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GAMMA:Con #7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Loid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Loid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Marsh's chin.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Loid!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loid has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Loid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marsh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Loid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marsh closes the distance and pushes Loid back into the cage.
Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Loid is refusing to be controlled, as Marsh sits in half guard.
Loid is trying to stand up here but Marsh is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid is defending against the submission attempts here by Marsh.
Marsh seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marsh is controlling the pace.
Loid wants to get back to his feet.
Marsh is working for a kimura but Loid is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is trying to control the action in half guard but Loid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Loid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Loid is staying active underneath Marsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marsh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet.
Marsh trying to control from Loid's half guard. Loid has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid is looking to stand up but Marsh isn't so interested in that idea.
Marsh drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Marsh seems to have locked his on tight now - Loid screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Marsh, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ray Marsh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Nergal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Brickhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Nergal!
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, Arthur Brickhouse!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brickhouse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nergal just misses with a punch to the body.
Arthur Brickhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brickhouse rushes Nergal and presses him up against the cage.
Brickhouse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nergal blocks a body shot from Brickhouse.
Nergal connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Arthur Brickhouse has been cut.
Nergal wants the takedown. Brickhouse is fighting it off but Nergal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brickhouse's guard against the cage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nergal is in close to Brickhouse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nergal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brickhouse is keeping the position for now.
Brickhouse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nergal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nergal slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Nergal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickhouse tries to kick Nergal off in order to stand up. Nergal Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nergal moves into full mount!
Nergal 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.
Nergal landing strikes from the mount.
Brickhouse tries to reverse the position but Nergal maintains control.
Nergal postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Brickhouse out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Nergal goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky Nergal!
A very excited looking Rocky Nergal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Totalschaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Totalschaden!
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, Thiago Souza !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totalschaden tries to keep at a distance but Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totalschaden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Totalschaden has been cut.
Totalschaden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Souza after a bit of a struggle.
Totalschaden tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza working Totalschaden over with knees to the body.
Totalschaden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Totalschaden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza with a knee to the head.
Totalschaden is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Totalschaden jumps guard but Souza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Souza gets underhooks to prevent Totalschaden's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza scores with a knee to the head.
Souza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Totalschaden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Totalschaden is breathing heavily.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Souza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Totalschaden's face.
Totalschaden is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totalschaden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Totalschaden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Totalschaden won't want to take too many of those.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza jerks Totalschaden's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Totalschaden drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Souza goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Souza because Totalschaden was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Thiago Souza !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Pablos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pablos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pablos wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Pablos gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
Pablos closes the distance and clinches.
Pablos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
King gets full guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
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!
Pablos wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pablos's guard.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King scoring with punches and elbows.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Pablos is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to move to mount but Pablos blocks the move with his legs.
Pablos is looking for a sweep.
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pablos, who protects the arm well.
Pablos tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
Pablos looks winded!
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pablos, who protects the arm well.
Pablos is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pablos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos regains half guard.
Pablos wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
Pablos is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pablos avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King trying to control the action but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Pablos landing small, sideways elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to take a break and control but Pablos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pablos is looking to improve his position.
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pablos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
Pablos connecting with a few gentle strikes.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King wants to take a breather but Pablos is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Pablos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pablos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
King blocks the strikes from Pablos.
Pablos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Pablos won't allow King to pass to mount.
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pablos wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 Thomas King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King passes to full mount!
Pablos working to try and regain half guard.
Pablos regains half guard.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Pablos is defending well.
King 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. Pablos tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teo Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas De Ertu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas De Ertu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo Christofi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi lands a lovely overhand right.
De Ertu with a poor takedown
and Christofi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christofi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Ertu is trying to defend but Christofi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Christofi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Ertu defending well though.
De Ertu lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Christofi working the head and body with strikes.
Christofi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Ertu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Christofi.
Christofi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christofi cracks De Ertu with a solid left hand.
De Ertu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Christofi throwing strikes but missing.
Christofi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Ertu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Ertu has momentary wrist control but Christofi slips an elbow through the middle.
Christofi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Ertu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Christofi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Ertu struggling a bit here.
De Ertu tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Christofi working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Ertu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Christofi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
De Ertu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christofi scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Ertu is rocked!
De Ertu is not content to let Christofi control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Ertu is looking for a sweep.
Christofi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
De Ertu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Christofi connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Ertu is trying to get back to half guard.
De Ertu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh De Ertu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christofi lands a strong strike to the head of De Ertu. That's dazed him! Christofi looking to finish here. De Ertu is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Christofi lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teo Christofi!
Teo Christofi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshito Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child. The key to victory for James Richardson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richardson cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Richardson looking for submissions off his back.
Richardson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Richardson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is sitting in close to Richardson's body. Richardson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Richardson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Richardson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panikos Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatts McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm a Thug. 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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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panikos Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fatts McGee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papaioanou tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papaioanou somewhat.
A low kick from McGee is predictable there
and Papaioanou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papaioanou fails to land the takedown.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee leaves Papaioanou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panikos Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papaioanou fails with a takedown attempt.
Papaioanou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou checks a leg kick nicely.
Papaioanou shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Papaioanou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Papaioanou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGee is staying active underneath Papaioanou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGee is in trouble now - Papaioanou has advanced to mount!
Papaioanou moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McGee has worked his arm free - good work by McGee!
Papaioanou fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou wants to control but McGee is keeping him busy.
McGee is looking for a sweep.
McGee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papaioanou is looking to take a break and control but McGee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Papaioanou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Papaioanou advances to mount.
Papaioanou landing strikes from the mount and McGee is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Fatts McGee has been cut.
McGee is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papaioanou looking to finish McGee with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGee!
Papaioanou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McGee's face.
McGee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papaioanou is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and McGee goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Papaioanou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Panikos Papaioanou!
An out of breath Panikos Papaioanou 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bergasmarchi at a distance.
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergasmarchi is able to avoid easily.
Eduardo throws the left hand but Bergasmarchi avoids the punch easily.
Eduardo throws a low kick but Bergasmarchi moves out of range easily.
Eduardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bergasmarchi's head backwards.
Bergasmarchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eduardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eduardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bergasmarchi should have avoided that one.
Eduardo scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
That kick from Eduardo tenderised Bergasmarchi's leg. Bergasmarchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bergasmarchi blocks the low kick.
Eduardo feints and then cracks Bergasmarchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bergasmarchi down.
Eduardo throws the left hand but Bergasmarchi avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Eduardo lands but Bergasmarchi takes it in his stride.
Eduardo connects with a single shot there.
Bergasmarchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eduardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergasmarchi. That did some damage!
Bergasmarchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eduardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Bergasmarchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
Paulo Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eduardo.
Eduardo cracks the inside of Bergasmarchi's front leg.
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!
Eduardo tries to work over Bergasmarchi's front leg with a kick but Bergasmarchi checks it.
Eduardo thumps Bergasmarchi with a low kick.
Eduardo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bergasmarchi.
Eduardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eduardo scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eduardo, right into the meat.
Bergasmarchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eduardo, right into the meat.
Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eduardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergasmarchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eduardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo thumps Bergasmarchi with a low kick.
Paulo Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eduardo loads up on a big right hand but Bergasmarchi slips the punch.
Eduardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eduardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergasmarchi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eduardo moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Eduardo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eduardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eduardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bergasmarchi's sensitive parts.
Eduardo is looking to slow Bergasmarchi down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Eduardo misses.
The crowd cheers as Eduardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergasmarchi doesn't seem phased though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bergasmarchi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Eduardo has got the better of the exchanges.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
Bergasmarchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergasmarchi.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Bergasmarchi moves out of range easily.
Eduardo misses with a low kick as Bergasmarchi jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi checks a low kick from Eduardo.
No joy there for Eduardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eduardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eduardo digs a good hook to Bergasmarchi's body.
Bergasmarchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Eduardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Eduardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Bergasmarchi checks it.
Eduardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Bergasmarchi blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Eduardo misses
and Bergasmarchi counters with a shoot takedown. Eduardo fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bergasmarchi throws an elbow that misses. Eduardo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bergasmarchi's guard. Nice move by Eduardo!
Eduardo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bergasmarchi is proving hard to escape from.
Eduardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bergasmarchi is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is pulling down on Bergasmarchi's head. It's preventing any offense from Bergasmarchi, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paulo Eduardo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Eduardo throws a low kick but Bergasmarchi avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eduardo throws a body punch but Bergasmarchi moves out of range.
Eduardo throws a nice looking combination but Bergasmarchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Bergasmarchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eduardo, right into the meat.
Eduardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eduardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bergasmarchi at a distance.
Bergasmarchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eduardo. Eduardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Eduardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Eduardo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eduardo with a hook.
Good leg kick by Eduardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eduardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eduardo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Bergasmarchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eduardo.
Bergasmarchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eduardo.
Eduardo tried to score with a low kick but Bergasmarchi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi slips a jab from Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eduardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Eduardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bergasmarchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eduardo.
Eduardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergasmarchi.
Eduardo motions for Bergasmarchi to come forward. Eduardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergasmarchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eduardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eduardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi checks a low kick from Eduardo.
Bergasmarchi 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.
Eduardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergasmarchi can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Eduardo wants to land a leg kick but Bergasmarchi is out of range.
Eduardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo throws a leg kick which misses Bergasmarchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergasmarchi tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Eduardo finds it's target.
Eduardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eduardo scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bergasmarchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eduardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Eduardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergasmarchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergasmarchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergasmarchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eduardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo connects with a leg kick. Bergasmarchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eduardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bergasmarchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bergasmarchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Bergasmarchi checks it.
Eduardo scores with a head kick. Bergasmarchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eduardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eduardo. Bergasmarchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Bergasmarchi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Eduardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eduardo, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Eduardo!
Our winner, Paulo Eduardo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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