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"Bad Blood" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Bindi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran's entrance music is Theme from Mortal Kombat. A fine choice. Harry Tran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tran!
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, Hairy Bindi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bindi missing with knees to the body.
Tran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bindi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tran avoids it.
Bindi tries to pull guard but Tran won't allow it.
Bindi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bindi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tran ducks under a wild hook from Bindi.
Bindi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tran misses with a knee to the head.
Tran misses with a knee to the head.
Tran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bindi presses Tran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bindi controlling the action here for a moment.
Bindi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bindi to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bindi lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tran.
Bindi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tran looking to slow down the pace here.
Bindi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tran is defending well for now.
Bindi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tran dodges an elbow strike from Bindi.
Bindi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bindi misses with an elbow over the top.
Tran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tran jumps guard but Bindi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bindi misses with a punch to the body.
Bindi lands a nice uppercut.
Tran misses with an elbow over the top.
Tran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bindi's face.
Tran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bindi lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Harry Tran has been cut.
Bindi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bindi shoots in looking for a takedown but Tran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bindi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bindi rushes Tran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bindi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bindi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tran closes the distance and pushes Bindi back into the cage.
Bindi lands an elbow that stopped Tran in his tracks for a moment.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bindi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tran.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bindi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tran's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tran throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bindi lands a nice elbow.
Bindi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tran can't break the clinch.
Tran with a knee to the head.
Bindi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bindi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindi successfully pulls guard.
Tran preventing the sweep.
Bindi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tran clinches.
Tran lands a knee to the head.
Bindi trying to land knees to the body.
Bindi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tran clinches with his opponent.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bindi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bindi stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bindi as Tran tries to tie him up.
Tran lands an elbow that stopped Bindi in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hairy Bindi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Tran's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bindi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tran, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but Bindi blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bindi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tran's brow.
Tran misses with an elbow over the top.
Tran wants to break free but Bindi has control.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bindi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bindi missing with knees to the body.
Bindi missing with knees to the body.
Bindi breaks from the clinch.
Bindi throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Bindi.
Tran instigates a clinch.
Tran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bindi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bindi keeps control of Tran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bindi effectively controlling the action here.
Bindi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bindi.
Tran throws an elbow that misses.
Bindi landing knees to the body.
Bindi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bindi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tran moves into range and clinches up with Bindi.
A head punch on the inside from Bindi fails to land.
Bindi manages to break the clinch.
Bindi clinches with his opponent.
Bindi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tran gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tran.
Bindi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran looking to throw knees to the head but Bindi is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Bindi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bindi blocks an elbow strike from Tran.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bindi's brow.
Bindi missing with knees to the body.
Tran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bindi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bindi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bindi avoids the elbow strike from Tran, against the cage.
Bindi breaks from the clinch.
Tran moves forwards but Bindi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tran closes the distance and clinches.
Bindi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bindi misses with a body punch.
Tran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bindi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tran avoids it.
Bindi jumps guard but Tran stands there with Bindi around his waist. Bindi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tran with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bindi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bindi fails to land the takedown.
Tran pushes Bindi up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tran throws an elbow but misses.
Bindi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tran.
Tran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bindi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bindi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tran letting Bindi take a breather here.
Tran managing to block the knees to the body from Bindi.
Tran looking to slow down the pace here.
Bindi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tran.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bindi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hairy Bindi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bindi prevents the takedown attempt.
Tran can't break the clinch.
Bindi tries to work over Tran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Bindi.
Bindi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bindi misses with a head kick.
Bindi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran closes the distance and clinches.
Tran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bindi lands a nice knee to the body.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Bindi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bindi lands an elbow inside that Tran shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Bindi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Tran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bindi misses with a head kick.
Bindi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bindi looks to land a body kick but Tran moved away.
Tran takes the fight into the clinch.
Bindi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tran smiles and moves away.
Bindi gets tackled into the cage by Tran. Tran maintains the clinch.
Bindi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tran avoids it.
Tran is trying to pull guard but Bindi has him pressed against the cage.
Bindi looking to stall.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bindi throws a head kick that misses.
Tran has Bindi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bindi lands a knee to the body.
Bindi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tran is defending well for now.
Bindi misses with an elbow strike.
Bindi lands an elbow that stopped Tran in his tracks for a moment.
Harry Tran's cut is getting worse.
Tran is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bindi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tran to the mat. Tran regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bindi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bindi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bindi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bindi postures up in Tran's guard and throws a big left but Tran blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bindi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bindi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tran is keeping the position for now.
Bindi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tran's head.
Bindi wants to control from the top but Tran keeps moving.
Bindi stands and throws Tran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bindi advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bindi.
Bindi tries to control but Tran wriggling away.
Bindi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bindi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bindi looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bindi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tran can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bindi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bindi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tran because Bindi loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bindi looking to finish with strikes here!
Harry Tran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tran is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hairy Bindi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bindi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hairy Bindi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is back passage only. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobo James!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Norton.
Norton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton digs a good hook to James's body.
Norton lands a slapping body shot.
James looks winded!
Norton sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Norton is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
James is rocked!
It looks like Bobo James has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton scores with a jab to the body.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
James walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Norton swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Graeme Norton!
Graeme Norton looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'hey guys i'm just trying to be everyone's favourite queer!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonawyn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crush 'em - Megadeth. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Gonawyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka tries to clinch up
and Gonawyn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boyka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonawyn.
Gonawyn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boyka wants to stand back up but Gonawyn manages to pass into side control.
Boyka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonawyn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boyka prevents Gonawyn from improving position.
Boyka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonawyn is controlling him well.
Boyka regains half guard, as Gonawyn was trying to land strikes.
Gonawyn wants to pass to mount but Boyka is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn seems to be looking for submissions.
Boyka wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonawyn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonawyn seems to be working for a kimura but Boyka defends the submission attempt.
Gonawyn 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.
Gonawyn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonawyn prevents Boyka from standing back up.
Gonawyn is looking to advance position but Boyka won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonawyn uses his free foot to push down on Boyka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boyka.
Boyka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonawyn punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Juri Boyka 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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonawyn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boyka?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Gonawyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juri Boyka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyka closes the distance but Gonawyn moves to the side
and Gonawyn moves into the clinch.
Boyka is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juri Boyka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Gonawyn!
King Gonawyn gave a mention to New World Order Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshaka Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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172 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tshaka Chin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Chin misses.
Bellic has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bellic is defended easily by Chin.
Chin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Chin as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Chin.
Niko Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bellic darts in trying to clinch
and Chin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chin scores with the left hand. Bellic knows he should have avoided that one.
Chin cracks Bellic with a hook to the temple - Bellic is on wobbly legs here! Chin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bellic falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Chin wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tshaka Chin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Kaufmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagan has chosen Bring Back The Biff as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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294 lbs
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283 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Kaufmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reagan lands a big shot that drops Kaufmore! Can he finish him?
It looks like Jeff Kaufmore has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaufmore keeping full guard, as Reagan tries to pass.
Kaufmore wants to sweep here but Reagan controlling him for the moment.
Kaufmore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reagan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kaufmore's closed guard. He's half up but Kaufmore has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kaufmore pivots and extends the arm, Reagan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kaufmore! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Kaufmore!
Jeff Kaufmore 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simengwa's choice of entrance music: Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grimes lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Simengwa wants to sweep here but Grimes controlling him for the moment.
Simengwa has Grimes pulled in close to control his posture.
Simengwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Simengwa keeps moving.
Grimes won't allow Simengwa to sweep him here.
Simengwa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grimes defends it easily.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Simengwa keeps moving.
Grimes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa is trying to control the position but Grimes postures up.
Grimes content to stall in guard here.
Simengwa keeping full guard, as Grimes tries to pass.
Simengwa wants to hit a switch here but Grimes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Simengwa there!
Grimes looking for a guillotine from mount but Simengwa is having none of it.
Grimes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grimes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Grimes avoids the attempt from Simengwa to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa is squirming around, avoiding Grimes's attempts to control the action.
Simengwa tries to lock up and control but Grimes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grimes looking to control but Simengwa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simengwa tries to hold on but Grimes pushes him away.
Grimes has control of Simengwa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Simengwa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grimes avoids the attempt from Simengwa to control.
Simengwa regains half guard.
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!
Grimes wants to work for an arm triangle but Simengwa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simengwa is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to pass the guard but Simengwa is defending well.
Simengwa tries to roll over but Grimes keeps him under control.
Simengwa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Simengwa controls Grimes momentarily but Grimes frees himself.
Grimes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simengwa is keeping the position for now.
Simengwa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grimes passes Simengwa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grimes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grimes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Simengwa sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grimes trying to control the action but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
Grimes seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Simengwa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simengwa pulls Grimes in close to his closed guard and prevents Grimes from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simengwa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grimes defends it easily.
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 Grimes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simengwa was covering up waiting for the punch and Grimes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Simengwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grimes defends well.
Simengwa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grimes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Simengwa keeps moving.
Grimes is pushing down on Simengwa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simengwa is fighting to maintain full guard but Grimes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grimes is pressing down on Simengwa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Simengwa is holding on for now.
Simengwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Simengwa defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes prevents Simengwa from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grimes in particular looking to stall.
Grimes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simengwa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grimes.
Grimes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simengwa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grimes.
Simengwa is trying to maintain the position but Grimes is very close to passing his half guard.
Rick Grimes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Simengwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grimes pulls his head out easily.
Simengwa gets back to full guard.
Simengwa keeping full guard, as Grimes tries to pass.
Grimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Simengwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simengwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grimes's guard.
Simengwa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grimes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simengwa has managed to get both his arms back between Grimes's legs - danger averted.
Grimes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simengwa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simengwa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grimes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grimes is trying to hold Simengwa in close to prevent damage but Simengwa has managed to pass into half guard.
Grimes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simengwa trying to control from half guard but Grimes is working away.
Grimes is trying to maintain the position but Simengwa is very close to passing his half guard.
Grimes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa is looking for a kimura here.
Simengwa trying to pass the guard but Grimes defending well.
Grimes looking for submissions off his back.
Simengwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simengwa is looking to advance position but Grimes won't allow it.
Grimes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Grimes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Simengwa has Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Simengwa pulls guard successfully.
Simengwa controls Grimes momentarily but Grimes frees himself.
Simengwa controlling Grimes's posture.
Grimes trying to control but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Simengwa is on top in guard.
Simengwa trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Grimes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simengwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is looking for a triangle but Simengwa pushes his legs off easily.
Grimes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simengwa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Simengwa passes Grimes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grimes is trying to control but can't.
Simengwa trying to control from half guard but Grimes is working away.
Grimes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimes wants to improve his position but Simengwa is controlling well.
Simengwa moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Grimes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa controlling from side mount.
Grimes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Simengwa is trying to control but can't.
Simengwa is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Grimes is tapping! Great win for Simengwa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Baraka Simengwa!
Baraka Simengwa very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Shirts 6$ Shorts 8$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Dime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Nostro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
181 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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34
198 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Dime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Nostro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dime misses with a few strikes there.
Dime stuffs the takedown attempt from Nostro. Nostro gets slowly back to his feet.
Nostro tries for a takedown but Dime circles away easily
and Dime counters with a nice body shot.
Dime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dime wants to clinch up but Nostro keeps it at a distance.
Dime throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nostro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dime manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nostro postures up in Dime's guard and throws a big left but Dime blocks it.
Nostro throws a big elbow that misses.
Nostro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nostro postures up and lands a big shot to Dime's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dime keeping full guard, as Nostro tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nostro landing some decent shots from guard.
Dime utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nostro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nostro works over Dime with some ground and pound from guard.
Nostro working some strikes from top position.
Nostro works over Dime with some ground and pound from guard.
Nostro postures up in Dime's guard and throws a big left but Dime blocks it.
Dime is breathing heavily.
Nostro distracts Dime with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nostro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nostro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nostro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nostro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nostro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dime working a defensive guard here.
Nostro throwing strikes from guard but Dime blocks nicely.
Nostro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nostro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nostro passes Dime's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nostro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dime defending well though.
Nostro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nostro is looking for a kimura here.
Nostro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dime's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nostro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dime defends it well.
Nostro trying to pass the guard but Dime defending well.
Nostro lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nostro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nostro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nostro is looking for a kimura here.
Nostro working over Dime with some ground and pound. Dime looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Nostro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nostro closes the distance and clinches up with Dime, looking for a takedown. Nostro pushes Dime against the cage but Dime circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nostro fails with the takedown.
Nostro tries for a takedown but Dime sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonny Dime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Nostro.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nostro is defended easily by Dime.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dime slaps away a takedown attempt from Nostro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dime throws a push kick but Nostro slaps the foot to one side.
Nostro shoots in and drives through. Dime sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dime.
Nice takedown defense from Dime. No joy for Nostro on that attempt.
Dime is looking to score with low kicks.
Nostro is breathing heavily.
Dime tries for a takedown but Nostro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nostro avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nostro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dime - the referee stops the clock and Nostro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dime. Nostro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jonny Dime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nostro has his takedown stuffed
and Dime counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy left from Dime finds it's target.
Nostro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dime's waist but Dime gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nostro off to one side.
Nostro dives in and grabs Dime's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dime pushes down on Nostro's head and hops out.
Nostro leaves Dime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dime catches Nostro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nostro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dime sprawls well. Dime wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nostro gets slowly back to his feet.
Nostro shoots in looking for a takedown but Dime manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nostro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dime throws a nice looking combination but Nostro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dime wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dime tries to clinch but Nostro is having none of it.
Dime turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dime misses with a series of wild punches.
Nostro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nostro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nostro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nostro postures up in Dime's guard and throws a big left but Dime blocks it.
Nostro postures up and lands a big shot to Dime's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nostro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nostro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nostro is working Dime over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vincent Nostro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nostro throws a big right hand that misses.
Nostro stands up over Dime, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nostro stands up over Dime, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nostro chips away with some ground and pound.
Dime is rocked!
Nostro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Dime is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nostro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nostro stands and throws Dime's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
Nostro is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dime looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nostro gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dime is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nostro lets go of the hold and Dime can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vincent Nostro!
A victorious Vincent Nostro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Samson Savea has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Samson Savea seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
257 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Savea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews needs to keep his hands up - Savea had a free shot at his head there.
Matthews tries to sprawl but Savea drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Savea thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Matthews actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matthews kicks off Savea and gets to his feet.
Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savea defends it nicely.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samson Savea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Savea throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
Savea rushes Matthews and presses him up against the cage.
Savea wants to get back to striking at distance but Matthews won't allow it.
Savea tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews looking for a takedown.
Matthews jumps guard but Savea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Savea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matthews prevents a body shot from Savea.
Savea wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savea breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matthews somewhat.
Matthews closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Savea quickly recovers to half guard.
Matthews stops Savea from getting back to his feet.
Matthews is working for a submission of some sort.
Savea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Savea is trying to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Savea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matthews seems to be looking for submissions.
Matthews is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matthews stalling away here and it's allowed Savea to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matthews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews 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.
Matthews throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Savea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Matthews is in Savea's guard.
Matthews slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Max Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savea keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews pushing down on Savea's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matthews sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matthews is trying to control. Savea wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Matthews was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Savea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthews.
Matthews shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Savea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Matthews controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Savea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Max Matthews has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savea scores with a jab to the head.
Savea throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Savea.
Savea scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Savea misses with a few strikes there.
Savea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Savea misses with a body shot.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Savea's waist but Savea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Samson Savea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savea wants to land a leg kick but Matthews is out of range.
Matthews throws a head kick but Savea moves out of range.
No luck for Savea with that takedown attempt.
Savea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savea swivels and escapes.
Samson Savea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Matthews.
Matthews drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savea wants to stand but Matthews is controlling the position.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Savea has wrist control.
Matthews engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Savea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Savea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Savea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Savea.
Savea looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savea but Savea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savea.
Savea throws a hook but Matthews blocks it.
Samson Savea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Savea. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Savea.
Savea rushes Matthews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savea tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews drags the fight down to the ground.
Matthews wants to sweep but no luck.
Matthews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea postures up in Matthews's guard and throws a big left but Matthews blocks it.
Matthews pushes Savea off and scrambles back to his feet.
Savea fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews has managed to clinch.
Matthews can't get the takedown.
Matthews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Savea forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samson Savea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Matthews.
Savea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Savea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthews sprawls well. Matthews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savea gets slowly back to his feet.
Savea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthews.
Savea lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savea pinned against the cage. Savea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthews can pounce on him.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea misses the shot to the body.
Matthews walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savea clinches.
Matthews wants to take the fight to the mat but Savea manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Matthews jumps guard and drags Savea to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Matthews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savea's guard.
Max Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matthews gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Samson Savea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
Savea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Savea.
Sloppy strikes from Savea. Those never looked like landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matthews.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savea is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The strikes coming from Matthews are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews slows the pace down.
Matthews is working to tighten is grip on Savea's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Savea has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Matthews is really squeezing tight and eventually Savea passes out! Matthews breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Max Matthews!
In his post fight interview, Max Matthews started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes into the arena with t.i and ludacris-wish you would blaring out of the sound system. Tyson Drone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcilazo misses with a low kick as Drone jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Garcilazo.
That kick from Garcilazo tenderised Drone's leg. Drone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcilazo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcilazo scores with a hook to the body. Drone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drone is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcilazo thumps Drone with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcilazo is looking to slow Drone down with leg kicks.
Garcilazo is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Drone hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Martin Garcilazo!
Martin Garcilazo is the new super heavyweight champion!
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