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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Das Dinge (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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Das Dinge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerenzikov slows down the pace here.
Dinge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinge tries a knee to the head but Kerenzikov blocks it.
Dinge has had enough of the clinch but Kerenzikov keeps him there for the moment.
Kerenzikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerenzikov leaning against his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kerenzikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dinge's brow.
Kerenzikov tries for a takedown but Dinge manages to get underhooks.
Kerenzikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kerenzikov missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kerenzikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dinge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinge scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Argivas Kerenzikov has been cut.
Kerenzikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinge is defending well for now.
Kerenzikov has Dinge pressed against the cage.
Dinge tries to circle away but Kerenzikov has him pinned against the cage.
Dinge trying to control the position but instead, Kerenzikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dinge into the cage.
Kerenzikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dinge blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerenzikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kerenzikov.
Dinge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinge is trying to break the clinch but Kerenzikov is controlling him.
Dinge tries to stall but Kerenzikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dinge'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.
Dinge is trying to break the clinch but Kerenzikov is controlling him.
Kerenzikov scores with a shot to the side of Dinge's head.
Kerenzikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerenzikov dodges an elbow strike from Dinge.
Dinge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kerenzikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dinge landing knees to the head.
Dinge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Dinge wants to break free but Kerenzikov has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov has Dinge pressed against the cage.
Dinge displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kerenzikov up against the cage.
Dinge avoids the elbow strike from Kerenzikov, against the cage.
Kerenzikov blocks an elbow strike from Dinge.
Kerenzikov stalling.
Dinge taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov blocks an elbow strike from Dinge.
Dinge is trying to push Kerenzikov away but Kerenzikov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dinge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kerenzikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dinge's brow.
Come on Dinge - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dinge misses with a knee strike.
Kerenzikov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dinge after a bit of a struggle.
Dinge is trying to break the clinch but Kerenzikov is controlling him.
Dinge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerenzikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinge avoiding damage as Kerenzikov throws knees to the body.
Kerenzikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinge scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dinge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Das Dinge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dinge forces Kerenzikov back against the cage and clinches.
Dinge tries to break the clinch but Kerenzikov is controlling the position.
Kerenzikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dinge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dinge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Das Dinge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinge tries to land a knee to the head but Kerenzikov blocks with his arms.
Kerenzikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinge presses Kerenzikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerenzikov tries to score a body lock takedown but Dinge shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kerenzikov effectively controlling the action here.
Dinge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerenzikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Dinge looking to slow down the pace here.
Dinge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Dinge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerenzikov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kerenzikov avoids the elbow strike from Dinge, against the cage.
Kerenzikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dinge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerenzikov slows down the pace here.
Dinge wants to break free but Kerenzikov has control.
Kerenzikov is trying to stall.
Dinge has had enough of the clinch but Kerenzikov keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinge avoiding damage as Kerenzikov throws knees to the body.
Kerenzikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinge avoids it.
Dinge lands a good knee to the midsection. Kerenzikov won't want to take too many of those.
Dinge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dinge trying to stall but Kerenzikov improves his position.
Nice body punch from Kerenzikov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dinge is trying to maintain a safe position but Kerenzikov gets an underhook and turns Dinge into the cage.
Dinge looking to throw knees to the head but Kerenzikov is blocking nicely.
Kerenzikov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dinge is defending well.
Kerenzikov is struggling to control the position.
Dinge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinge is trying to break the clinch but Kerenzikov is controlling him.
Dinge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dinge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinge wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerenzikov won't allow it.
Dinge misses with a knee to the head.
Dinge wants to stall.
Kerenzikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dinge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kerenzikov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dinge parries the strikes from Kerenzikov easily there. Kerenzikov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dinge to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tries to score with some ground and pound. Dinge controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerenzikov lands some shots froms side control.
Dinge takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinge is trying to buck Kerenzikov off.
The ground and pound from Kerenzikov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerenzikov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dinge pushes Kerenzikov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kerenzikov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Argivas Kerenzikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dinge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerenzikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Dinge tries to land a knee to the head but Kerenzikov blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerenzikov obliges.
Dinge being controlled against the cage.
Kerenzikov trying to land knees to the body.
Dinge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerenzikov lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kerenzikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kerenzikov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinge is trying to break the clinch but Kerenzikov is controlling him.
Dinge tries to circle away but Kerenzikov has him pinned against the cage.
Dinge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dinge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Das Dinge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerenzikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dinge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dinge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dinge misses with a knee strike.
Kerenzikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerenzikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinge controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dinge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dinge taking a breather.
Dinge lands a nice elbow.
Dinge tries to circle away but Kerenzikov has him pinned against the cage.
Dinge is trying to break free.
Dinge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerenzikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinge is defending well for now.
Kerenzikov trying to land knees to the body.
Kerenzikov is working for takedown but Dinge is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kerenzikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerenzikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerenzikov stalling in the clinch but Dinge improves position.
Dinge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerenzikov is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinge tries a knee to the head but Kerenzikov blocks it.
Kerenzikov is stalling here.
Kerenzikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dinge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerenzikov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dinge misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kerenzikov is looking for a takedown.
Kerenzikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Argivas Kerenzikov.
Dinge digs a good hook to Kerenzikov's body.
Dinge moves into range and clinches up with Kerenzikov.
Dinge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinge looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Das Dinge.
I think Dinge 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Das Dinge!
During a confident post fight interview, Das Dinge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
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, Ian Gill!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock takes a swing at Gill's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shamrock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gill sees it coming and defends easily.
Shamrock drops an elbow to the side of Gill's head.
Shamrock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gill is trying to stand.
Shamrock slows the pace down in half guard.
Gill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gill swivels and escapes.
Gill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.
Gill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shamrock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shamrock'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.
Shamrock seems to be working for a kimura but Gill defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shamrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gill is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shamrock controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shamrock scoring with strikes but Gill is staying in there.
Shamrock landing strikes from the mount and Gill is in trouble!
Shamrock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shamrock has control of Gill's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gill regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shamrock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock content just to control the position here.
Shamrock looking to isolate an arm here. Gill doesn't see it coming and as Shamrock extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Shamrock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Shamrock!
After winning the bout, Bobby Shamrock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Cardozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Cardozo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Cardozo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardozo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pablos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cardozo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cardozo trying to control from Pablos's half guard. Pablos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cardozo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pablos wriggles free and stands up.
Cardozo stuffs the takedown attempt from Pablos. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablos tries to keep at a distance but Cardozo has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pablos jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cardozo's guard.
Pablos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pablos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pablos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cardozo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pablos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cardozo is looking to stand up but Pablos isn't so interested in that idea.
Cardozo wants to control but Pablos passes easily into half guard.
Pablos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cardozo is just riding it out for now. Pablos eventually gives up the hold.
Pablos is controlling the pace.
Cardozo is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is working for a kimura but Cardozo is defending it quite comfortably.
Cardozo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cardozo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cardozo tries to reverse the position but Pablos maintains control.
Cardozo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pablos.
Pablos dominating with strikes here.
Pablos scoring with strikes but Cardozo is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos wants to control the pace but Cardozo is squirming around nicely.
Pablos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pablos tries to control but Cardozo wriggling away.
Cardozo working to try and regain half guard.
Pablos working for a submission but Cardozo is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pablos avoids the attempt from Cardozo to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Pablos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cardozo gets caught napping as Pablos dives in and scores a takedown. Cardozo manages to retain guard.
Cardozo trying to control the position.
Pablos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pablos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cardozo for as long as he can get away with.
Pablos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pablos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pablos pushing down on Cardozo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pablos not doing much here.
Pablos moves into full mount! Cardozo won't be happy about that!
Cardozo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pablos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos landing punches.
Cardozo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pablos trying to control but Cardozo is having none of it.
Pablos landing strikes from the mount and Cardozo is in trouble!
Pablos working for a submission but Cardozo is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos with the ground and pound from mount.
Cardozo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pablos landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardozo is in a horrible position here. Pablos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pablos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pablos working the ground and pound effectively.
Cardozo tries to reverse the position but Pablos maintains control.
Pablos is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Cardozo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Pablos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Willburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Nergal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Willburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Nergal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willburg with a poor takedown
and Nergal counters with an outside leg kick.
Nergal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Willburg takes a step back to recover.
Nergal throws a head kick that half lands.
Willburg shoots in for a takedown but Nergal shows good takedown defense.
Willburg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nergal can pounce on him.
Tony Willburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willburg throws a sloppy head kick and Nergal moves out of range easily.
Nergal moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Nergal.
Willburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nergal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Willburg is trying to keep an underhook but Nergal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nergal throwing shots but Willburg is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willburg wants to control but Nergal is keeping busy.
Nergal passes to full mount!
Nergal punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nergal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Willburg swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Willburg is bucking up trying to escape but Nergal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nergal with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nergal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nergal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Willburg working to try and regain half guard.
Nergal cracks Willburg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Willburg is breathing heavily.
Nergal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nergal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willburg is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nergal controlling from mount.
A big strike lands for Nergal! That's really hurt Willburg and he's turned his back - Nergal keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nergal jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Nergal!
Rocky Nergal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levis Khaiseb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fozzy's "Shine Forever". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levis Khaiseb!
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, Ray Zero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaiseb doesn't manage to clinch there - Zero circles away.
Zero shoots and misses
and Khaiseb counters by clinching up.
Zero blocks the elbow strike.
Khaiseb lands an elbow that stopped Zero in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ray Zero has been cut.
Khaiseb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zero blocks it with crossed arms.
Zero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khaiseb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khaiseb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero blocks the elbow strike.
Zero has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Khaiseb clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zero looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Khaiseb with him. Khaiseb is trying to defend but Zero has an arm under the chin now! Khaiseb grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Zero!
Ray Zero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Leveen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Leveen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendall Grove!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove clinches up against the cage.
Grove tries to work over Leveen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leveen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leveen lands a shoulder strike.
Leveen gets underhooks to prevent Grove's takedown attempt.
Leveen manages to break the clinch.
Leveen closes the distance and pushes Grove back into the cage.
Leveen manages to break the clinch.
Leveen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leveen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grove has had enough of the clinch but Leveen keeps him there for the moment.
Leveen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leveen scores with a body shot.
Grove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leveen clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leveen lands with a short shot to the head.
Leveen lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kendall Grove has been cut.
Leveen breaks from the clinch.
Leveen throws out a powerful jab.
Grove scores with a one two! Leveen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leveen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grove.
Grove tries to keep at a distance but Leveen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leveen lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leveen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grove's efforts to push away.
A short right from Leveen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leveen.
Leveen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leveen moves into range and clinches up with Grove.
Leveen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leveen breaks from the clinch.
Grove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leveen.
Grove throws a right hand that Leveen ducks under and follows up with a left that Leveen also avoids with ease.
Leveen has Grove up against the cage in a clinch.
Leveen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leveen lands a big head kick that sends Grove tumbling to the mat! Leveen takes a step backwards and waves Grove back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grove is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grove is still on wobbly legs! Can Leveen finish him?
Grove fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leveen avoids it really well and circles away.
David Leveen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Grove.
BAM! Leveen delivers a spinning backfist that drops Grove like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). David Leveen!
David Leveen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir. Richardson has chosen Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Richardson enters the cage!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel James Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson jabs Crawford right on the nose. Crawford blinks but takes it well.
Richardson lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richardson.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Richardson throws a big shot that misses.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Crawford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richardson.
Crawford misses the shot to the body.
Richardson throws a push kick but Crawford slaps the foot to one side.
Crawford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Richardson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richardson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
Richardson lands a high kick!
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Richardson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Richardson.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Crawford thuds his right hand into Richardson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Crawford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson cracks Crawford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawford misses the target.
Richardson lands a nice looking body shot.
Richardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body punch from Richardson.
Richardson digs a good body shot into Crawford's ribs.
Richardson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawford's head backwards.
Richardson misses with a body kick.
Crawford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Richardson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richardson throws a hook but Crawford blocks it.
The fighters circling - Richardson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richardson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richardson slips a straight right by Crawford.
Crawford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Richardson tenderised Crawford's leg. Crawford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crawford connects with a body shot that sends Richardson's belly button to the back.
Richardson slips under a jab from Crawford.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Crawford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richardson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richardson, right into the meat.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Richardson ducks down to avoid it.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richardson scores with a punch to the head.
Richardson jabs Crawford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Richardson.
Richardson cracks the inside of Crawford's front leg.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
Richardson throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Richardson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Richardson connects with a body shot that sends Crawford's belly button to the back.
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richardson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richardson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawford's sensitive parts.
Richardson throws a body kick that misses.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
Richardson throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
Richardson feints a jab promting Crawford to slip. Richardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crawford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Richardson throws a head kick but Crawford moves out of range.
Richardson moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Crawford throws a jab when Richardson was well out of range.
Crawford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Richardson does a little dance to reset his feet.
James Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson thumps Crawford with a low kick.
Donk. Richardson catches Crawford right on the button with a cross.
Crawford misses with a wild combination.
Richardson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richardson lands a leg kick that knocks Crawford off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson lands a nice looking body kick.
Crawford takes one to the side of the head.
Richardson takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Crawford misses.
Richardson avoids the body shot from Crawford.
Crawford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Richardson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Richardson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richardson scores with a jab to the body.
Richardson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richardson dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Richardson thumps Crawford with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Richardson throws a wild body kick that Crawford sees coming a mile off.
Richardson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
That kick from Richardson tenderised Crawford's leg. Crawford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Richardson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
Richardson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.
Crawford throws a jab when Richardson was well out of range.
James Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Richardson. That one must have hurt.
A leg kick checked by Crawford.
Richardson feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Richardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crawford fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
Crawford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Richardson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richardson, right into the meat.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Richardson ducks down to avoid it.
Richardson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richardson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richardson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richardson motions for Crawford to come forward. Richardson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richardson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richardson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Richardson slams his shin into Crawford's torso.
Richardson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawford is out of range and Richardson settles back down.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Richardson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Richardson!
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
Richardson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richardson lands with a kick to the temple. Crawford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A cross from Richardson lands.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richardson stuns Crawford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richardson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crawford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richardson, right into the meat.
Richardson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawford rather than just go for the knockout.
Richardson throws a push kick but Crawford slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Crawford misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Crawford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richardson.
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
Crawford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richardson dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Richardson.
Crawford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Richardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crawford throws a jab when Richardson was well out of range.
Richardson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richardson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Crawford knows he should have avoided that one.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
Crawford checks a leg kick nicely.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body. Richardson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crawford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richardson throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Richardson scoring well with a low kick there.
Richardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crawford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford swings for the body but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
Crawford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richardson can pounce on him.
Richardson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crawford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richardson.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richardson.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richardson lands a jab to Crawford's midsection.
Crawford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richardson lands a slapping body shot.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richardson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
Richardson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richardson throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
A jab from Crawford misses.
Richardson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richardson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crawford takes a swing at Richardson's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richardson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richardson misses with a body shot.
Richardson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Richardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richardson lands with an overhand left.
Crawford jabs Richardson right on the nose. Richardson blinks but takes it well.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson scores with a leg kick.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Richardson avoids them all with ease.
Richardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
Richardson thows a body shot but no joy.
Richardson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Richardson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richardson circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson misses with a head kick.
Crawford throws a hook but Richardson avoids it easily.
Richardson scores with a nice right hand.
Crawford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson thuds a left hand into Crawford's body.
Crawford misses with a looping right.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Richardson feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Richardson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richardson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Richardson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richardson with a hook.
Richardson thows a body shot but no joy.
Richardson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richardson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richardson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Crawford both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richardson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richardson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Richardson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richardson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richardson lands with a nice body punch.
Richardson scores with a three punch combo!
Crawford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawford misses with a hook.
Crawford misses with a looping right.
Crawford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Richardson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Crawford misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richardson.
Crawford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Richardson scores with a jab. Crawford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Crawford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richardson.
Crawford walks into a stiff left hand from Richardson.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Richardson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. Crawford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawford is just out of range.
Richardson lands a leg kick that knocks Crawford off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
Richardson lands a slapping body shot.
Crawford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Richardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
Richardson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawford. Crawford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richardson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crawford's calf.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Richardson connects with a leg kick. Crawford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crawford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crawford moves out of range as Richardson throws a body kick.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richardson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawford cracks Richardson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richardson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Crawford.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Richardson moved out of range.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Crawford avoids it.
Nice body kick from Richardson.
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!
Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Richardson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richardson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel James Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Richardson - just one landing.
Good shot there by Richardson.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford loads up on a big right hand but Richardson slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crawford lands with a good body shot.
Crawford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richardson.
James Richardson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richardson lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richardson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Richardson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemir Warzecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Darude - Sandstorm. 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldemir Warzecha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo misses with a low kick as Warzecha jumps back.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Warzecha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slow jab from Eduardo misses its intended target.
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Warzecha blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warzecha.
Warzecha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulo Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldemir Warzecha.
Eduardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eduardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Eduardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eduardo scores with a punch to the head.
Eduardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warzecha.
No luck for Warzecha with that takedown attempt.
Warzecha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eduardo.
Warzecha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eduardo swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warzecha misses with a right hand
and Eduardo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck for Warzecha with that takedown attempt.
Eduardo thows a leg kick but Warzecha checks it
and Warzecha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Warzecha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warzecha closes the distance and clinches up with Eduardo, looking for a takedown. Warzecha pushes Eduardo against the cage but Eduardo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Eduardo. Those never looked like landing.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Warzecha moved away.
Eduardo 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eduardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Warzecha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warzecha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Warzecha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Waldemir Warzecha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warzecha throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warzecha. Eduardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eduardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Warzecha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warzecha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eduardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha jumps into guard, dragging Eduardo to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Eduardo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warzecha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warzecha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eduardo defends well.
Eduardo throwing strikes but missing.
Eduardo trying to control but Warzecha is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Eduardo doesn't defend quickly enough and Warzecha has managed to lock this one up! Can Eduardo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Warzecha on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Waldemir Warzecha!
Waldemir Warzecha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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