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Death Squad 23:Adam vs Plucking PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (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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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Dave Hanson!
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, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen looks to land a combination but Hanson avoids it well.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Owen wants to clinch
and Hanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owen misses with the combination.
James Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson scores with a jab.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson scores with the left hand. Owen knows he should have avoided that one.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen tries to clinch up but Hanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Owen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owen misses with a double jab
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Owen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Owen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen looks to clinch
and Hanson counters with a right hand from hell and Owen is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Hanson!
A very excited looking Dave Hanson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Gracie (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Baxter!
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, Drew Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Baxter's guard.
Gracie passes Baxter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baxter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Baxter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
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!
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Baxter has his hands clasped together but Gracie breaks the hold and Baxter is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drew Gracie!
Drew Gracie really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gojira Industries (90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liridon Bacaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Longmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longmire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. More Human Than Human by White Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Harry Longmire will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Liridon Bacaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Longmire!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longmire scores with a punch to the head.
Longmire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Longmire wants to slow Bacaj down by chopping away at his legs.
Bacaj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longmire as he jumps to the side.
Bacaj shoots for a takedown but Longmire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bacaj has his takedown stuffed
and Longmire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liridon Bacaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Longmire.
Liridon Bacaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacaj takes one to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Longmire. No joy for Bacaj on that attempt.
Bacaj moves forwards but Longmire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Longmire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bacaj throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Longmire.
Longmire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bacaj drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longmire is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Longmire keeps working.
Bacaj tries to score with some ground and pound. Longmire controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bacaj taking a breather here.
Bacaj 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.
Bacaj in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longmire is trying to escape the position but Bacaj is controlling the position.
Bacaj tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Longmire parries the strikes from Bacaj easily there. Bacaj is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Longmire to escape.
Longmire being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacaj misses with the ground and pound.
Longmire is trying to get back to half guard.
Bacaj tries to move into full mount but can't pass Longmire's legs.
Bacaj fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bacaj working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacaj tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Longmire is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bacaj controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longmire is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liridon Bacaj dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bacaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Bacaj does no damage.
Longmire throws a head kick that misses.
Bacaj shoots in but Longmire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bacaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longmire but Longmire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liridon Bacaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longmire works the jab nicely.
A left lands for Longmire.
A jab from Longmire does it's job there.
Nice body kick from Longmire.
Longmire throws a sloppy head kick and Bacaj moves out of range easily.
Bacaj takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bacaj is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longmire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bacaj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bacaj takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longmire.
Longmire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bacaj has time to react.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Longmire. Bacaj shrugs it off though.
No luck for Bacaj with that takedown attempt.
Bacaj misses with a takedown
and Longmire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bacaj really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacaj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Longmire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Longmire swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacaj.
A jab from Longmire does it's job there.
Bacaj fails with a takedown attempt.
Bacaj walks forward, straight into a front kick from Longmire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Longmire.
Bacaj has his takedown stuffed
enabling Longmire to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bacaj.
A jab lands there for Longmire.
Longmire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Longmire moves into the clinch.
Longmire misses with a body punch.
Bacaj prevents a body shot from Longmire.
Longmire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Longmire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longmire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longmire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Longmire misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacaj is looking to take this one to the mat.
Longmire lands a right hand.
Bacaj tries to circle away but Longmire has him pinned against the cage.
Longmire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Longmire is struggling to control the position.
Longmire lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Longmire throws an elbow but misses.
Longmire trying to control the position but instead, Bacaj has worked for underhooks and has pushed Longmire into the cage.
Longmire lands a nice uppercut.
Bacaj is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Longmire to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Longmire as the two fighters clinch.
Bacaj takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Longmire.
Longmire can't find room to land a body shot as Bacaj controls the action.
Bacaj being controlled against the cage.
Longmire lands an elbow that stopped Bacaj in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longmire obliges.
Longmire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Longmire gets underhooks to prevent Bacaj's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Longmire.
Bacaj is trying to pull guard but Longmire has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacaj jumps guard but Longmire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Longmire 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.
Bacaj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longmire.
A left lands for Longmire.
Longmire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Longmire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bacaj's calf.
Bacaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longmire but Longmire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bacaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Longmire circles away.
Bacaj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bacaj is rocked!
Longmire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Bacaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bacaj wants to clinch but Longmire slips to the side
and Longmire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Longmire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bacaj. Bacaj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Longmire feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Bacaj collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harry Longmire!
After winning the bout, Harry Longmire 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illidan Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Austin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Austin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Illidan Stormrage!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stormrage circles away quickly and effectively.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stormrage darts in and clinches Austin up against the cage.
Austin is trying to stall.
Stormrage connects with a knee to the head.
Stormrage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stormrage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stormrage throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stormrage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Austin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stormrage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stormrage.
Austin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stormrage landing knees to the head.
Come on Stormrage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stormrage's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Austin has been cut.
Stormrage misses with a knee strike.
Stormrage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Stormrage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Austin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Austin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stormrage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Austin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stormrage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stormrage scores a nice knee to the body.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stormrage scores with a knee to the head.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stormrage.
Stormrage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stormrage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stormrage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Austin taking a breather.
Stormrage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Stormrage.
Stormrage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stormrage crunches a lovely knee into Austin's ribcage.
Stormrage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stormrage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Stormrage is pushing Austin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Austin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stormrage avoids the damage to the body.
Stormrage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Stormrage.
Stormrage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Stormrage controls the action.
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stormrage misses with a knee strike.
Stormrage stalls.
Stormrage continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Stormrage controls the action.
Austin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stormrage blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Stormrage.
Stormrage misses with a knee to the head.
Stormrage taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illidan Stormrage.
Austin wants to clinch.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Illidan Stormrage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stormrage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stormrage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin tries to clinch there but Stormrage circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illidan Stormrage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Austin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stormrage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Stormrage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stormrage avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin.
Stormrage scores with a knee to the head.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Stormrage avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stormrage.
Stormrage managing to block the knees to the body from Austin.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stormrage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stormrage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Austin is looking to control Stormrage's arms but Stormrage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Austin has his back to the cage.
Stormrage stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Stormrage misses with a knee to the head.
Austin looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage is pushing Austin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stormrage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stormrage with a knee to the head.
Stormrage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Stormrage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Austin up against the cage.
Stormrage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stormrage lands a knee to the head.
Stormrage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Stormrage prevents a body shot from Austin.
Austin looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stormrage.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Stormrage controls his hands.
Illidan Stormrage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Austin wants to stall.
Austin pushes Stormrage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Austin wants to stall.
Stormrage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Austin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stormrage uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Stormrage to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stormrage obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stormrage controlling the action here for a moment.
Stormrage scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stormrage.
Stormrage blocking some punches.
Stormrage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stormrage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stormrage obliges.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stormrage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stormrage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Stormrage with a knee to the head.
Stormrage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stormrage dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Stormrage working Austin over with knees to the body.
Stormrage misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Stormrage to work.
Austin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stormrage with a knee to the head.
Stormrage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stormrage tries a knee to the head but Austin blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stormrage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stormrage with a knee to the head.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Stormrage connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illidan Stormrage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Austin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Austin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stormrage's head.
Stormrage clinches with his opponent.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stormrage.
Stormrage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Austin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stormrage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
Stormrage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stormrage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stormrage connects with a knee to the head.
Stormrage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stormrage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stormrage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stormrage.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Stormrage avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin misses with a body punch.
Stormrage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Stormrage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stormrage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Stormrage.
Stormrage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stormrage as Austin tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage 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!
Stormrage landing knees to the head.
Stormrage with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stormrage with a knee to the head.
Stormrage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Stormrage.
Nice elbow from Austin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stormrage throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage stalls.
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Stormrage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Stormrage.
Stormrage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stormrage controlling the action here for a moment.
Stormrage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stormrage wants to stall.
Austin missing with knees to the body.
Stormrage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Illidan Stormrage has been cut.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stormrage avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
Austin stalling in the clinch but Stormrage improves position.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Stormrage avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Stormrage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stormrage tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Stormrage.
Austin taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin misses with a body punch.
Stormrage scores with a knee to the head.
Illidan Stormrage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stormrage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Austin.
I think Stormrage 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illidan Stormrage!
Illidan Stormrage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Espiridion Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mozes Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espiridion Araya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Espiridion Araya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mozes Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya closes the distance and pushes Rakic back into the cage.
Rakic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Araya smiles and moves away.
Rakic has managed to clinch.
Araya tries to throw a body punch but Rakic avoids it by throwing Araya back against the cage.
Rakic is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Araya can't fight it off and eventually Rakic manages to take the fight to the floor. Araya looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rakic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Araya is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic trying to control but Araya is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mozes Rakic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rakic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Araya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rakic somewhat.
Espiridion Araya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Araya throws a front kick that sends Rakic stumbling back into the cage.
Araya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Mozes Rakic has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araya lands a left and a right that send Rakic crashing to the mat, dazed. Araya thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rakic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araya feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Rakic collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Espiridion Araya!
During a confident post fight interview, Espiridion Araya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jacoby Jamison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacoby Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos throws a right hand that misses
and Jamison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kos thinking.
Kos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamison is just out of range.
Kos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jamison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jamison counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamison batters Kos with a massive right followed by a huge left! Kos is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Jamison lands a final crushing right hand to drop Kos to the mat with a gruesome thud! Jamison is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacoby Jamison!
An out of breath Jacoby Jamison thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou The Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Of Falusha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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272 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou The Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Of Falusha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Falusha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Tooth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Falusha, pushing him back against the cage.
The Tooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Tooth throws an elbow but misses.
The Tooth lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like King Of Falusha has been cut.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
The Tooth has a couple of punches blocked by Of Falusha.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Tooth misses with an elbow strike.
Of Falusha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Of Falusha has The Tooth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Tooth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Of Falusha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Of Falusha avoiding damage as The Tooth throws knees to the body.
The Tooth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Falusha takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Tooth missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Falusha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Of Falusha is trying to break free.
The Tooth breaks from the clinch.
The Tooth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Of Falusha is trying to break free.
Of Falusha prevents a body shot from The Tooth.
The Tooth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Tooth trying to land knees to the body.
Of Falusha working hard to break the clinch.
The Tooth prevents Of Falusha from breaking the clinch.
The Tooth has a couple of punches blocked by Of Falusha.
Of Falusha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
Of Falusha tries to break free but The Tooth pushes him back against the cage.
Of Falusha takes an elbow to the temple.
Of Falusha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Of Falusha can't break the clinch.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Of Falusha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Of Falusha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Of Falusha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Of Falusha tries to circle away but The Tooth has him pinned against the cage.
Of Falusha working hard to break the clinch.
Of Falusha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Of Falusha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Falusha drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Tooth pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tooth clinches up with Of Falusha and pushes him back against the cage.
The Tooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Of Falusha is trying to push The Tooth away but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Of Falusha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Of Falusha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Tooth.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Tooth. Of Falusha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Falusha misses with a kick to the body.
Of Falusha scoring well with a low kick there.
The Tooth clinches up with Of Falusha and pushes him back against the cage.
Of Falusha tries to circle away but The Tooth has him pinned against the cage.
Of Falusha has had enough of the clinch but The Tooth keeps him there for the moment.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up King Of Falusha's cut even more.
The Tooth misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
Of Falusha tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Tooth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Falusha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Of Falusha is trying to force a seperation but The Tooth has the dominant position.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
The Tooth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Of Falusha up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Falusha wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Lou The Tooth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Of Falusha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Tooth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lou The Tooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Falusha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Of Falusha gets tackled into the cage by The Tooth. The Tooth maintains the clinch.
The Tooth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Tooth misses with a punch to the body.
Of Falusha avoiding damage as The Tooth throws knees to the body.
Of Falusha blocks an elbow strike.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Falusha throws a wild body kick that The Tooth sees coming a mile off.
Of Falusha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tooth moves out of range of the body kick.
Of Falusha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Tooth at a distance.
The Tooth is looking to clinch but Of Falusha is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Tooth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Tooth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Tooth.
The Tooth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Of Falusha.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Tooth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Falusha.
Of Falusha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Tooth smiles and moves away.
Of Falusha wants to slow The Tooth down by chopping away at his legs.
The Tooth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Tooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Tooth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Of Falusha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Falusha.
The Tooth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Falusha.
The Tooth closes the distance and pushes Of Falusha back into the cage.
Of Falusha managing to block the knees to the body from The Tooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha avoiding damage as The Tooth throws knees to the body.
The Tooth gets underhooks to prevent Of Falusha's takedown attempt.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Of Falusha.
Of Falusha working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Of Falusha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Tooth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Of Falusha's efforts to push away.
The Tooth lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Tooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Falusha is looking to break free of the clinch but The Tooth has double underhooks.
Of Falusha blocks an elbow strike from The Tooth.
Of Falusha takes a shot to the head.
Of Falusha is trying to break free.
Of Falusha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Tooth smiles and moves away.
The Tooth clinches up with Of Falusha and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Tooth.
The Tooth tries to work over Of Falusha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Of Falusha takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above King Of Falusha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Of Falusha working hard to break the clinch.
Of Falusha is trying to push The Tooth away but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Tooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Tooth wants to clinch.
Of Falusha thows a body kick. The Tooth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha scores with a spinning back kick!
Of Falusha tries to keep at a distance but The Tooth has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Tooth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Falusha tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
The Tooth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Of Falusha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Falusha tries to circle away but The Tooth has him pinned against the cage.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Of Falusha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Tooth moves into the clinch.
Of Falusha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lou The Tooth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Tooth misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Of Falusha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on King Of Falusha'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 Tooth blocks the body kick.
Of Falusha throws a leg kick but The Tooth moved away.
The Tooth has closed the distance and engaged Of Falusha in a clinch.
The Tooth struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Falusha controls his hands.
Of Falusha working hard to break the clinch.
The Tooth prevents Of Falusha from breaking the clinch.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Tooth clinches up with Of Falusha and pushes him back against the cage.
The Tooth working aggressively here.
Of Falusha is trying to force a seperation but The Tooth has the dominant position.
The Tooth missing with knees to the body.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
The Tooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Falusha is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tooth rushes Of Falusha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Of Falusha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Of Falusha takes an elbow to the temple.
Of Falusha avoids a wild elbow strike from The Tooth.
Of Falusha wants to break free but The Tooth has control.
The Tooth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Of Falusha wants to get back to striking at distance but The Tooth won't allow it.
Of Falusha can't break the clinch.
Of Falusha jumps guard but The Tooth stands there with Of Falusha around his waist. Of Falusha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Of Falusha wants a takedown but no success here.
Of Falusha tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
Of Falusha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Falusha can't break the clinch.
Of Falusha tries to break free but The Tooth pushes him back against the cage.
The Tooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Tooth blocks the body kick.
Of Falusha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Tooth is out of range.
Of Falusha misses with a looping right.
Of Falusha throws the kick towards the body but The Tooth avoids it.
The Tooth has Of Falusha up against the cage in a clinch.
The Tooth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Of Falusha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Of Falusha wants to get back to striking at distance but The Tooth won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Tooth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Tooth closes the distance and clinches.
Of Falusha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Tooth lands a damaging elbow.
The Tooth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Of Falusha is looking to break free of the clinch but The Tooth has double underhooks.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of Falusha misses with a kick to the body.
The Tooth has Of Falusha up against the cage in a clinch.
Of Falusha letting The Tooth take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Of Falusha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Tooth.
King Of Falusha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Of Falusha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lou The Tooth!
After the big win, Lou The Tooth made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Backyard Fighting and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knocke Bensmock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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31
195 lbs
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195 lbs
20 - 9 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Knocke Bensmock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensmock misses with a hook.
Angel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bensmock did well to prevent Angel getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bensmock is refusing to be controlled, as Angel sits in half guard.
Angel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Angel throwing shots but Bensmock is blocking nicely.
Angel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bensmock is trying to get back to full guard.
Angel is trying to work for a kimura but Bensmock is defending well.
Bensmock is concentrating on defense, preventing Angel from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensmock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Angel is working for a kimura but Bensmock is defending it quite comfortably.
Angel throwing shots but Bensmock is blocking nicely.
Angel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bensmock tries to roll over but Angel keeps him under control.
Bensmock tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Angel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Angel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bensmock because Angel loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Angel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Angel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bensmock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel working for a guillotine from mount but Bensmock is in no mood to give up.
Angel has isolated one of Bensmock's arms. Bensmock looking to fight him off but Angel twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Angel!
Frank Angel took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plucking Bows (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Cote!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Plucking Bows!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bows takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cote lands with an overhand left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bows swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cote lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Plucking Bows has been cut.
Cote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cote tries to land knees in the clinch but Bows avoids the damage to the body.
Cote landing knees to the head.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cote unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bows lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bows throws a head punch that misses.
Cote is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bows throws a head punch that misses.
Cote is looking to control Bows's arms but Bows gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cote has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cote fails to land.
Cote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bows working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote lands an elbow just above Bows 's eye.
Bows blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cote lands a left hand.
Cote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bows lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cote.
Bows throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bows tries to work over Cote's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cote lands a body shot.
A short left from Bows.
Cote comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cote throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cote lands a hook that snaps the head of Bows backwards.
Cote has a couple of punches blocked by Bows.
Bows tries to work over Cote's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bows swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bows lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cote lands an elbow inside.
Cote landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cote digs a right hand underneath Bows's ribcage. Bows let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cote landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cote stalling against the cage.
Cote digs a right hand underneath Bows's ribcage. Bows let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Cote.
Cote trying to control the position but instead, Bows has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cote into the cage.
Cote working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cote gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Plucking Bows's cut even more.
Bows lands a body punch.
Cote lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bows looks winded!
Cote taking a breather.
Cote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cote wants to stall.
Bows throws a head punch that misses.
Cote works on Bows's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cote has Bows pushed against the cage.
Bows has a couple of punches blocked by Cote.
Bows lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cote lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bows backwards.
A short right from Cote.
Bows misses with a body punch.
Bows misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote has Bows pressed against the cage, preventing Bows from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cote misses with a body punch.
Cote taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bows tries to break the clinch but Cote is controlling the position.
Cote scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cote prevents a body shot from Bows.
Cote blocks an uppercut.
Bows works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cote lands a good knee to the midsection. Bows won't want to take too many of those.
Cote blocks an uppercut.
Bows has a couple of punches blocked by Cote.
Cote digs a right hand underneath Bows's ribcage. Bows let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cote controlling the action here for a moment.
Bows takes a shot to the head.
Bows takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Plucking Bows'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.
Cote throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cote lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bows backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cote.
Cote lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cote comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cote keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bows's efforts to push away.
Cote with a knee to the head.
Cote gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cote has Bows pressed against the cage, preventing Bows from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cote creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bows's defenses.
Cote lands a knee to the body.
Adam Cote has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bows is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Plucking Bows's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cote.
Cote lands an elbow inside that Bows shrugs off.
Cote lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bows backwards.
Cote has Bows pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Cote.
Nice elbow from Cote.
Plucking Bows's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Plucking Bows's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Cote!
Adam Cote retains his middleweight title!
Adam Cote took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Big Kabosh for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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