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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricci Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricci Boyd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricci Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zen shoots in for a takedown but Boyd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyd stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kita Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zen misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zen is concentrating on defense, preventing Boyd from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyd wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Zen uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Boyd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boyd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zen looking to control.
Boyd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Boyd has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen misses with a takedown
and Boyd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boyd looking to sit in guard and control but Zen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyd trying to control the position.
Zen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boyd controls Zen momentarily but Zen frees himself.
Boyd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zen is trying to get back to full guard.
Zen is trying to stand back up but Boyd is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen is looking to improve his position.
Zen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zen is trying to stand.
Boyd working Zen over with strikes.
Boyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zen is trying to control but can't.
Zen tries to roll over but Boyd keeps him under control.
Zen wants to get back to his feet.
Boyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Boyd.
Zen tries to get to full guard but Boyd has control of the leg.
Zen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boyd.
Zen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zen misses with a head kick.
Zen throws a wild body kick that Boyd sees coming a mile off.
Zen moves into the clinch successfully.
Zen lands a knee to the body.
Boyd prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyd is looking to control Zen's arms but Zen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boyd has his back to the cage.
Boyd wants a takedown.
Zen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyd looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ricci Boyd has been cut.
Zen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen shoots for a double leg takedown but Boyd sprawls well. He's pushed Zen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Zen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zen dives in and grabs Boyd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyd pushes down on Zen's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zen crunches a lovely knee into Boyd's ribcage.
A short right from Zen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyd controls his hands.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Boyd has had enough of the clinch but Zen keeps him there for the moment.
Zen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricci Boyd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricci Boyd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zen swivels and escapes.
Zen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyd avoids it really well and circles away.
Zen gets the takedown into side control.
Zen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boyd tries to improve position but can't.
Zen is staying tight to Boyd's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boyd is not content to let Zen control the position.
Zen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen fails with a takedown attempt.
Zen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boyd's waist but Boyd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kita Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
Zen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zen working over Boyd with some ground and pound. Boyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boyd wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Zen is keen to just control but Boyd is a slippery customer.
Zen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zen wants to work for an arm triangle but Boyd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boyd tries to roll over but Zen keeps him under control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zen seems to be working for a kimura but Boyd defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen is looking to take a break and control but Boyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zen is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Kita Zen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyd wants to get back to full guard.
Zen is working for a submission of some sort.
Zen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boyd defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
Zen is trying to control. Boyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boyd is trying to stand.
Zen is pressing down on Boyd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyd is holding on for now.
Zen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boyd is pressing down on Zen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zen won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
Zen wanted to stand there but Boyd had control of the position.
Zen advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kita Zen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricci Boyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zen misses with a takedown
and Boyd counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Boyd as Zen shoots in.
Zen clinches with his opponent.
Boyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boyds head.
Zen decides to pull guard.
Zen trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
Boyd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zen jumps into guard, dragging Boyd to the mat.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zen is pulling down on Boyd's head. It's preventing any offense from Boyd, at least for the moment.
Zen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyd's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd controls Zen momentarily but Zen frees himself.
Zen trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Boyd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zen trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Zen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen clinches up against the cage.
Boyd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zen jumps guard and drags Boyd to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen striking off his back but it's not causing Boyd any problems.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Zen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boyd throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zen looking to secure an arm triangle but Boyd defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen get's back to his feet.
Boyd gets a takedown into half guard.
Zen gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Zen is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd wants to control from the top but Zen keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kita Zen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kita Zen!
After winning the bout, Kita Zen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Garcilazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolf Hummel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcilazo looks for the body kick but Hummel saw that one coming.
Garcilazo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hummel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcilazo avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcilazo lands a right hook to the body.
Garcilazo stuns Hummel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hummel looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcilazo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo thumps Hummel with a low kick.
Garcilazo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hummel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo and Hummel are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Garcilazo throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hummel into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Garcilazo knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Martin Garcilazo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes to the cage accompanied by t.i and ludacris-wish you would. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lewis's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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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
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Drone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drone is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Drone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis throws a strike but Drone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Drone passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control from the bottom.
Drone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drone seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drone wants to work for an arm triangle but Lewis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drone seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drone has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Lewis works to full guard.
Drone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lewis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lewis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lewis!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Drone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lewis looks for a takedown but Drone sprawls well.
Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.
Drone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Drone's head.
Drone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis distracts Drone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis is in close to Drone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Drone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis throws a sloppy strike and Drone has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Lewis is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Drone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Drone!
Tyson Drone 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 Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Piere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Materson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Piere!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Piere. No joy for Materson on that attempt.
Materson has his takedown stuffed
and Piere counters with a left to the body.
Materson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Materson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Materson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Mike Materson has been cut.
Piere jabs at Materson's body.
Materson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piere throws a looping overhand right but Materson ducks down to avoid it.
Materson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piere tries to avoid it but Materson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piere to the ground. Piere escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materson circles away quickly and effectively.
Piere works Materson's body with a nice hook.
Piere swinging wildly here.
Piere misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piere steps in with a hook that catches Materson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Piere follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Materson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Piere!
An out of breath George Piere thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobo James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ici La Bas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobo James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ici La Bas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bas gets a takedown into half guard.
La Bas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Bas on the ground.
La Bas tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
James trying to control but La Bas postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking for a sweep. La Bas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
La Bas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but James sees it coming and defends easily.
James gets full guard.
La Bas slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is pressing down on La Bas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
La Bas drops back, looking for a kneebar! James looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. James looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from James!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bas parries the strikes from James easily there. James is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable La Bas to escape.
La Bas striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
La Bas manages to work his way to half guard, despite James's best efforts.
La Bas looking for submissions off his back.
James tries to pass to full mount but La Bas defends it.
James is looking to take a break and control but La Bas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Bas is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! James is tapping! Great win for La Bas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ici La Bas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson LeBlanc struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.5lbs 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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aloe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloe fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeBlanc shoots for a takedown but Aloe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
LeBlanc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aloe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LeBlanc, pushing him back against the cage.
LeBlanc is trying to pull guard but Aloe has him pressed against the cage.
Jose Aloe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson LeBlanc.
Aloe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aloe tries to work over LeBlanc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LeBlanc looking for a takedown.
Aloe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc tries to score a body lock takedown but Aloe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aloe is leaning against LeBlanc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Aloe.
LeBlanc looks winded!
Aloe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aloe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aloe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aloe tries a body shot but LeBlanc blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aloe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
LeBlanc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aloe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by LeBlanc or perhaps it was just good defense by Aloe which made him look bad.
Aloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aloe wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
LeBlanc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aloe pinned against the cage. Aloe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - LeBlanc lands in his opponent's guard.
Aloe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aloe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
LeBlanc throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloe has LeBlanc pulled in close to control his posture.
LeBlanc passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aloe is not content to let LeBlanc control the position.
LeBlanc tries for a kimura but Aloe is defending well.
Aloe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
LeBlanc is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aloe has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no LeBlanc has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aloe struggling a bit here.
Aloe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because LeBlanc is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
LeBlanc trying to control the position but Aloe is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aloe can't do much from the bottom here.
Aloe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LeBlanc on the ground.
Aloe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Aloe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
LeBlanc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeBlanc stands up.
LeBlanc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aloe pinned against the cage. Aloe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
LeBlanc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
LeBlanc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloe wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
Aloe missing with a left hand there. LeBlanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeBlanc misses with a takedown attempt - Aloe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jose Aloe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson LeBlanc.
LeBlanc keeps the fight on the outside.
LeBlanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Aloe wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aloe circles away.
LeBlanc is breathing heavily.
Aloe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and LeBlanc counters with a low kick, right behind Aloe 's knee.
LeBlanc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aloe tries to avoid it but LeBlanc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aloe to the ground. Aloe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
LeBlanc shoots in for a takedown but Aloe shows good takedown defense.
LeBlanc gets tackled into the cage by Aloe. Aloe maintains the clinch.
LeBlanc ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. LeBlanc no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aloe trying to control the position from guard on top but LeBlanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aloe wants to get up but he can't break LeBlanc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aloe wants to pass the guard but LeBlanc is keeping the position.
Aloe stands up from LeBlanc's guard - Aloe perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from LeBlanc.
Aloe is looking to clinch but LeBlanc is avoiding it.
Aloe moves to clinch but LeBlanc breaks away
and LeBlanc counters with a head kick. That will keep Aloe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aloe moves in looking to clinch but LeBlanc pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aloe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aloe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LeBlanc's elbow.
LeBlanc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aloe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
LeBlanc has a takedown stuffed.
Aloe moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aloe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
LeBlanc wants a takedown but no success 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 Jose Aloe 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. This is the final round!
Aloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aloe moves in looking to clinch but LeBlanc pushes him off.
Aloe lands a two punch combo.
Aloe closes the distance looking to clinch
and LeBlanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LeBlanc shoots for a double leg takedown but Aloe sprawls well. He's pushed LeBlanc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
LeBlanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aloe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Aloe does no damage.
Aloe forces LeBlanc back against the cage and clinches.
Aloe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
LeBlanc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Aloe as the two fighters clinch.
LeBlanc is working for takedown but Aloe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aloe lands a body punch in the clinch.
LeBlanc tries to pull guard but Aloe won't allow it.
Jose Aloe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson LeBlanc.
Aloe digs a right hand into LeBlanc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on LeBlanc's gas tank.
A short right from Aloe.
Aloe can't find room to land a body shot as LeBlanc controls the action.
Nice body punch from Aloe - that landed with a thud.
Aloe lands a nice shot to the body.
Aloe lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Aloe.
Aloe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LeBlanc is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aloe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloe tries to throw a body punch but LeBlanc avoids it by throwing Aloe back against the cage.
Aloe struggles to land a body shot inside as LeBlanc controls his hands.
LeBlanc wants a takedown.
Aloe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aloe taking a breather.
Aloe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aloe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LeBlanc wants a takedown but no success here.
Aloe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aloe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Aloe - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Aloe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aloe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aloe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aloe has LeBlanc pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloe pushes LeBlanc back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
LeBlanc is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
LeBlanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Aloe finish him?
LeBlanc looking to throw knees to the head but Aloe is blocking nicely.
LeBlanc seems to have recovered his senses.
Aloe gets underhooks to prevent LeBlanc's takedown attempt.
LeBlanc is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aloe is defending well.
Aloe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aloe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jose Aloe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aloe pushes LeBlanc back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aloe taking a breather.
LeBlanc has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aloe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloe cracks LeBlanc with a nice body shot.
Aloe lands a body punch.
Tyson LeBlanc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aloe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Aloe.
LeBlanc tries for a takedown but Aloe manages to get underhooks.
Aloe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aloe is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Aloe.
Aloe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aloe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aloe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jose Aloe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashot Khachatryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Greco looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashot Khachatryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Greco!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khachatryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greco looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Khachatryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khachatryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khachatryan throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khachatryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khachatryan content to stall in guard here.
Greco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Greco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khachatryan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khachatryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khachatryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khachatryan stands and throws Greco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Greco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khachatryan throws an elbow but Greco slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khachatryan cracks Greco with a big right hand but Greco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khachatryan takes a little break here. Greco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Khachatryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Greco's head but Greco avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Greco's face as Khachatryan controls the position.
Khachatryan working the head and body with strikes.
Khachatryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khachatryan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Greco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Khachatryan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Khachatryan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Khachatryan is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Khachatryan stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khachatryan in side control, throwing shots but Greco defends.
Khachatryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Khachatryan lands a few punches from side control.
Greco is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco dodges the ground and pound from Khachatryan.
Khachatryan looks up at the clock and then as Greco takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khachatryan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Greco dodges the ground and pound from Khachatryan.
Khachatryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khachatryan advances to mount.
Khachatryan scoring with strikes but Greco is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khachatryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Khachatryan landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashot Khachatryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy left from Khachatryan finds it's target.
Greco is rocked!
Greco drops his hands momentarily. Khachatryan doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Greco staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Greco doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ashot Khachatryan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Carnitine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carnitine.
Carnitine drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carnitine sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carnitine throws a big right hand that misses.
Carnitine trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carnitine stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Grant wants to get back to his feet but Carnitine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carnitine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carnitine trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Carnitine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carnitine advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grant is trying to escape the position but Carnitine is controlling the position.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Carnitine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carnitine is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carnitine sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grant is not content to let Carnitine control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to control Carnitine's posture but Carnitine avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carnitine in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Who's going to make the next move?
Carnitine lands an elbow.
Carnitine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carnitine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carnitine in side control, throwing shots but Grant defends.
Carnitine is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carnitine cracks Grant with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carnitine trying to control the position but Grant is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Carnitine 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.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carnitine.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carnitine scores with a nice right hand.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Carnitine.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carnitine manages to avoid it.
Carnitine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grant has time to react.
Grant throws a body punch but Carnitine moves out of range.
Carnitine gets a double leg takedown into Grant's guard.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carnitine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Carnitine lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant seems keen to control Carnitine's posture.
Carnitine trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant keeping full guard, as Carnitine tries to pass.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carnitine landing some decent shots from guard.
Carnitine won't allow Grant to sweep him here.
Carnitine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carnitine postures up and lands a big shot to Grant's brow.
Carnitine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grant's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to improve his position but Carnitine is controlling well.
Carnitine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carnitine is nestled in close to Grant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grant is pressing down on Carnitine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carnitine landing with the ground and pound.
Larry Carnitine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Carnitine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carnitine.
Carnitine content to stall in guard here.
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Carnitine from controlling successfully.
Carnitine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carnitine is pushing down on Grant's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grant is fighting to maintain full guard but Carnitine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carnitine stops Grant from standing up.
Carnitine postures up and lands a big shot to Grant's brow.
Carnitine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant looking for a sweep. Not yet Grant, not yet.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to get back to his feet but Carnitine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Larry Carnitine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grant cracks a nice hook into Carnitine's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carnitine misses with a body shot.
Carnitine lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carnitine.
Carnitine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Carnitine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carnitine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carnitine lands a jab to the head.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Grant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grant wants it to stay on the feet.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Carnitine shoots in looking for a takedown but Grant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carnitine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnitine thuds his right hand into Grant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant avoids the body shot from Carnitine.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Carnitine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carnitine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grant finds it's way round the side to connect with Carnitine's head.
Carnitine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carnitine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grant quickly recovers to half guard.
Carnitine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grant taking some punishment here, with Carnitine in his half guard.
Carnitine is trying to control the action in half guard but Grant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grant pushes Carnitine off looking to stand but Carnitine dives back in and keeps control.
Carnitine is looking for a kimura but Grant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carnitine to get the leverage.
Carnitine is working for a kimura but Grant is defending it quite comfortably.
Carnitine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to kick Carnitine off but Carnitine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carnitine seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carnitine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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!
Grant is looking to control Carnitine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grant avoid being mounted?
Carnitine slips a nice elbow through Grant's hands, connecting with Grant's forehead.
Carnitine is nestled in close to Grant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grant is pressing down on Carnitine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to stand up but Carnitine is controlling him.
Carnitine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Carnitine working away.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carnitine is putting a hurting on Grant here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carnitine misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carnitine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.
Carnitine in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grant is trying to get back to his feet.
Carnitine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carnitine lands a nice forearm strike.
Manus Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carnitine is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnitine scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Carnitine.
Carnitine scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grant to see if he's OK.
Grant tries to improve position but can't.
Carnitine takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Grant to pass into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Carnitine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carnitine 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Carnitine!
Larry Carnitine made sure to mention his sponsor, Hardcore Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Colt (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa gets a double leg takedown into Colt's guard.
Colt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simengwa defends it easily.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simengwa stays in close to Colt's body and controls the position.
Simengwa advances to half guard.
Colt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Colt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simengwa wants to work for an arm triangle but Colt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Colt is staying active underneath Simengwa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simengwa passes to full mount!
Simengwa fails to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa content just to control the position here.
Colt is desperately trying to improve his position but Simengwa has a good base and remains in mount.
Simengwa content just to control the position here.
Colt has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Simengwa has got one arm under Colt's chin. This could be trouble... Colt trying to control the other hand but Simengwa gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Colt has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baraka Simengwa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Baraka Simengwa waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 7$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espinoza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: krolithika. Ace Espinoza told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace Espinoza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven throws a solid leg kick but Espinoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raven.
Espinoza throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Espinoza moves out of range as Raven strikes.
Espinoza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Espinoza!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Espinoza dodges the ground and pound from Raven.
Raven lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Espinoza down.
Raven scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espinoza is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Raven are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Raven creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Espinoza looking for a sweep but Raven has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Espinoza is looking to improve his position but Raven isn't that keen on the idea.
Espinoza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Espinoza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espinoza looking for submissions off his back.
Espinoza has hold of Raven's hands but Raven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven prevents Espinoza from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Raven there.
Espinoza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Raven.
Raven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Espinoza's head.
Raven 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.
Espinoza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raven defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raven connects with a couple of short punches.
Raven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Espinoza keeping full guard, as Raven tries to pass.
Raven scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raven postures up and lands a big shot to Espinoza's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven scoring with punches to the head and body.
Espinoza controls Raven momentarily but Raven frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza has momentary wrist control but Raven slips an elbow through the middle.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Espinoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Espinoza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Espinoza is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven trying to control but Espinoza is working from the bottom.
Raven postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raven is working Espinoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raven with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Espinoza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raven defends well.
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza wants to stand up but Raven is controlling him.
Espinoza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raven defends it easily.
Espinoza has his feet on Raven's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Espinoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raven.
It looks like Ace Espinoza has been cut.
Ace Espinoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espinoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Espinoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Raven.
Raven struggles to land a body shot inside as Espinoza controls his hands.
Raven throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven tries to work over Espinoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espinoza is keeping busy.
Espinoza is trying to push Raven away but Raven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Espinoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Espinoza moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
Espinoza tries to clinch up.
Raven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Espinoza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Espinoza is out of range and Raven settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raven takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raven.
Espinoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raven missing with a left hand there. Espinoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Espinoza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Raven misses its intended target.
Raven tries to land a leg kick but Espinoza saw it coming and moves away.
Raven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Espinoza. Those never looked like landing.
Espinoza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raven swivels and escapes.
Espinoza is looking to score with low kicks.
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Raven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espinoza misses with a two punch combination.
Espinoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Raven here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Espinoza misses with the combination.
Espinoza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raven circles away.
Raven swats away the attempt to clinch by Espinoza.
Espinoza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza is looking to clinch but Raven is avoiding it.
Raven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Espinoza's head.
Espinoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Raven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Espinoza.
Espinoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espinoza.
Espinoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raven circles away quickly and effectively.
Raven lands with an uppercut that bounces Espinoza off the cage and back into range.
Ace Espinoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Espinoza misses with the combination.
Espinoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Raven lands a jab to Espinoza's midsection.
No joy there for Espinoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raven throws a solid leg kick but Espinoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raven.
Espinoza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Espinoza is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Espinoza.
Raven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and Espinoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Raven with a nice cross.
Espinoza ducks under a wild hook from Raven.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Espinoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Raven circles away.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven swings for the body but Espinoza moves out of range.
Espinoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Espinoza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Espinoza scrambles back to his feet.
Raven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas Raven is winning the standup battle so far.
Espinoza throws a right hand that Raven ducks under and follows up with a left that Raven also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza shoots in and drives through. Raven sprawls well.
Espinoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raven throws a low kick but Espinoza avoids it.
Raven feints and as Espinoza raises his hands in defense, Raven changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raven with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raven working some strikes from top position.
Espinoza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raven.
Raven scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raven stops Espinoza from standing up.
Raven working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Espinoza's head.
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raven passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raven scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven grinds an elbow into Espinoza's temple.
Raven advances nicely into full mount.
Espinoza can't escape the position.
Raven looking to finish Espinoza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Espinoza!
Raven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Espinoza is rocked!
Raven cracks Espinoza with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Raven!
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