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QFC Vegas 11 - The Final Four PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Pagliarulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verbana's entrance music is Pardon Me. A fine choice. John Verbana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, John Verbana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Pagliarulo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Verbana.
It looks like Christian Pagliarulo has been cut.
Verbana throws a hook but Pagliarulo blocks it.
Verbana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Verbana throws a hook but Pagliarulo avoids it easily.
Verbana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pagliarulo. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagliarulo misses with a low kick as Verbana jumps back.
Verbana thumps Pagliarulo with a low kick.
Pagliarulo looks winded!
Pagliarulo blocks a jab.
Pagliarulo throws a hook to the side of Verbana's head but Verbana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verbana tries a head kick but it misses.
Verbana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verbana takes a swing at Pagliarulo's ribcage but misses.
John Verbana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Verbana.
Verbana cracks Pagliarulo with a left hook right on the temple and Pagliarulo goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Verbana lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Pagliarulo is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Verbana!
John Verbana spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Kingsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Grimshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Kingsbury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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258 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Kingsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Grimshaw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsbury cracks Grimshaw with an open hand slap.
Grimshaw fails to land the takedown.
Kingsbury lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kingsbury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grimshaw blocks a leg kick.
Grimshaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingsbury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimshaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingsbury to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimshaw looks to land a combination but Kingsbury avoids it well.
Grimshaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kingsbury jabs at Grimshaw's body.
Kingsbury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimshaw is out of range.
Grimshaw throws a head kick but Kingsbury moves out of range.
Kingsbury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingsbury tries to land a front kick but Grimshaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grimshaw is defended easily by Kingsbury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingsbury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kingsbury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kingsbury.
Kingsbury throws a good cross that connects.
Kingsbury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grimshaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingsbury tries to avoid it but Grimshaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingsbury to the ground. Kingsbury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jerry Kingsbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Grimshaw.
Kingsbury lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingsbury.
Grimshaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grimshaw moves forwards but Kingsbury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingsbury throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Grimshaw with that takedown attempt.
Kingsbury throws a leg kick but Grimshaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grimshaw is defended easily by Kingsbury.
Kingsbury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury lands a glancing blow to the side of Grimshaw's head.
Kingsbury tries to score with a low kick but Grimshaw moves his leg out of the way.
Grimshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Kingsbury as Grimshaw shoots in.
Grimshaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingsbury is fending him off so far but Grimshaw persists. Nope, Kingsbury circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimshaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimshaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingsbury is fending him off so far but Grimshaw persists. Nope, Kingsbury circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimshaw looks winded!
Grimshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grimshaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingsbury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Kingsbury.
Grimshaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kingsbury sprawls well. Kingsbury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Grimshaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimshaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingsbury but Kingsbury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kingsbury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimshaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kingsbury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kingsbury scores with a shot to the body.
Kingsbury lands an overhand right.
Kingsbury scores with a jab to the head.
Kingsbury feints a jab promting Grimshaw to slip. Kingsbury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimshaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kingsbury stuffs the takedown.
Grimshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimshaw is rocked!
Kingsbury could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kingsbury throws a head kick but Grimshaw moves out of range.
Grimshaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingsbury finish him?
Kingsbury cracks a nice hook into Grimshaw's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingsbury steps in with a hook that catches Grimshaw right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kingsbury follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Grimshaw looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Kingsbury!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Ganesha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ganesha's choice of entrance music: Ganesha Pramana. Lord Ganesha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lord Ganesha!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch but Ganesha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leben looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leben tries to clinch there but Ganesha circles away.
Leben tries to clinch up
and Ganesha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leben thinking.
Leben fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ganesha, pushing him back against the ropes.
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!
Leben lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lord Ganesha has been cut.
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ganesha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganesha is looking to break free of the clinch but Leben has double underhooks.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Ganesha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Leben lands a nice elbow.
Leben lands a damaging elbow.
Ganesha has had enough of the clinch but Leben keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ganesha avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leben trying to land knees to the body.
Leben taking a breather.
Ganesha blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ganesha blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganesha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leben is keeping busy.
Ganesha wants to break free but Leben has control.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ganesha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leben is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ganesha is keeping busy.
Leben lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Leben gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Lord Ganesha's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganesha is trying to break the clinch but Leben is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Leben.
Leben trying to land knees to the body.
Ganesha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ganesha takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Lord Ganesha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leben'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.
Leben lands a nice elbow.
Lord Ganesha'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 Lord Ganesha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christian Leben!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reno Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raines's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Gambler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reno Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Silver!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a hook but Raines avoids it easily.
Raines bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Raines feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Raines changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raines lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raines trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raines throwing strikes but missing.
Raines is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raines.
Raines passes Silver's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silver is not content to let Raines control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raines thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raines missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raines landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raines missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raines stalling.
Raines missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silver tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Raines manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Raines landing strikes from the mount.
Silver looks winded!
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!
Raines controlling the position easily from mount.
Raines working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raines will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raines looking to ground and pound but Silver is blocking nicely.
Raines with shots to the head and body - Silver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raines throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silver because Raines loaded up on that one.
Silver holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Raines tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Raines there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Raines sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Raines looking to ground and pound but Silver is blocking nicely.
Raines raining down shots from the mount!
Raines throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Silver has his hands clasped together but Raines breaks the hold and Silver is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Raines!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reno Raines!
Reno Raines bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques Gabriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabriel circles away.
Gabriel swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Doe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gabriel's guard.
Gabriel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doe!
Doe is bucking up trying to escape but Gabriel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gabriel lands a heavy elbow.
Doe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gabriel thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel tries to control but Doe wriggling away.
Doe wants to hold on but Gabriel pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel looking to control but Doe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gabriel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gabriel looking to control but Doe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doe working to try and regain half guard.
Doe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gabriel misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Gabriel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gabriel landing strikes from the mount and Doe is in trouble!
Gabriel looking to ground and pound but Doe is blocking nicely.
Gabriel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Doe turns into him and now he's in Gabriel's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel keeping full guard, as Doe tries to pass.
Doe postures up.
Gabriel working for a triangle but Doe defends it easily.
Doe throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabriel 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.
Doe trying to control but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
Doe throws a big elbow that misses.
Gabriel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doe!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gabriel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gabriel throws a wild left hand from mount and Doe manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Doe is trying to get back to full guard.
Doe is looking to control Gabriel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doe avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel moves into full mount! Doe won't be happy about that!
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!
Doe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Gabriel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doe wants to clinch up but Gabriel keeps it at a distance.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gabriel.
Doe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gabriel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gabriel.
Gabriel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doe's guard.
Gabriel misses with a head shot. Doe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Doe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gabriel defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel looking to pass the guard.
Gabriel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doe's guard.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gabriel is looking to advance position but Doe won't allow it.
Doe is in trouble now - Gabriel has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to hold on but Gabriel pushes him away.
Doe regains half guard.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gabriel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Doe is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel unloading with bombs!
Doe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Doe is defending well.
Gabriel works his way into full mount!
Gabriel looking to control but Doe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel working Doe over with strikes here.
Doe is looking to get to half guard.
Doe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Doe looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gabriel passes into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Doe's legs.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doe has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Gabriel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doe preventing the sweep.
Doe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gabriel is trying to control the position but Doe postures up.
Doe advances to half guard.
Gabriel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doe is working away from the top position though.
Doe is trying to work for a kimura but Gabriel is defending well.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel is defending against the submission attempts here by Doe.
Gabriel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Doe advances position into side control!
Gabriel is trying to improve his position.
Gabriel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Doe's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Doe prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is refusing to be controlled, as Doe sits in half guard.
Doe prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
Doe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doe is looking to advance position but Gabriel won't allow it.
Doe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Doe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gabriel is just riding it out for now. Doe eventually gives up the hold.
Doe throws a strike but Gabriel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gabriel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doe is one step ahead there.
Doe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gabriel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gabriel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gabriel!
Doe struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gabriel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doe some visible discomfort.
Doe is looking to regain half guard here but Gabriel keeps moving and retains side control.
Doe keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel gets to mount! Doe was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jacques Gabriel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doe tries to improve his position but Gabriel has taken his back! Gabriel has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Doe tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Gabriel pushes Doe away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacques Gabriel!
A victorious Jacques Gabriel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sione Makatua!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makatua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makatua.
It looks like Jeff Green has been cut.
Makatua misses with a hook
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green lands a high kick!
It looks like Sione Makatua has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Makatua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makatua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Makatua's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Green. That snapped Makatua's head back.
Makatua is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Green throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Makatua is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeff Green!
An out of breath Jeff Green 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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