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QFC Tournament 194 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roronoa Marimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Marimo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz scores with the left hand. Marimo knows he should have avoided that one.
Marimo misses with a double jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Marimo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortiz. That snapped Marimo's head back.
Ortiz stalks Marimo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marimo's face. Marimo staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roronoa Marimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marimo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marimo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marimo throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Marimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marimo misses with a double jab.
Jab by Ortiz.
Marimo takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marimo if he has to take too many more of those.
A combination from Marimo does no damage.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Marimo misses with a hook
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marimo throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz lands with a shot to the body.
Marimo misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marimo throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marimo scores with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Marimo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marimo misses with a two punch combination.
Marimo looks winded!
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Marimo avoids it well.
Marimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marimo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marimo throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marimo misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Marimo.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
Marimo misses with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marimo throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Marimo throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Marimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Marimo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Marimo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marimo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortiz - the referee stops the clock and Marimo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortiz. Marimo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marimo misses with a left hand
and Marimo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marimo misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Marimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marimo thinking.
Marimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Marimo misses with a looping right.
Marimo takes a kick to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marimo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marimo misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Marimo tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Marimo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Marimo.
Marimo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
Ortiz throws a right hand that Marimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Marimo also avoids with ease.
Ortiz lands with a kick to the temple. Marimo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marimo tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marimo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marimo throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Marimo throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Marimo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marimo drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a hook.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marimo's head.
Marimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marimo swinging wildly here.
Marimo throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Marimo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marimo throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marimo throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Marimo.
Ortiz with a nice cross.
David Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marimo misses with the combination.
Marimo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Marimo throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Marimo moves out of range easily.
Marimo has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Marimo has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marimo breaks the clinch.
Marimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a combination. Marimo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Marimo walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marimo throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Marimo with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
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 David Ortiz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marimo.
Ortiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marimo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marimo.
Marimo looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Marimo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz cracks Marimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marimo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marimo misses with a double jab.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz scores with a jab. Marimo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortiz dips to his left and cracks Marimo with an uppercut!
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Marimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Marimo tries to avoid it.
Marimo thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marimo throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a body kick. Marimo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Marimo misses.
Marimo misses with a combination
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marimo swings widly with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Marimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz cracks Marimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but Marimo seems unphased.
Ortiz scores with the left hand. Marimo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marimo throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Marimo misses its intended target.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Marimo.
Marimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marimo blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Marimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marimo misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marimo misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, 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 for David Ortiz!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for David Ortiz!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for David Ortiz!
David Ortiz wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious David Ortiz 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ob Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Clover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ob Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Clover!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ma is defended easily by Clover.
Clover lands a lovely overhand right.
Clover scores with a head kick. Ma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ob Ma has been cut.
Kenny Clover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ma. That did some damage!
Clover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ma's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ma is defended easily by Clover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ob Ma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clover lands a high kick!
Clover goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clover scoring well with a low kick there.
Ma misses with a takedown attempt - Clover sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clover moves away.
Ma really is a fat lump.
Clover connects with an inside leg kick.
Ma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ma. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover is looking for a sweep.
Clover manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ma pulls his head out easily.
Clover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ma pulls his head out easily.
Clover looks winded!
Still in half guard, Ma seems content to control.
Clover actively working from the bottom here.
Clover looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clover is refusing to be controlled, as Ma sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clover defending well though.
Ma is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ma in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Clover tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ob Ma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warren Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Litoris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litoris moves into the clinch.
Litoris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Litoris won't allow it.
Rasmussen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Litoris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Litoris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Litoris checks a low kick from Rasmussen.
Litoris closes the distance and pushes Rasmussen back into the cage.
Litoris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasmussen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Litoris blocking some punches.
Litoris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Litoris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Litoris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasmussen misses with a punch to the body.
Rasmussen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Litoris backwards.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasmussen is looking to break free of the clinch but Litoris has double underhooks.
Rasmussen wants to stall.
Rasmussen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris looking to throw knees to the head but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
Litoris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Litoris is controlling him.
Rasmussen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Litoris prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.
Litoris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasmussen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Litoris keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Litoris keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Litoris.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Litoris keeps him there for the moment.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Litoris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rasmussen can't find room to land a body shot as Litoris controls the action.
Rasmussen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Litoris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Litoris keeps him there for the moment.
Litoris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Litoris looks winded!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Litoris trying to land knees to the body.
Litoris looking to throw knees to the head but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
Litoris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rasmussen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to break free but Litoris pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rasmussen fails to land.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Litoris.
Rasmussen is looking to break free of the clinch but Litoris has double underhooks.
Rasmussen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Litoris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasmussen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Litoris keeps him there for the moment.
Litoris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasmussen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen is trying to force a seperation but Litoris has the dominant position.
Rasmussen tries to break free but Litoris pushes him back against the cage.
Litoris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Litoris won't allow it.
Litoris looking to throw knees to the head but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Litoris blocking some punches.
Litoris looking to throw knees to the head but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Litoris.
Rasmussen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to break the clinch but Litoris is controlling the position.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasmussen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Litoris is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litoris.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Litoris is controlling him.
Litoris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Litoris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rasmussen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rasmussen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rasmussen looks to land a combination. Litoris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rasmussen misses with a wild combination.
Litoris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litoris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Rasmussen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A good leg kick by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen stuns Litoris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rasmussen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rasmussen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasmussen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rasmussen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Rasmussen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rasmussen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rasmussen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rasmussen misses with a body kick.
Rasmussen gets tackled into the cage by Litoris. Litoris maintains the clinch.
Litoris tries a knee to the head but Rasmussen blocks it.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Litoris has him pressed against the cage.
Litoris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasmussen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Litoris tries to land a knee to the head but Rasmussen blocks with his arms.
Rasmussen working hard to break the clinch.
Rasmussen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasmussen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen wants to break free but Litoris has control.
Litoris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Litoris won't allow it.
Litoris is breathing heavily.
Litoris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasmussen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litoris.
Rasmussen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen tries a body shot but Litoris blocks it.
Rasmussen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen is trying to push Litoris away but Litoris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rasmussen is trying to push Litoris away but Litoris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Litoris keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litoris.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Litoris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasmussen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Litoris has Rasmussen pressed against the cage, preventing Rasmussen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rasmussen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Litoris has him pressed against the cage.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rasmussen tries to circle away but Litoris has him pinned against the cage.
Rasmussen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rasmussen is looking to break free of the clinch but Litoris has double underhooks.
Rasmussen lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Litoris won't allow it.
Warren Rasmussen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Litoris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Litoris won't allow it.
Litoris has Rasmussen pressed against the cage, preventing Rasmussen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Litoris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rasmussen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rasmussen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Litoris backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Litoris is controlling him.
Litoris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rasmussen blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Litoris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rasmussen blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Litoris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Litoris misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Litoris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Litoris is controlling him.
Rasmussen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasmussen tries a body shot but Litoris blocks it.
Rasmussen trying to stall but Litoris improves his position.
Litoris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rasmussen's efforts to push away.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Litoris.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Litoris blocks an uppercut.
Rasmussen can't break the clinch.
Litoris tries to land a knee to the head but Rasmussen blocks with his arms.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasmussen working hard to break the clinch.
Litoris blocks a body shot from Rasmussen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
Rasmussen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Litoris prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Litoris keeps him there for the moment.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Rasmussen tries to work over Litoris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litoris.
Litoris blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
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!
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Litoris is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasmussen working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Litoris as Rasmussen tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litoris.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Rasmussen dominated that second round.
That's time! Rasmussen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rasmussen swings for the body but Litoris moves out of range.
Rasmussen connects with an inside leg kick.
Rasmussen misses with a wild body shot.
Rasmussen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warren Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasmussen punishes Litoris's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Rasmussen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rasmussen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Litoris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rasmussen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rasmussen thumps Litoris with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen tests Litoris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rasmussen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick which misses Litoris's front leg but catches the back leg as Litoris tries to avoid it.
Rasmussen lands a nice hook to Litoris's body. Litoris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rasmussen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rasmussen.
Warren Rasmussen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rasmussen. That's going to slow Litoris down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is looking to slow Litoris down with leg kicks.
Rasmussen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rasmussen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rasmussen pushes Litoris away with a front kick.
Rasmussen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rasmussen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Litoris checks it well.
Litoris walks into a stiff left hand from Rasmussen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rasmussen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Litoris checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen lands a leg kick that knocks Litoris off balance momentarily.
Rasmussen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasmussen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rasmussen lands a jab to the nose.
Warren Rasmussen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Litoris moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rasmussen, right into the meat.
Rasmussen fakes the leg kick and cracks Litoris in the body.
Rasmussen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen thows a body kick. Litoris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Litoris 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.
Nice straight punches there by Rasmussen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rasmussen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasmussen connects with an inside leg kick.
Rasmussen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Litoris's sensitive parts.
Rasmussen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Litoris. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasmussen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mike Litoris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rasmussen fakes the leg kick and cracks Litoris in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren Rasmussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rasmussen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Warren Rasmussen!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Warren Rasmussen!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Warren Rasmussen!
Warren Rasmussen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Tickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Two!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tickel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Two lands a body punch.
Two stalls.
Tickel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Two is defending well.
Two breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two scores a trip takedown into side control. 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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Two trying to control the action but Tickel is working from the bottom.
Two is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two wants to stand but Tickel has his arm trapped.
Two really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tickel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tickel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tickel wants to control but Two postures up.
Two working the ground and pound.
Two tries to advance to mount but Tickel instead regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tickel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tickel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Two is posturing up here but Tickel has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Two tries to roll out but it's too tight and Two has to tap! Slick submission there by Tickel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Tickel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Riley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Riley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left and a right from Riley both land. Nice combination.
Donald Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
letting Dokken counter with a right hand.
Dokken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dokken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dokken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riley in his tracks.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Riley misses.
Dokken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Dokken saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dokken.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dokken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dokken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dokken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riley to score with a decent uppercut.
Dokken ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken staying out of range there.
Dokken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dokken gets slowly back to his feet.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley misses with a hook
and Dokken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken moves away from the strike by Riley.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Dokken moves away and avoids it.
Dokken moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dokken napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dokken being controlled for a moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Riley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley misses with an uppercut
and Dokken counters with a nice body shot.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Dokken counters with a nice uppercut.
Dokken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dokken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riley misses with a right hand
and Dokken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Dokken moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riley's head backwards.
Dokken tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Riley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dokken counters with a left to the body.
Riley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riley jabs Dokken right on the nose. Dokken blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Dokken counters with a three punch combo that has Riley backing up. Riley nods at Dokken to acknowledge the strikes.
Riley throws a right hand that Dokken ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokken also avoids with ease.
A big left from Riley misses.
Dokken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Dokken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dokken momentarily.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dokken.
Dokken throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Dokken.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donald Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley stands and throws Dokken's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dokken is looking to reverse the position.
Riley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dokken taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dokken struggling a bit here.
Riley controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken parries the strikes from Riley easily there. Riley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dokken to escape.
Riley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here as Riley stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Riley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dokken takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Riley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axl Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dokken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riley on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Riley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dokken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Donald Riley!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Donald Riley!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Donald Riley!
Donald Riley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsumoto Oda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsumoto Oda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oda swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews throws a hook but Oda blocks it.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthews misses with a hook.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews swings for the body but Oda moves out of range.
Oda moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oda moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Oda saw that one coming.
Matthews lands a really nice looking cross but Oda seems unphased.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Matthews.
Oda is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Matthews tries to bum rush Oda with a series of wild strikes but Oda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews tries to clinch but Oda is having none of it.
Matthews takes a swing at Oda's ribcage but misses.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Oda.
Matthews throws a jab when Oda was well out of range.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Oda is avoiding it.
Oda swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Oda avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Oda circles away.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Oda slips the punch.
Oda slips under a jab from Matthews.
Oda circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Matthews to the ground. Oda is now in Matthews's guard.
Oda content to stall in guard here.
Oda scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oda tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oda throwing strikes but missing.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Oda tries to pass.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Matthews dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Matthews misses with an uppercut.
Matthews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oda on the side of the head.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Oda swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews lands a jab to Oda's midsection.
A left lands for Matthews.
Oda circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Oda moved out of range.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Oda is just out of range.
Oda ducks right into an uppercut from Matthews.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matthews.
Gordon Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Oda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews connects with the punch.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Oda moved out of range nicely.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Odas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews misses with a hook. Oda ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Oda circles away and keeps his distance.
Oda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oda manages to avoid it.
Matthews scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danga de danga de dang - Matthews scores with a four punch combination!
Oda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Oda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oda momentarily.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Oda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Matthews throws a lazy right hand but Oda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Matthews misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Matthews.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Oda circles away.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oda moves away.
Gordon Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews tries to clinch but Oda is having none of it.
Oda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Matthews.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Oda.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Matthews scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oda in his tracks.
Matthews with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matthews clinches with his opponent.
Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
Matthews is trying to stall.
Oda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matthews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oda looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsumoto Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthews.
Matthews is working Oda over against the cage.
Matthews lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Matthews.
Matthews cracks Oda with a nice body shot.
Matthews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matthews.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthews.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matthews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews scores with a shot to the side of Oda's head.
Matthews tries a body shot but Oda blocks it.
Matthews scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matthews lands with a right to the head.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oda has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews digs a right hand into Oda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oda's gas tank.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matthews is leaning against Oda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthews digs a right hand underneath Oda's ribcage. Oda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oda takes a shot to the head.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Matthews.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matthews lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews stalling in the clinch but Oda improves position.
Nice body punch from Matthews - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Katsumoto Oda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews scores with a shot to the side of Oda's head.
Matthews wants to stall.
Matthews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Matthews.
Gordon Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Matthews.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matthews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Gordon Matthews!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Gordon Matthews!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Gordon Matthews!
Gordon Matthews wins by unanimous decision!
Gordon Matthews decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Magaloque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdhulla Nasoferm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Magaloque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdhulla Nasoferm!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasoferm shoots in but no luck this time.
Magaloque fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nasoferm sprawls well initially but Magaloque persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nasoferm scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Magaloque manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magaloque sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nasoferm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Magaloque working Nasoferm over with strikes here.
Magaloque raining down shots from the mount!
Magaloque avoids the attempt from Nasoferm to control.
Nasoferm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasoferm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magaloque unloading with bombs!
Nasoferm taking shots to the head.
Magaloque scoring with strikes but Nasoferm is staying in there.
Nasoferm is rocked!
Magaloque controlling the position easily from mount.
Magaloque lands a heavy elbow.
Nasoferm is still in real trouble! Can Magaloque finish him?
Nasoferm is in a horrible position here. Magaloque smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nasoferm seems to have recovered his senses.
Magaloque sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magaloque seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nasoferm for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasoferm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magaloque looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magaloque fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nasoferm is looking to improve his position but Magaloque isn't that keen on the idea.
Nasoferm looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nasoferm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magaloque has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nasoferm's face.
Magaloque controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasoferm taking shots to the head.
Magaloque content just to control the position here.
Nasoferm is desperately trying to improve his position but Magaloque has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasoferm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magaloque controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Magaloque dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nasoferm fails with the takedown
and Magaloque counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Magaloque.
Magaloque stands and steps away. Nasoferm gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nasoferm shoots for a takedown but Magaloque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magaloque tries to clinch up.
Magaloque looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magaloque controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nasoferm is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Magaloque gets to his feet. Nasoferm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Magaloque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nasoferm.
Vitor Magaloque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdhulla Nasoferm.
Magaloque looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Magaloque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque uses his free foot to push down on Nasoferm's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nasoferm.
Magaloque landing strikes, looking to finish!
Magaloque controlling the pace for now.
Magaloque working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasoferm tries to hold on but Magaloque pushes him away.
Magaloque content just to control the position here.
Magaloque's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque with good strikes from the mount here!
Magaloque dominating with strikes here.
Nasoferm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magaloque scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magaloque controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Magaloque dominated that second round.
That's time! Magaloque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nasoferm gets caught napping as Magaloque dives in and scores a takedown. Nasoferm manages to retain guard.
Magaloque postures up.
Vitor Magaloque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magaloque gets to his feet. Nasoferm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Magaloque misses with an uppercut. Nasoferm saw that one coming.
Nasoferm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magaloque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nasoferm can do to turn this around?
Magaloque gets the takedown into side control.
Magaloque is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nasoferm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nasoferm tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Magaloque easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaloque takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nasoferm is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque controlling his opponent.
Magaloque with good strikes from the mount here!
Magaloque looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque unloading with bombs!
Magaloque in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Magaloque takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magaloque get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque is looking to clinch but Nasoferm is avoiding it.
Nasoferm throws a head kick but Magaloque moves out of range.
Nasoferm tries to clinch up.
Magaloque scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magaloque advances nicely into full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magaloque lands a heavy elbow.
Magaloque dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasoferm wants to control but Magaloque is having none of it.
Magaloque with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Magaloque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magaloque 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Vitor Magaloque!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Vitor Magaloque!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Vitor Magaloque!
Vitor Magaloque wins by unanimous decision!
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