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polniy keeps working.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Polniy wants to get back to his feet.
Polniy struggling a bit here.
Polniy is not content to let Jones control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polniy is looking to reverse the position.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Polniy!
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Polniy wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones avoids the attempt from Polniy to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Polniy's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Polniy keeps moving.
Polniy wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Polniy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polniy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polniy keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polniy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Polniy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones trying to control but Polniy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Jones.
Jones drives through and clinches with Polniy against the cage.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Polniy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polniy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Polniy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Polniy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Polniy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is looking to stand up but Polniy isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pizdets Polniy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Polniy is working away.
Polniy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances to mount.
Polniy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Polniy is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Polniy is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
A relieved looking Jon Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ser Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanimir Kurdov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanimir Kurdov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Clegane stuffs the takedown.
Clegane lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kurdov slips a jab from Clegane.
Clegane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Clegane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clegane.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurdov is just out of range.
Clegane darts in and clinches Kurdov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurdov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clegane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Clegane.
Clegane tries a knee to the head but Kurdov blocks it.
Kurdov has Clegane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clegane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clegane obliges.
Clegane throws an elbow but it misses.
Clegane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clegane lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurdov looks winded!
Clegane lands an elbow just above Kurdov 's eye.
Clegane landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clegane obliges.
Clegane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but Kurdov blocks with his arms.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but Kurdov blocks with his arms.
Clegane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clegane scores with a knee to the head.
Kurdov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kurdov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clegane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kurdov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clegane landing knees to the head.
Clegane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Clegane.
Clegane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clegane with a knee to the head.
Clegane misses with a knee to the head.
Clegane connects with a knee to the head.
Kurdov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clegane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clegane connects with a knee to the head.
Clegane scores with a knee to the head.
Kurdov is rocked!
Clegane pushes off an throws an elbow but Kurdov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurdov managing to block the knees to the body from Clegane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clegane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clegane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurdov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clegane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurdov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clegane misses with a knee to the head.
Clegane misses with a knee to the head.
Clegane lands an elbow inside.
Clegane lands an elbow just above Kurdov 's eye.
Kurdov takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clegane scores with a knee to the head.
Kurdov wants a takedown.
Ser Gregor Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanimir Kurdov.
Clegane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Gregor Clegane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clegane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Clegane does it's job there.
Kurdov moves away from the strike by Clegane.
Kurdov swinging wildly here.
Kurdov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane throws a head kick but Kurdov moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurdov as he connects with a hook.
Clegane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kurdov walks into a jab.
Clegane drops Kurdov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kurdov looks back up at him and smiles so Clegane waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kurdov is still on wobbly legs! Can Clegane finish him?
Stanimir Kurdov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurdov misses with a hook.
Kurdov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kurdov's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kurdov's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ser Gregor Clegane!
Ser Gregor Clegane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juris Dicktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Heart has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Larry Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juris Dicktion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicktion punishes Heart's body with a nice straight punch.
Dicktion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Juris Dicktion has been cut.
Dicktion moves out of range as Heart strikes.
Heart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dicktion momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dicktion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dicktion wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Dicktion is looking to clinch.
Dicktion wants to clinch
and Heart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dicktion.
Heart keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Heart.
Dicktion wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Heart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dicktion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heart circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicktion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dicktion tries to clinch up but Heart circles away and keeps his distance.
Dicktion is looking to clinch.
Dicktion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heart counters with a left and a right that stings Dicktion.
Heart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart throws a low kick but Dicktion avoids it.
Dicktion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dicktion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dicktion wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dicktion counters with an outside leg kick.
Dicktion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heart counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Juris Dicktion's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion misses with a two punch combination.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Dicktion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dicktion wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Heart is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dicktion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heart scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Heart - just one landing.
The cut above Juris Dicktion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dicktion scores with a hook to the body. Heart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dicktion swings for the body but Heart moves out of range.
Heart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dicktion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dicktion tries to close the distance and clinch but Heart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dicktion tries to clinch but Heart is having none of it.
Dicktion wants to clinch.
Heart moves out of range of the leg kick from Dicktion.
Heart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicktion is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
Dicktion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dicktion.
Dicktion throws a leg kick which misses Heart's front leg but catches the back leg as Heart tries to avoid it.
A combination from Heart does no damage.
Dicktion cracks the inside of Heart's front leg.
Heart throws a body punch but Dicktion moves out of range.
Dicktion moves out of range as Heart strikes.
Dicktion moves forwards but Heart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dicktion throws a sloppy head kick and Heart moves out of range easily.
Dicktion wants to clinch
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juris Dicktion's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dicktion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dicktion slips under a jab.
Dicktion is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Dicktion moved out of range.
Heart connects with a right hand. Dicktion shakes it off.
Dicktion clinches with his opponent.
Dicktion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heart.
Dicktion lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Larry Heart has been cut.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
Heart prevents a body shot from Dicktion.
Dicktion blocks an elbow strike.
Dicktion tries to land a knee to the head but Heart blocks with his arms.
Dicktion can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
Dicktion with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dicktion darts in trying to clinch
and Heart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juris Dicktion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Larry Heart!
Larry Heart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Magnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Magnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnin cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magnin.
Magnin scores with a takedown into Cage's guard.
Magnin has gone for a leg lock! Cage slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magnin's guard.
Cage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Magnin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cage throws an elbow that misses. Magnin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cage's guard. Nice move by Magnin!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Magnin from controlling successfully.
Magnin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magnin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magnin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magnin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magnin is looking to work some ground and pound but Cage has wrist control.
Magnin postures up in Cage's guard and throws a big left but Cage blocks it.
Magnin preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Magnin from controlling successfully.
Magnin postures up in Cage's guard and throws a big left but Cage blocks it.
Magnin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cage's head.
Cage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magnin.
Magnin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cage managing to control the position.
Magnin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnin stands and throws Cage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magnin trying to control the position but Cage is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magnin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cage has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Magnin.
Magnin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magnin misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to control but Magnin postures up.
Cage takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cage is not content to let Magnin control the position.
Cage is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnin throws an elbow but Cage slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cage dodges the ground and pound from Magnin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magnin cracks Cage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnin scores with punches from side control.
Magnin working the head with strikes.
Magnin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cage is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Magnin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnin.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Magnin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Magnin - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Magnin. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut lands for Magnin. That snapped Cage's head back.
Magnin lands a jab to the head.
Cage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnin shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnin as he avoids it easily.
Magnin shoots in and gets a takedown into Cage's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Magnin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Magnin wants to pass the guard but Cage is keeping the position.
Magnin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cage can do to turn this around?
Magnin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cage dives on top into guard.
Magnin keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
Magnin trying to keep a closed guard but Cage is proving a slippery customer.
Cage wants to stand and escape but instead Magnin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Magnin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage has momentary wrist control but Magnin slips an elbow through the middle.
Magnin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnin trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Magnin postures up in Cage's guard and throws a big left but Cage blocks it.
Magnin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Magnin tries to free his leg and advance position but Cage is retaining full guard.
Magnin is working hard here to advance position.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Magnin throws a big right hand that misses.
Magnin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Magnin from controlling successfully.
Magnin scoring with some ground and pound.
Magnin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magnin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Magnin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magnin is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Cage to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Magnin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magnin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magnin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Magnin 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magnin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jack Cage has been cut.
Magnin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Magnin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cage.
Magnin trying to control from the bottom.
Magnin is looking for a sweep. Cage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magnin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cage working Magnin over with strikes.
Magnin is trying to maintain the position but Cage is very close to passing his half guard.
Cage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magnin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cage.
Magnin has hold of Cage's hands but Cage slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magnin keeps working.
Cage throws a strike but Magnin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cage throwing strikes but missing.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magnin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magnin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marco Magnin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throwing strikes but missing.
Cage throwing strikes from guard but Magnin blocks nicely.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magnin is keeping the position for now.
Magnin looking to control.
Cage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magnin keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cage is looking to work some ground and pound but Magnin has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage postures up in Magnin's guard and throws a big left but Magnin blocks it.
Cage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cage landing some decent shots from guard.
Cage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cage is working Magnin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cage is working Magnin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magnin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magnin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage throws a big right hand that misses.
Cage throwing strikes from guard but Magnin blocks nicely.
Magnin seems keen to control Cage's posture.
Cage postures up in Magnin's guard and throws a big left but Magnin blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage wants to pass the guard but Magnin is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magnin 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Magnin!
Marco Magnin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Waldie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rodger Waldie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rodger Waldie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
287 lbs
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253 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodger Waldie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waldie throws out the jab.
Waldie throws out a loose jab but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug misses with a wild combination.
Waldie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smaug paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waldie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smaug counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Rodger Waldie has been cut.
Waldie ducks under a wild hook from Smaug.
Smaug walks into a stiff left hand from Waldie.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Smaug dodges the punch combination from Waldie.
Waldie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smaug swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smaug moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Smaug. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smaug.
Smaug blocks a jab.
Smaug bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waldie's head.
Rodger Waldie's cut is getting worse.
Waldie swats away the attempt to clinch by Smaug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldie is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Smaug just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Waldie has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cinder Smaug!
Cinder Smaug seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. Venturia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jesse Venturia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Venturia lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearns off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Venturia misses.
Hearns closes the distance and clinches.
Hearns breaks the clinch.
Hearns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hearns lunges at Venturia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Venturia's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Venturia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Venturia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearns lands a nice hook to Venturia's body. Venturia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venturia throws a hook but Hearns blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearns.
Hearns tries a low kick but Venturia avoids it.
Hearns misses with a leg kick
enabling Venturia to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearns throws out a leg kick but Venturia moves out of range and Hearns only half commits.
Venturia throws a low kick but Hearns avoids it.
Hearns misses with a low kick.
Hearns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hearns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hearns doesn't manage to clinch there - Venturia circles away.
Hearns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia Rushes Hearns and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hearns is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Venturia Piles on the pressure and Hearns crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Venturia!
Jesse Venturia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name Of. Donald Gaskins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaskins's sensitive parts.
Custer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gaskins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Custer is in Gaskins's guard.
Gaskins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gaskins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Custer trying to control the action but Gaskins is working from the bottom.
Custer wants to free his trapped foot but Gaskins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaskins is not content to let Custer control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Custer there.
Custer stalling away here and it's allowed Gaskins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaskins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gaskins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Custer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins keeping moving, preventing Custer from controlling successfully.
Custer postures up.
Gaskins pulls Custer in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gaskins tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Custer drives through with a takedown into Gaskins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gaskins trying to keep a closed guard but Custer is proving a slippery customer.
Custer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gaskins keeping moving, preventing Custer from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Custer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaskins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gaskins scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gaskins's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaskins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaskins is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Gaskins.
Gaskins throws a big shot that misses.
Gaskins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Custer blocks a head kick by Gaskins.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Gaskins.
Custer looks to land a left hand but Gaskins moved out of range nicely.
Custer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Custer needs to keep his hands up - Gaskins had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gaskins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaskins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Custer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaskins doesn't manage to clinch there - Custer circles away.
Custer scoring well with a low kick there.
Custer tries to land a body kick
and Gaskins counters with a head kick.
Custer connects with the punch.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Gaskins tries to land a front kick but Custer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaskins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Custer.
Custer connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donald Gaskins will probably get the nod.
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.
Custer lands a jab to Gaskins's midsection.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses.
Custer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaskins doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Gaskins.
A shot to the liver by Custer. Beautiful body shot.
Custer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gaskins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donald Gaskins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaskins checks a low kick from Custer.
Custer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Custer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaskins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Custer somewhat.
Gaskins has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gaskins as Custer tries to tie him up.
Custer is working for takedown but Gaskins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Custer tries a body shot but Gaskins blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gaskins.
Custer lands a left hand.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Custer is looking to control Gaskins's arms but Gaskins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Custer has his back to the cage.
Custer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gaskins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Custer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gaskins to the mat. Gaskins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gaskins being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaskins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Custer wants to pass the guard but Gaskins is keeping the position.
Gaskins is pulling down on Custer's head. It's preventing any offense from Custer, at least for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Custer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Custer landing with the ground and pound.
Custer wants to control from the top but Gaskins keeps moving.
Custer works over Gaskins with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Custer preventing the sweep.
Gaskins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gaskins wants to stand up but Custer is controlling him.
Gaskins wants to sweep here but Custer controlling him for the moment.
Gaskins keeping moving, preventing Custer from controlling successfully.
Custer connects with a couple of short punches.
Gaskins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Custer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Custer is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaskins has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Custer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Custer trying to control but Gaskins is working from the bottom.
Gaskins is trying to keep Custer in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Custer misses with a right hand
and Gaskins counters with a stiff right hand.
Donald Gaskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gaskins throws out a powerful jab.
Custer scores with a nice head shot.
Gaskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Custer looks to land a left hand but Gaskins moved out of range nicely.
Gaskins thuds his shin into the meat of Custer's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaskins slips under a jab.
Custer scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaskins should have avoided that one.
Gaskins throws a wild body kick that Custer sees coming a mile off.
Gaskins darts in trying to clinch
and Custer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gaskins's guard now.
Custer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gaskins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gaskins is pulling down on Custer's head. It's preventing any offense from Custer, at least for the moment.
Custer connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer won't allow Gaskins to sweep him here.
Custer being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Donald Gaskins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Custer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Custer avoids the head kick by Gaskins.
Custer dives in and scores a takedown into Gaskins's guard.
Gaskins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Custer is one step ahead there.
Custer is working Gaskins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gaskins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gaskins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Custer working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer passes Gaskins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gaskins taking some punishment here, with Custer in his half guard.
Gaskins is holding on to half guard well.
Jesse Custer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaskins trying to control but Custer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Custer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Custer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gaskins is trying to escape the mount.
Gaskins is squirming around, avoiding Custer's attempts to control the action.
Custer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gaskins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gaskins shrugs it off.
Custer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer is landing with some decent strikes but Gaskins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gaskins is rocked!
Custer postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gaskins in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gaskins to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Custer!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Custer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurdsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2ne1 - Can't Nobody 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hantu Rockamole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigurdsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Sigurdsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sigurdsson takes a swing at Rockamole's ribcage but misses.
Sigurdsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rockamole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Rockamole.
Rockamole moves into range and clinches up with Sigurdsson.
Rockamole tries to throw a body punch but Sigurdsson avoids it by throwing Rockamole back against the cage.
Rockamole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sigurdsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockamole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sigurdsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockamole.
Sigurdsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigurdsson throws a right hand that Rockamole ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockamole also avoids with ease.
Sigurdsson misses with a left hand
and Rockamole counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sigurdsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sigurdsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank Sigurdsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole throws a jab when Sigurdsson was well out of range.
Rockamole throws a chopping leg kick but Sigurdsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sigurdsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rockamole's head backwards.
Rockamole swings for the body but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Sigurdsson throws a big shot that misses.
Sigurdsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rockamole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sigurdsson thinking.
Frank Sigurdsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigurdsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rockamole counters with a single leg into guard. Sigurdsson didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rockamole looking to pass the guard.
Rockamole trying to control but Sigurdsson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rockamole pushes down on Sigurdsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rockamole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sigurdsson's head.
Sigurdsson is looking to escape.
Sigurdsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sigurdsson tries to kick Rockamole off but Rockamole keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole working the head and body with strikes.
Sigurdsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rockamole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rockamole is looking to take a break and control but Sigurdsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sigurdsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rockamole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sigurdsson is trying to stand.
Rockamole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sigurdsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rockamole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sigurdsson keeps working.
Rockamole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sigurdsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigurdsson pushes Rockamole off but Rockamole dives into side control.
Rockamole looks up at the clock and then as Sigurdsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rockamole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rockamole lands an elbow.
Rockamole working the ground and pound.
Rockamole in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sigurdsson is rocked!
Rockamole scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sigurdsson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rockamole can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hantu Rockamole!
Hantu Rockamole thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnie Ironz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironz has chosen Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie Ironz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Ironz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ironz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ironz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ironz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Williams misses.
The crowd cheers as Ironz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Ironz lands with a nice body kick.
Ironz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Ironz cracks Williams with a good jab.
Ironz connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Ironz.
Ironz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Ironz scoring well with a low kick there.
Ironz wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ironz.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironz scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ironz checks a leg kick.
Ironz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ironz throws a shot to the body.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ironz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnie Ironz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironz avoids a kick to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ironz keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Ironz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ironz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Ironz catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Ironz tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ironz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Ironz throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Williams's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Ironz lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Arnie Ironz!
During a confident post fight interview, Arnie Ironz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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