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BFE: Bloodsport XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Synyster Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Gates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gates obliges.
Gates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Gates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gates.
Gates tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Gates blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gates obliges.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gates lands a nice elbow.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Gates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Gates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tanaka.
Gates stalling in the clinch.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Tanaka taking a breather.
Gates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gates landing knees to the head.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Gates is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Tanaka.
Gates tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanaka avoids the damage to the body.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gates lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
Gates blocks an uppercut.
Gates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanaka avoids the elbow strike from Gates, against the cage.
Gates lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Gates stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Come on Gates - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gates crunches a lovely knee into Tanaka's ribcage.
Gates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanaka misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates stalling against the cage.
Gates pushes off an throws an elbow but Tanaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Gates.
Good body shot from Tanaka.
Gates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tanaka is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gates has Tanaka pushed against the cage.
Gates blocking some punches.
Gates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gates manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Gates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyster Gates dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gates throws a head kick that misses.
Gates throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tanaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gates clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gates.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gates connects with a knee to the head.
Gates blocking some punches.
Tanaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Gates.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gates with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Gates controls his hands.
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Gates trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gates.
Gates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gates with a knee to the head.
Synyster Gates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Gates controls his hands.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gates is looking to control Tanaka's arms but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gates has his back to the cage.
Gates connects with a knee to the head.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gates leaning against his opponent.
Gates tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanaka avoids the damage to the body.
Gates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Gates connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tanaka's face.
Tanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates crunches a lovely knee into Tanaka's ribcage.
Tanaka slows down the pace here.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Gates throws knees to the body.
Gates stalling in the clinch but Tanaka improves position.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Gates throws knees to the body.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanaka wants to stall.
Tanaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gates prevents a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gates or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gates's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gates tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Gates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanaka tries to work over Gates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gates with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tanaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gates stalling in the clinch but Tanaka improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Gates.
Gates tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Gates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanaka working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gates throws an elbow but misses.
Gates has Tanaka pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanaka.
It looks like Synyster Gates has been cut.
Tanaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gates or not.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Gates controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry Tanaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Synyster Gates's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Tanaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gates misses with a head kick.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gates avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Gates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gates up against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gates working Tanaka over with knees to the body.
Tanaka blocks the elbow strike.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka avoiding damage.
Gates lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka is trying to stall.
Tanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gates tries to stall but Tanaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gates throws an elbow that misses.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Gates.
Tanaka lands with a light punch inside.
Gates dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tanaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Gates tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Gates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Gates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Tanaka tries to work over Gates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gates.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gates lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Gates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanaka.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gates.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a head punch that misses.
Gates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka trying to control the position but instead, Gates has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Gates.
Tanaka working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gates obliges.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gates's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Tanaka!
A very excited looking Larry Tanaka 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 Alan Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Bird has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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 Las Vegas, Alan Bird!
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, Brock Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird gets caught flat footed, as Maynard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bird working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maynard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maynard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maynard stands up over Bird, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard is working Bird over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Maynard stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bird has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Maynard manages to get his head free but now Bird has transitioned to an armbar! Maynard grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bird! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Bird!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Black Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Black Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a nice head kick!
Nunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black Scholes.
Nunes throws a wild body kick that Black Scholes sees coming a mile off.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black Scholes as he avoids it easily.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Edward Black Scholes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.
Black Scholes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes tries to land a front kick but Black Scholes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick but Black Scholes moves out of range.
Nunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black Scholes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nunes throws a head kick but Black Scholes moves out of range.
Nunes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black Scholes circles away.
Diego Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black Scholes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nunes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nunes lands in his opponent's 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.
Nunes stopping the sweep attempt from Black Scholes.
Black Scholes has a closed guard, preventing Nunes from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Black Scholes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes wants to stand but Black Scholes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nunes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Diego Nunes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nunes thows a body kick. Black Scholes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Black Scholes moves out of range easily.
Nunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nunes.
Black Scholes avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Black Scholes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nunes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black Scholes moves out of range of the body kick from Nunes.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nunes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nunes looks to land a body kick but Black Scholes moved away.
Nunes looks to land a body kick but Black Scholes moved away.
Black Scholes swings widly with a right hand
and Nunes counters with a head kick. That will keep Black Scholes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Black Scholes stuffs the takedown.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Black Scholes moves out of range easily.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Black Scholes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes is trying to work for a sweep but Black Scholes has mounted him!
Nunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black Scholes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nunes hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes wants to control but Black Scholes is having none of it.
Black Scholes content just to control the position here.
Nunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black Scholes controlling his opponent.
Black Scholes prevents Nunes from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes controlling from mount.
Nunes is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black Scholes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nunes tries to hold on but Black Scholes pushes him away.
Black Scholes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nunes manages to control the position for a moment.
Nunes tries to reverse the position but Black Scholes maintains control.
Black Scholes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nunes?
Nunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black Scholes trying to control but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Black Scholes lands a big elbow.
Black Scholes controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to stand up.
Nunes is looking to improve his position but Black Scholes isn't that keen on the idea.
Black Scholes avoids the attempt from Nunes to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black Scholes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Black Scholes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Black Scholes avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nunes throws a push kick but Black Scholes slaps the foot to one side.
Nunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black Scholes's head.
Black Scholes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nunes. Nunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black Scholes avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nunes tries to bum rush Black Scholes with a series of wild strikes but Black Scholes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black Scholes avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Black Scholes moves out of range of the leg kick from Nunes.
Diego Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes shoots in and drives through. Black Scholes sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes scores with the left hand. Black Scholes knows he should have avoided that one.
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Nunes throws a head kick but Black Scholes moves out of range.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black Scholes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black Scholes throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes lands a head kick. Black Scholes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Edward Black Scholes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Black Scholes moves out of range easily.
Nunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black Scholes misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a head kick.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black Scholes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nunes to the mat! Nunes manages to get full guard.
Edward Black Scholes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Black Scholes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes'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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Edward Black Scholes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Black Scholes avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes lands an overhand right.
Nunes throws a right hand that Black Scholes ducks under and follows up with a left that Black Scholes also avoids with ease.
Black Scholes looks to land a combination but Nunes avoids it well.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Black Scholes moves out of range easily.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes throws a leg kick but Black Scholes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Black Scholes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Nunes.
I think Nunes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Nunes!
Diego Nunes took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'i felt good in the cage today, followed my gameplan and took the win, now i aiming to get back to the top, i want to earn the title shot...either that or move to another division. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Amokachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Raw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amokachi comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck The Police. Raw has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
204 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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27
219 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Amokachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Raw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amokachi misses with a series of wild punches.
Amokachi throws a lazy uppercut
and Raw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raw pushes Amokachi up against the cage in a clinch.
Raw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amokachi defends it nicely.
Raw dives in and scores a takedown into Amokachi's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raw trying to control but Amokachi is working from the bottom.
Amokachi working for a triangle but Raw defends it easily.
Raw landing with the ground and pound.
Raw throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amokachi controls Raw momentarily but Raw frees himself.
Raw scoring with some ground and pound.
Raw lands a couple of elbows.
Amokachi is rocked!
Raw postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Amokachi covers up, he's hurt! Raw keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Raw and the ref steps in to end the fight! Raw can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Raw!
A very excited looking Keith Raw 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riderick Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Anthony has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Riderick Howell's chin.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riderick Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony misses with a double jab
and Howell counters by clinching up.
Anthony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anthony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Anthony takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Greg Anthony has been cut.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Anthony is blocking nicely.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony trying to land knees to the body.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell keeps control of Anthony as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howell lands a knee to the head.
Howell prevents Anthony from breaking the clinch.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Anthony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Anthony stalling in the clinch but Howell improves position.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony wants to get back to striking at distance but Howell won't allow it.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony trying to control the position but instead, Howell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anthony into the cage.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anthony trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Anthony is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Anthony tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Anthony lands with a light punch inside.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Anthony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony misses with a punch on the inside.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony tries to circle away but Howell has him pinned against the cage.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony is looking to control Howell's arms but Howell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anthony has his back to the cage.
Anthony seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Anthony is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell with a knee to the head.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anthony misses with a knee to the head.
Anthony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but Howell blocks it.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howell is defending well for now.
Anthony wants to stall.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Anthony trying to stall but Howell improves his position.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howell as Anthony tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howell as Anthony tries to tie him up.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony stalling in the clinch but Howell improves position.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters by clinching up.
Anthony tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.
Anthony trying to stall but Howell improves his position.
Anthony looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the head but Howell blocks with his arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony misses with a knee strike.
Anthony looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
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 Riderick Howell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Anthony's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anthony throws a leg kick
and Howell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Anthony is blocking nicely.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Riderick Howell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anthony is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Anthony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anthony wants to get back to striking at distance but Howell won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anthony tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but Howell blocks it.
Howell keeps control of Anthony as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anthony working hard to break the clinch.
Anthony is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howell is keeping busy.
Anthony is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anthony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anthony is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony trying to control the position but instead, Howell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anthony into the cage.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Anthony is trying to force a seperation but Howell has the dominant position.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Anthony is blocking nicely.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Anthony is looking to control Howell's arms but Howell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anthony has his back to the cage.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anthony misses with a knee strike.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the head but Howell blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anthony is trying to push Howell away but Howell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthony taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Anthony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony is trying to stall.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Anthony is blocking nicely.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but Howell blocks it.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony misses with a knee strike.
Anthony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anthony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony working hard to break the clinch.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anthony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Anthony trying to control the position but instead, Howell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anthony into the cage.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony trying to stall but Howell improves his position.
Anthony missing with knees to the body.
Anthony is trying to break free.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Anthony is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howell is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Anthony will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Anthony's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony throws a sloppy head kick
and Howell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anthony is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Howell blocks the leg kick.
Anthony connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony lands a big head kick that sends Howell tumbling to the mat! Anthony takes a step backwards and waves Howell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Howell is rocked!
Anthony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthony throws a lazy head kick
and Howell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anthony really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - Howell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anthony.
Greg Anthony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Anthony misses
and Howell counters with a big head kick but Anthony shrugs it off.
Anthony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony moves out of range as Howell throws a body kick.
Anthony throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Howell moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anthony misses with a knee strike.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell scores with a knee to the head.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Anthony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Anthony misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony wants to break free but Howell has control.
A knee to the head by Howell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howell as Anthony tries to tie him up.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Anthony blocks with his arms.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anthony looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony looking to slow down the pace here.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anthony tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anthony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anthony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony misses with some punches.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anthony wants to get back to striking at distance but Howell won't allow it.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anthony tries to work over Howell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anthony working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Anthony working hard to break the clinch.
Anthony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell blocking some punches.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anthony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the head but Howell blocks with his arms.
Howell blocking some punches.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Anthony is trying to maintain a safe position but Howell gets an underhook and turns Anthony into the cage.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but Howell blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Anthony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anthony has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Anthony!
A victorious Greg Anthony 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 Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andoh comes to the cage accompanied by Quiet. Crazy has chosen Mienteme as his entrance music. Owusu Andoh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
184 lbs
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30
175 lbs
10 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owusu Andoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy misses with a double jab
and Andoh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crazy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab-cross combination lands for Crazy and sends Andoh crashing to the mat! Crazy follows him down to the mat - Andoh regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Crazy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Andoh gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crazy content to stall in guard here.
Crazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Andoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Crazy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crazy throws a leg kick which misses Andoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Andoh tries to avoid it.
Crazy missing with a left hand there. Andoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andoh as he avoids it easily.
Crazy thows a leg kick but Andoh checks it
and Andoh counters with a good, hard body kick but Crazy shrugs it off.
Andoh moves out of range of the body kick.
Crazy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andoh counters with a left to the body.
Crazy tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Crazy tries a low kick but Andoh avoids it.
Andoh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andoh throws a shot to the body.
Crazy misses with a leg kick
and Andoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Andoh moves away from the strike by Crazy.
Crazy cracks Andoh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crazy tries to work over Andoh's front leg with a kick but Andoh checks it.
Crazy missing with a left hand there. Andoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy throws a leg kick
and Andoh counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Crazy! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owusu Andoh!
Owusu Andoh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. 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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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Pete Bowman has been cut.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Bowman keeps it at a distance.
Seikkeris wants to clinch but Bowman slips to the side
enabling Bowman to counter with a crisp jab.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowman checks a low kick from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowman circles away.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Bowman circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seikkeris. That did some damage!
Seikkeris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.
Bowman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seikkeris's sensitive parts.
Seikkeris takes the fight into the clinch.
Seikkeris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bowman letting Seikkeris take a breather here.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowman works on Seikkeris's body with a couple of short punches.
Seikkeris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowman throws a series of punches but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Bowman is looking to clinch.
Seikkeris throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris keeps control of Bowman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
Seikkeris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bowman scores with a shoulder strike.
Seikkeris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowman is defending well for now.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Seikkeris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowman misses with a hook. Seikkeris ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bowman.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Bowman keeps it at a distance.
Seikkeris pushes Bowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Seikkeris.
Bowman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seikkeris.
A head punch on the inside from Bowman fails to land.
Seikkeris digs a right hand underneath Bowman's ribcage. Bowman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seikkeris blocking some punches.
Bowman misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Bowman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seikkeris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowman working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seikkeris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seikkeris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seikkeris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Stalling in the clinch from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris manages to break the clinch.
Seikkeris throws a head kick but Bowman moves out of range.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris scores with a push kick.
Seikkeris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seikkeris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowman 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.
Seikkeris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seikkeris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Seikkeris scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seikkeris lands a knee to the body.
Seikkeris stalling against the cage.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyriakos Seikkeris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bowman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seikkeris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seikkeriss head.
Bowman lands an elbow inside that Seikkeris shrugs off.
Seikkeris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seikkeris has Bowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seikkeris landing knees to the head.
Bowman lands an uppercut.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seikkeris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris instigates a clinch.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Seikkeris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seikkeris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seikkeris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman avoiding damage as Seikkeris throws knees to the body.
Bowman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seikkeris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow.
Seikkeris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bowman up against the cage.
Bowman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Seikkeris.
Pete Bowman's cut is getting worse.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Bowman misses with some punches.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seikkeris throws a nice head kick!
Seikkeris wants to clinch.
Bowman blocks a jab.
Bowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seikkeris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seikkeris clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is trying to break the clinch but Seikkeris is controlling him.
Bowman gets through Seikkeris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowman misses with an elbow strike.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seikkeris wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seikkeris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pete Bowman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seikkeris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seikkeris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seikkeris working Bowman over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris just leaning against Bowman, taking a breather.
Seikkeris manages to break the clinch.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowman.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seikkeris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Bowman moves out of range.
Seikkeris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bowman.
Seikkeris moves in looking to clinch but Bowman pushes him off.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Seikkeris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seikkeris pushes Bowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Nice elbow from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyriakos Seikkeris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Seikkeris throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Bowman looks to land a left hand but Seikkeris moved out of range nicely.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seikkeris connects with an inside leg kick.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bowman throws a head kick but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Seikkeris throws a head kick but Bowman moves out of range.
Seikkeris lands a big head kick that sends Bowman tumbling to the mat! Seikkeris takes a step backwards and waves Bowman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bowman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman misses with a shot to the body
and Seikkeris counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Bowman out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Seikkeris is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Kyriakos Seikkeris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Melton Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dejan Orlandinovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Sr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - All Of The Lights. Michael Melton Sr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Melton Sr!
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, Dejan Orlandinovic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlandinovic is looking to chop away at Melton Sr's legs.
Melton Sr throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic throws a predictable looking body shot
so Melton Sr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Melton Sr throws a strike but Orlandinovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Melton Sr wants to hit a switch here but Orlandinovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Melton Sr there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melton Sr manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Melton Sr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melton Sr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orlandinovic.
Melton Sr is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlandinovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic trying to control from half guard but Melton Sr is working away.
Orlandinovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melton Sr is not content to let Orlandinovic control the position.
Melton Sr looking for submissions off his back.
Melton Sr wants to improve his position but Orlandinovic is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr taking some punishment here, with Orlandinovic in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Orlandinovic connects with a nice short shot to Melton Sr's temple.
Orlandinovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Melton Sr is trying to control but can't.
Orlandinovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orlandinovic thows a huge punch but Melton Sr dodges it nicely.
Melton Sr is refusing to be controlled, as Orlandinovic sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melton Sr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Melton Sr looking for a sweep. Not yet Melton Sr, not yet.
Orlandinovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Orlandinovic postures up.
Orlandinovic is working Melton Sr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Melton Sr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orlandinovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orlandinovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Melton Sr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melton Sr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Orlandinovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Melton Sr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlandinovic is bucking up trying to escape but Melton Sr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melton Sr lands with some strikes.
Melton Sr looking to finish with strikes here!
Melton Sr throwing strikes here but Orlandinovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Orlandinovic tries to lock up and control but Melton Sr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melton Sr goes for an armbar but Orlandinovic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic wants to control from the top but Melton Sr keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Melton Sr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Melton Sr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orlandinovic misses with an uppercut
and Melton Sr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orlandinovic wants to improve his position but Melton Sr is controlling well.
Melton Sr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Orlandinovic!
Orlandinovic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Melton Sr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melton Sr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orlandinovic defending well though.
Melton Sr 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.
Melton Sr wants to work for an arm triangle but Orlandinovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton Sr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Melton Sr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlandinovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Melton Sr is working away from the top position though.
Orlandinovic is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Orlandinovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orlandinovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melton Sr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Melton Sr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melton Sr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orlandinovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orlandinovic wants to control the position but Melton Sr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Orlandinovic is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlandinovic gets back to full guard.
Orlandinovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Orlandinovic keeping moving, preventing Melton Sr from controlling successfully.
Melton Sr stands and throws Orlandinovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr advances nicely into full mount.
Orlandinovic is trying to escape the mount.
Melton Sr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Melton Sr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Michael Melton Sr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlandinovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Melton Sr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlandinovic is working to get back to half guard.
Melton Sr goes for an armbar but Orlandinovic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Orlandinovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Melton Sr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Melton Sr blocks a jab.
Orlandinovic misses with a hook. Melton Sr ducked under it nicely.
Melton Sr throws a big shot that misses.
Melton Sr misses with a straight right.
Orlandinovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Melton Sr fails to land the takedown.
Melton Sr throws a series of punches but Orlandinovic moves out of range.
Melton Sr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orlandinovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Orlandinovic lands an overhand right.
Melton Sr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orlandinovic circles away.
Melton Sr throws out a loose jab but Orlandinovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melton Sr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melton Sr misses with a jab to the body
and Orlandinovic counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlandinovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlandinovic misses with a two punch combination.
Orlandinovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlandinovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlandinovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orlandinovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orlandinovic slips under a jab from Melton Sr.
Orlandinovic throws a hook to the side of Melton Sr's head but Melton Sr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlandinovic takes a swing at Melton Sr's ribcage but misses.
Orlandinovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melton Sr can pounce on him.
Melton Sr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orlandinovic connects with the punch.
Orlandinovic misses with a hook. Melton Sr ducked under it nicely.
Melton Sr just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlandinovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melton Sr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Melton Sr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Melton Sr misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Melton Sr.
Good exchange - Melton Sr coming out on top.
Melton Sr ducks right into an uppercut from Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melton Sr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melton Sr's hands.
Orlandinovic takes one to the chin there.
Orlandinovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlandinovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melton Sr.
Orlandinovic throws a right and a left that Melton Sr avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Orlandinovic. That snapped Melton Sr's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr looks to land a left hand but Orlandinovic moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Orlandinovic finds it's target.
Orlandinovic wants to land a leg kick but Melton Sr is out of range.
Melton Sr moves away from the strike by Orlandinovic.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melton Sr moves away.
Orlandinovic cracks Melton Sr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlandinovic.
Orlandinovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlandinovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlandinovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Melton Sr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orlandinovic's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melton Sr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melton Sr trying to control but Orlandinovic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr postures up.
Dejan Orlandinovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Melton Sr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melton Sr is in close to Orlandinovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Melton Sr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlandinovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orlandinovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Orlandinovic, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlandinovic keeping moving, preventing Melton Sr from controlling successfully.
Orlandinovic looking for a guillotine here but Melton Sr defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dejan Orlandinovic.
I think Melton Sr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Melton Sr!
Michael Melton Sr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER Nutrition (160!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Knight!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gutz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutz lands with a nice body punch.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Gutz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Knight scores with a four punch combination!
Knight drives through and clinches with Gutz against the cage.
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!
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Gutz avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gutz lands with a light punch inside.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Gutz to work.
Gutz prevents a body shot from Knight.
A body shot lands from Gutz.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Knight is looking to control Gutz's arms but Gutz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knight has his back to the cage.
Gutz scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Gutz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Gutz.
Gutz lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Gutz lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gutz tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gutz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Gutz - that landed with a thud.
Gutz struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Gutz struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Gutz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.
Gutz pushes Knight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gutz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knight misses with some punches.
Gutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gutz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gutz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutz is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Gutz into the cage.
Gutz breaks the clinch.
Gutz lands a right hook to the body.
Gutz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gutz, pushing him back against the cage.
Gutz gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Gutz blocking some punches.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz misses with some punches.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Gutz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Gutz controls his hands.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Gutz as the two fighters clinch.
Gutz scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gutz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Gutz tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Gutz controls the action.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gutz.
A short left from Gutz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gutz.
Knight is rocked!
Knight tries to break free but Gutz pushes him back against the cage.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
Gutz dips a shoulder and cracks Knight with a mighty uppercut! Knight falls back against the cage and Gutz unloads with a barrage of strikes! Knight is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gutz screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, M/S Paint Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Wax Simulacra. Loaf has chosen Eat My Loaf as his entrance music. Billy Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Mitchell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Meat Loaf!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Loaf is predictable there
and Mitchell counters with an inside leg kick.
Loaf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loaf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Loaf.
Loaf thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Mitchell cracks the inside of Loaf's front leg.
Loaf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loaf.
Loaf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Loaf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
Loaf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loaf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loaf postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Loaf throws a big elbow that misses.
Loaf throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loaf won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Loaf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Loaf postures up.
Mitchell pulls Loaf in to control the position.
Mitchell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Loaf puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Loaf lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loaf trying to pass the guard but Mitchell defending well.
Loaf wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loaf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loaf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mitchell trying to control from the bottom.
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Loaf from controlling successfully.
Loaf wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loaf slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control but Loaf postures up.
Mitchell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Loaf throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mitchell tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Loaf's best efforts.
Mitchell wants to control but Loaf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Loaf there.
Loaf moves nicely into side control.
Loaf working the ground and pound.
Mitchell being controlled for a moment.
Mitchell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loaf looks up at the clock and then as Mitchell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Loaf smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Loaf lands a few punches from side control.
Mitchell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mitchell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loaf lands a few punches from side control.
Loaf lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loaf scores with a couple of short elbows.
Loaf is chipping away with strikes.
Mitchell is rocked!
Loaf scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Mitchell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Loaf! That's hurt Mitchell! Will he recover? Loaf fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meat Loaf!
Meat Loaf is the new bantamweight champion!
An intense looking Meat Loaf took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Some people said I wasn't going to win this fight! I'm okay with being the underdog, I fought in every weight class and won, so I'm okay with being the under dog. I am lucky to have fought Billy Mitchel. And to be honest I didn't deserve this fight, but I won, so that's a good feeling! See y'.
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