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GAMMA#145 Khalifman v David PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fark Fok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Mark Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fark Fok!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fok swings for the body but Anthony moves out of range.
Fok looks to land a combination but Anthony avoids it well.
A combination from Fok does no damage.
Anthony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Fok avoids it well.
Fok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anthony looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fok prevents Anthony from escaping the position.
Fok in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anthony is trying to buck Fok off.
Fok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anthony is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anthony parries the strikes from Fok easily there. Fok is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anthony to escape.
Fok lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Mark Anthony has been cut.
Fok working the ground and pound.
Anthony is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fok is controlling him well.
Anthony avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fok.
Fok in side control, throwing shots but Anthony defends.
Fok creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anthony sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fok scores with punches from side control.
Fok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fok in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anthony is trying to buck Fok off.
Anthony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fok on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fok working the ground and pound.
Fok tries to score with some ground and pound. Anthony controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anthony on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anthony tries to get out of the position.
Fok tries to advance to mount but can't.
Anthony is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Fok seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anthony is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fok connects with a decent elbow.
Fok lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony tries to escape but Fok is in control.
Fok is putting a hurting on Anthony here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anthony is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fok connects with a decent elbow.
Anthony is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Anthony is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fok connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fok lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anthony pushes Fok away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fok gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fok connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anthony some visible discomfort.
Anthony is trying to buck Fok off.
Anthony takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anthony wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fok scoring with punches and elbows.
Fok working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fok scores with punches from side control.
Fok is working Anthony over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fok lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anthony down.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet but Fok drags him back down.
Fok looks up at the clock and then as Anthony takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fok smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anthony takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok scoring with punches from side control.
Fok cracks Anthony with a big right hand but Anthony just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fok landing a few strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fok cracks Anthony with a big elbow.
Anthony taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fok scoring with punches and elbows.
Fok grinds an elbow into Anthony's temple.
Fok lands a nice forearm strike.
Anthony tries to escape but Fok is in control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fok looks to land a combination. Anthony sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fok closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Anthony.
Fok lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fok cracks Anthony with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anthony does no damage.
Fok scores with a decent looking hook.
Fok lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fok rushes Anthony and presses him up against the cage.
Fok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anthony's efforts to push away.
Anthony tries to circle away but Fok has him pinned against the cage.
Fok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fok lands a right hand.
Fok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony looks to land a right hand but Fok moved out of range.
Fok lands a nice hook to Anthony's body. Anthony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fok scores with a one two! Anthony had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fok dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fok misses with a double jab.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Fok.
Fok decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fark Fok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Anthony'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.
A combination from Fok does no damage.
Anthony has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fok sizes up Anthony with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fok throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Fok.
Fok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fok clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Fok.
A right handed body shot lands from Fok.
Fok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fok scores with a shoulder strike.
Fok presses Anthony against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anthony is trying to break the clinch but Fok is controlling him.
Fok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anthony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fok has him pressed against the cage.
Fok pushes Anthony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fok pushes Anthony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Fok - that landed with a thud.
Fok digs a right hand into Anthony's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anthony's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Fok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Fok.
Fok lands an uppercut.
Fok lands a nice shot to the body.
Fok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anthonys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fok.
Fok lands a right hand.
Anthony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fok has Anthony pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fok.
Fok breaks the clinch.
Fok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Fok both land. Nice combination.
Fok has managed to clinch.
Fok pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fok lands a right hand.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anthony tries to circle away but Fok has him pinned against the cage.
Fok lands with a left to the head.
Fok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anthonys head.
Fok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fok scores with a hook to the body.
Fok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anthony or not.
A body shot lands from Fok.
Fok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fok rushes Anthony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fok.
Fok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Fok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fok.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fok.
Fok works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anthony is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fok with a nice head shot there.
Fok is working Anthony over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anthony working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fok.
Fok thows a big elbow that misses.
Fok thows a big elbow that misses.
Fok is looking to work some ground and pound but Anthony has wrist control.
Anthony wants to stand but Fok is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fok has managed to clinch.
Fok breaks from the clinch.
Fok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fok jabs at Anthony's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anthony.
A left lands for Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthony throws a hook but Fok blocks it.
Fok blocks a jab.
Anthony takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fok lands a jab-cross combination.
Anthony is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fok's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fok scores with a body shot.
Fok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mark Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fok lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anthony doesn't seem bothered though.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fok closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fok connects with a nice short shot to Anthony's temple.
Fok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fok lands strikes from half guard.
Fok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anthony defending well though.
Anthony is trying to stand up here but Fok is controlling him well.
Fok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fok lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fok is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fok has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fok.
Fok slips a jab from Anthony.
Anthony uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony throws a body punch but Fok moves out of range.
Anthony throws a hook to the side of Fok's head but Fok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Fok.
Fok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Fok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Fok walks into a straight right hand from Anthony.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anthony is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fok lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Fok.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Fok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fark Fok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Anthony's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fok closes the distance and clinches.
Anthony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Fok.
Fok lands a left hand.
Fok has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anthony is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fok lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fok.
Fok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Fok misses.
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Fok slips the punch.
Fok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fok cracks Anthony with a nice body shot.
Fok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anthony.
A shot in the inside from Fok.
Fok pushes Anthony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fok.
Fok lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Fok.
A body shot lands from Fok.
Fok is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fok presses Anthony against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fok avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Fok.
Fok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fok scores with a shot to the side of Anthony's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anthony wants to get back to striking at distance but Fok won't allow it.
Fok keeps control of Anthony as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anthony backwards.
Anthony wants to get back to striking at distance but Fok won't allow it.
Fok lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fok.
A nice left hand lands by Fok.
A short uppercut from Fok.
Nice body punch from Fok - that landed with a thud.
Fok lands a nice uppercut.
Fok gets through Anthony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fok lands a left hand.
Fok cracks Anthony with a nice body shot.
Anthony can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anthony tries to break the clinch but Fok is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Fok.
A short right from Fok on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fok - that landed with a thud.
Fok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Fok moves out of range.
Fok is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fok misses with a wild combination.
Fok throws a series of strikes that have Anthony backpedaling.
Fok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthony is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fok.
Fark Fok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fok misses with a double jab
and Anthony counters with a three punch combo that has Fok backing up. Fok nods at Anthony to acknowledge the strikes.
Fok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fok gets the takedown into side control.
Anthony is trying to buck Fok off.
Fok lands some shots froms side control.
Anthony is trying to buck Fok off.
Fok scoring with punches from side control.
Fok scoring with punches from side control.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet but Fok drags him back down.
Fok is chipping away with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anthony doesn't seem bothered though.
Anthony thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok lands with a good body shot.
Anthony looks to throw the jab but Fok is out of range.
Fok misses with a few strikes there.
Fok stalks Anthony and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anthony's face. Anthony staggers backwards, shaken.
Fok moves into range and clinches up with Anthony.
A shot in the inside from Fok.
Fok lands a nice uppercut.
Anthony wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Fok.
A short uppercut from Fok.
Fok lands a takedown into guard.
Fok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fok prevents Anthony from getting back to his feet.
Fok keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anthony's head.
Anthony wants to stand but Fok is controlling the position.
Fok scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fok loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Fok misses.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Fok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Fok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anthony gets caught flat footed, as Fok shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anthony is looking to stand up but Fok isn't so interested in that idea.
Fok postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Fok cracks Anthony with a solid left hand.
Fok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fark Fok has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fok thows a big elbow that misses.
Fok thows a big elbow that misses.
Fok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fok throws a shot from downtown. Anthony moves away and avoids it.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fok.
Anthony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fok circles away quickly and effectively.
Fok lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fark Fok really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Anthony's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fok shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fok lands a nice short elbow.
Anthony is trying to stand up here but Fok is controlling him well.
Fok is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fok lands with a punch from half guard.
Fok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fok working over Anthony with some ground and pound. Anthony looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fok prevents Anthony from standing back up.
Fok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fok thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Fok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Anthony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mark Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fok misses with a double jab
and Anthony counters with a left and a right that stings Fok.
Fok moves into range and clinches up with Anthony.
Anthony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anthony looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fok lands with a short shot to the head.
Fok scores with a shot to the side of Anthony's head.
Anthony breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fok.
Anthony just misses with a punch to the body.
Fok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anthony.
A short uppercut from Fok.
Fok lands an uppercut.
Fok digs a right hand into Anthony's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anthony's gas tank.
Fok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fok lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Fok.
Anthony tries to circle away but Fok has him pinned against the cage.
Fok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anthony wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mark Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fok.
Fok lands a nice shot to the body.
Fok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fok is working Anthony over against the cage.
Fok lands a body punch.
Anthony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fok is trying to trip Anthony. He has hold of a leg but Anthony is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fok persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet but Fok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anthony's head.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet but Fok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fok postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Fok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fok postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony is looking to stand up but Fok isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anthony takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fok.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Fok does no damage.
Fok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Fok both land. Nice combination.
Fok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Fok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anthony throws a hook but Fok blocks it.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fok.
Anthony looks to land a right hand but Fok moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthony darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anthony gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fok landing with the ground and pound.
Fok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fok throws a big right hand that misses.
Fok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fok slips under a jab.
Fok swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anthony works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Anthony misses.
Fok lands a two punch combo.
Anthony thuds his right hand into Fok's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anthony misses with a straight left.
Fok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anthony misses with a hook. Fok ducked under it nicely.
Fark Fok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fark Fok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fok 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 35:40
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 35:40
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 35:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fark Fok!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeantet comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Wears Prada - Hey John, What's Your Name Again?. John Panther acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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168 lbs
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179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jeantet!
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, John Panther!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeantet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panther defends it nicely.
Jeantet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Panther can do anything to dispel that myth.
Panther is looking to escape.
Jeantet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panther is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jeantet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Panther holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Panther is staying active underneath Jeantet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jeantet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeantet trying to mount his opponent but Panther defends it.
Panther has his hands clasped together around Jeantet's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jeantet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Panther misses the target.
Panther lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panther shoots in but Jeantet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Panther moves into the clinch.
Jeantet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Panther just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Jeantet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panther breaks the clinch.
Panther misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther fails with the takedown
and Jeantet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jeantet stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Panther gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Panther jumps guard and drags Jeantet to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jeantet wants to control from the top but Panther keeps moving.
Panther wants to stand but Jeantet is controlling the position.
Jeantet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther is looking to stand up but Jeantet isn't so interested in that idea.
Panther working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeantet.
Panther wants to get back to his feet but Jeantet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Panther swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeantet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Panther counters with a leg kick.
Panther slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeantet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jeantet is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Panther with a nice cross.
Panther misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Panther as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Dennis Jeantet has been cut.
Panther shoots in for a takedown but Jeantet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Panther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeantet wants to clinch.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeantet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Panther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Jeantet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Panther.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Panther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panther attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panther cracks the inside of Jeantet's front leg.
Panther misses with a wild combination.
Panther gets caught flat footed, as Jeantet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jeantet prevents Panther from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeantet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jeantet 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.
Panther manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Panther shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jeantet defends it nicely.
Panther throws a right hand that Jeantet ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeantet also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Panther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panther takes the fight into the clinch.
Panther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panther looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jeantet!
Panther landing strikes, looking to finish!
Panther scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jeantet?
Jeantet trying desperately to get to his feet.
Panther lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Panther lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Panther cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther working Jeantet over with strikes here.
Panther lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jeantet hang on?
Panther looking to finish Jeantet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jeantet!
Jeantet tries to hold on but Panther postures up.
Jeantet is bucking up trying to escape but Panther cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Panther scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jeantet?
Panther is in the full mount, landing strikes.
John Panther has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeantet tries to hold on but Panther postures up.
Panther fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Panther putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Panther really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeantet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Panther is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet taking shots to the head.
Jeantet is trying to escape the mount.
Panther lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Panther landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jeantet is trying desperately to improve position.
Panther lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panther unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panther with shots to the head and body - Jeantet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Panther lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panther unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Panther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Jeantet'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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Panther, right into the meat.
Panther shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeantet sprawls well. He's pushed Panther's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeantet tries for a takedown but Panther circles away easily
and Panther counters with a low kick, right behind Jeantet 's knee.
Panther misses with a series of wild punches.
Panther misses with a takedown
and Jeantet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panther is trying is best to control the position here.
Panther looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeantet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet is trying to control. Panther wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Panther wants to get back to his feet.
Panther manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Panther keeps Jeantet at a distance using the push kick.
Jeantet avoids the body shot from Panther.
John Panther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panther fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jeantet sprawls well initially but Panther persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Panther tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jeantet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Panther prevents Jeantet from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet won't allow Panther to pass to mount.
Jeantet is trying to maintain the position but Panther is very close to passing his half guard.
Jeantet is trying to get back to full guard.
Panther working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panther looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jeantet wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt
and Panther counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jeantet trying to control here.
Panther working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther slips a nice elbow through Jeantet's hands, connecting with Jeantet's forehead.
Panther trying to pass the guard but Jeantet defending well.
Panther thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jeantet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Panther is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jeantet defends it well.
Jeantet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panther.
Panther throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Panther frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Panther connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeantet 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.
Jeantet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jeantet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Panther!
Jeantet lands a big elbow.
Panther is squirming around, avoiding Jeantet's attempts to control the action.
Jeantet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Panther really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Jeantet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jeantet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panther swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeantet.
Panther looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jeantet!
Jeantet is bucking up trying to escape but Panther cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jeantet can't escape the position.
Panther putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jeantet is looking to improve his position but Panther isn't that keen on the idea.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Panther connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeantet working to try and regain half guard.
Panther with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Panther lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeantet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panther landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Panther connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panther postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jeantet looks a forlorn figure.
Panther in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeantet working to try and regain half guard.
Jeantet tries to lock up and control but Panther gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Panther breaks from Jeantet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
John Panther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Panther connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panther connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeantet is trying desperately to improve position.
Panther looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panther takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Panther lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panther working Jeantet over with strikes here.
Panther controlling from mount.
Panther trying to control but Jeantet is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther blocks Jeantet's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Panther landing strikes from the mount and Jeantet is in trouble!
Jeantet is working to get back to half guard.
Panther lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jeantet hang on?
Panther controlling from the full mount.
Jeantet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jeantet wants to control but Panther is having none of it.
Panther looking for a guillotine from mount but Jeantet is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panther wants to control the pace but Jeantet is squirming around nicely.
Jeantet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Panther wants to stand and escape but Jeantet is having none of it.
Panther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panther has a closed guard, preventing Jeantet from standing up.
Dennis Jeantet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panther working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeantet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Panther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panther 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 36:40
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 36:40
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Panther!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Clayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by Oh my god.... Big Bob could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Clayman's chin.
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bob!
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, Mike Clayman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob throws a series of punches but Clayman moves out of range.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clayman dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Clayman slips the punch.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Clayman dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Bob misses with the combination.
Bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Clayman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bob but Bob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob scores with a jab.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clayman.
Bob tries to bum rush Clayman with a series of wild strikes but Clayman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clayman tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clayman shoots in and drives through. Bob sprawls well.
Big Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Clayman.
Clayman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Clayman ducks down to avoid it.
Clayman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob stalks Clayman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clayman's face. Clayman staggers backwards, shaken.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Clayman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bob sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clayman somewhat.
Bob jabs Clayman right on the nose. Clayman blinks but takes it well.
Bob tries to bum rush Clayman with a series of wild strikes but Clayman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Big Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clayman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Clayman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayman fails with the takedown.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clayman shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Clayman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clayman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clayman moves away.
Clayman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bob is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Clayman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Clayman shoots in but no luck this time.
Clayman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bob but Bob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Clayman. Clayman gets slowly back to his feet.
Clayman moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob throws a series of punches but Clayman moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bob.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clayman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Clayman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bob looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bob is looking for a sweep.
Clayman misses with the ground and pound.
Bob tries to buck Clayman off but Clayman is having none of it.
Bob sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bob is staying active underneath Clayman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bob is looking for a sweep. Clayman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clayman is looking for a kimura here.
Clayman wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayman trying to mount his opponent but Bob defends it.
Clayman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clayman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clayman lands in his opponent's guard.
Bob keeping full guard, as Clayman tries to pass.
Bob throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clayman with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayman trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Clayman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bob is retaining full guard.
Bob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clayman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayman wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Bob working for a triangle but Clayman defends it easily.
Clayman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bob is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Clayman, into his guard.
Clayman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bob is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Clayman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clayman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bob wants to control for a moment but Clayman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Clayman gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clayman working a defensive guard here.
Bob works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob wants to free his trapped foot but Clayman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clayman regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clayman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bob, into his guard.
Clayman stays in close to Bob's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Clayman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Clayman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Big Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob throws a right and a left that Clayman avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Bob.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clayman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clayman feints and as Bob raises his hands in defense, Clayman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clayman drops back looking for a leg! Bob is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bob manages to kick Clayman off! Clayman jumps back into Bob's guard.
Bob is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clayman defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to hit a switch here but Clayman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bob there!
Clayman wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Bob is working to get back to half guard.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Bob gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clayman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clayman is looking for a kimura but Bob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clayman to get the leverage.
Bob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bob makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bob.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clayman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clayman pushing down on Bob's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clayman wants to pass the guard but Bob is defending well.
Clayman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clayman seems to be working for a kimura but Bob defends the submission attempt.
Clayman is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets back to full guard.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Clayman from controlling successfully.
Clayman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clayman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clayman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bob is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Clayman, into his guard.
Bob 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clayman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bob forces his way into half guard.
Bob is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clayman wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bob clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Clayman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
Clayman is working for a kimura but Bob is defending it quite comfortably.
Clayman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clayman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clayman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Clayman drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob actively working from the bottom here.
Bob manages to get to full guard.
Clayman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bob keeping full guard, as Clayman tries to pass.
Clayman trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
Clayman drops back looking for a leg! Bob is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bob manages to kick Clayman off! Clayman jumps back into Bob's guard.
Clayman has gone for a leg lock! Bob slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clayman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bob trying to control from half guard but Clayman is working away.
Clayman manages to get to full guard.
Clayman is pulling down on Bob's head. It's preventing any offense from Bob, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayman is working an open guard so Bob takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Clayman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Bob misses.
Clayman shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bob thuds a left hand into Clayman's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bob's half guard.
Clayman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bob actively working from the bottom here.
Clayman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bob has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clayman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clayman is looking for a kimura here.
Clayman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Clayman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 38:37
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 38:38
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 38:37
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Big Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deal has chosen Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction as his entrance music. Al Deal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
245 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Heartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Deal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heartman doesn't manage to clinch there - Deal circles away.
Deal swats away the attempt to clinch by Heartman.
Deal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor Heartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartman tries to clinch but Deal moves out of range.
Heartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Heartman throws a combination that misses
and Deal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartman wants to clinch but Deal slips to the side
and Deal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heartman's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deal wants to control from the top but Heartman keeps moving.
Heartman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deal trying to control the position from guard on top but Heartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal landing some decent shots from guard.
Heartman wants to sweep but no luck.
Heartman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heartman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heartman's head.
Deal throwing strikes from guard but Heartman blocks nicely.
Deal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Deal trying to control the position from guard on top but Heartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heartman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deal is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Deal throwing strikes but missing.
Deal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deal scoring with some ground and pound.
Deal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Deal preventing the sweep.
Deal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Deal lands a couple of digs.
Deal trying to control the position from guard on top but Heartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heartman has momentary wrist control but Deal slips an elbow through the middle.
Heartman looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal preventing the sweep.
Deal trying to control but Heartman is working from the bottom.
Deal postures up.
Deal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heartman tries to get out of the position.
Deal throwing strikes but missing.
Deal lands a couple of elbows.
Deal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heartman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heartman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deal landing with the ground and pound.
Deal wants to control from the top but Heartman keeps moving.
Deal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deal on the ground.
Deal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heartman trying to keep a closed guard but Deal is proving a slippery customer.
Deal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Deal working some strikes from top position.
Heartman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heartman keeping moving, preventing Deal from controlling successfully.
Deal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Deal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heartman misses with a takedown
and Deal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heartman tries to clinch but Deal moves away
and Deal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Deal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Deal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Deal winds up and cracks Heartman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Deal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Deal working the head and body with strikes.
Heartman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heartman wants to improve his position but Deal is controlling well.
Heartman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deal scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deal working over Heartman with some ground and pound. Heartman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Deal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Deal working over Heartman with some ground and pound. Heartman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Deal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deal lands with a punch from half guard.
Heartman is not content to let Deal control the position.
Deal uses his free foot to push down on Heartman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Heartman.
Deal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deal dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Heartman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Deal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deal dominating with strikes here.
Deal cracks Heartman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Deal lands a big elbow.
Deal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Deal with shots to the head and body - Heartman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Heartman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Deal controlling the pace for now.
Al Deal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heartman hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Deal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Deal working the ground and pound effectively.
Heartman is rocked!
Deal lands a big shot there that rocks Heartman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Deal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deal lands a heavy elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Deal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
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!
Deal cracks Heartman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Deal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heartman hang on?
Deal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deal looking to control but Heartman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deal lands a nice shot to the head.
Deal is landing with some decent strikes but Heartman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Deal breaks from Heartman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Deal is landing with some decent strikes but Heartman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Heartman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heartman is looking to improve his position but Deal isn't that keen on the idea.
Deal lands with some strikes.
Deal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Deal working Heartman over with strikes here.
Oh Heartman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deal with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Deal working Heartman over with strikes here.
Heartman seems to have got his legs back now.
Deal with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Deal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Heartman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heartman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heartman wants it to stay on the feet.
Heartman wants to clinch
and Deal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deal tries to bum rush Heartman with a series of wild strikes but Heartman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heartman tries to clinch
and Deal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Deal.
Deal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heartman is trying to control the position but Deal postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Heartman holds on and takes a little breather.
Deal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heartman's head.
Heartman being controlled here, momentarily.
Deal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal lands a couple of digs.
Heartman keeping moving, preventing Deal from controlling successfully.
Deal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deal stands up over Heartman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Deal postures up.
Deal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Deal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Deal slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heartman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Deal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heartman is not content to let Deal control the position.
Deal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deal wants to control but Heartman is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deal connects with a nice short shot to Heartman's temple.
Deal lands strikes from half guard.
Deal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heartman's head.
Heartman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Deal landing with the ground and pound.
Deal trying to control but Heartman is working from the bottom.
Deal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heartman wants to stand and escape but Deal is having none of it.
Deal working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal is pushing down on Heartman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heartman is fighting to maintain full guard but Deal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Deal is nestled in close to Heartman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Deal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heartman!
Deal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heartman?
Deal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Deal.
Deal lands a big elbow.
Heartman is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heartman?
Deal landing strikes from the mount.
Deal is landing with some decent strikes but Heartman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Deal really dominated that round.
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!
Deal lands a body shot.
Deal lands a jab to the head.
Heartman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deal counters with a one-two to the body.
Heartman throws a hook but Deal blocks it.
Heartman looks to clinch
and Deal counters with a three punch combo that has Heartman backing up. Heartman nods at Deal to acknowledge the strikes.
Heartman moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heartman.
Deal breaks the clinch.
Heartman wants to clinch
and Deal counters with a three punch combo that has Heartman backing up. Heartman nods at Deal to acknowledge the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Deal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Heartman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Heartman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Deal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Deal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Heartman is in a horrible position here. Deal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Deal throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Heartman has his hands clasped together but Deal breaks the hold and Heartman is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Deal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Deal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Scissors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scissors comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paper Cut - Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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23
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Scissors!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scissors swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but Scissors shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scissors trying to control from the bottom.
Masters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scissors manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Masters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scissors swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masters won't allow Scissors to get back to his feet.
Masters postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scissors is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Masters, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scissors doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scissors manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scissors trying to control the position from guard on top but Masters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scissors got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scissors has managed to get both his arms back between Masters's legs - danger averted.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Scissors from controlling successfully.
Scissors content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scissors sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scissors throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scissors throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scissors is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Masters has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Scissors is looking to defend but Masters has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Scissors! Masters pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Scissors taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ken Masters!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
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24
265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arska Paska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tanner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
Tanner stops Paska from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanneris looking to pass into half guard but Paska pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Paska is in guard.
Paska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paska wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paska moves into range and clinches up with Tanner.
Paska scores with a hook to the body.
Paska stalling the fight.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Paska pushes Tanner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tanner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Paska clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tanner punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska avoids the strikes from Tanner.
Paska has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner tries to get the hooks in deep but Paska pushed the leg off.
Paska holding both Tanner 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tanner just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner is looking for the choke from the back position but Paska is controlling his hands well.
Paska covering up well under a series of strikes from Tanner.
Tanner is looking to control Paska but Paska is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Paska is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanner wants to control but Paska manages to buck him off and is now in Tanner's guard! Nice work there by Paska!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paska got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paska has managed to get both his arms back between Tanner's legs - danger averted.
Paska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paska can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paska wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanner fails with a takedown attempt.
Paska is looking to clinch.
Paska shoots in and bounces Tanner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tanner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paska trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Paska scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paska trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Paska trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner looking to control.
Tanner looking for a guillotine here but Paska defends easily.
Paska trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Paska misses.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters circling - Paska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner scores a takedown into full mount!
Tanner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paska has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tanner's lack of action.
Paska is trying to stand back up but Tanner is controlling him
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paska has hold of Tanner's hands but Tanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Paska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paska is trying to stand back up but Tanner is controlling him
Tanner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paska!
Tanner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Paska is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Paska and Tanner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paska has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanner is trying to move to mount but Paska reverses beautifully and ends up in Tanner's guard.
Tanner seems keen to control Paska's posture.
Tanner working a defensive guard here.
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 Arska Paska will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paska counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tanner's head.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paska looking to sit in guard and control but Tanner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner prevents Paska from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paska keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tanner fails with the takedown
and Paska decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tanner's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
Paska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paska trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paska trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paska stopping the sweep attempt from Tanner.
Tanner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paska wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Paska avoids it well.
Tanner shoots in looking for a takedown. Paska tries to sprawl out of it but Tanner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arska Paska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Tanner.
Paska gets a takedown into half guard.
Paska trying to control the action but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Paska looks to land a strike but Tanner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Paska won't allow Tanner to sweep him here.
Arska Paska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paska tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Tanner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Paska from controlling successfully.
Tanner wants to stand but Paska is controlling the position.
Paska throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tanner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tanner lands in his opponent's guard.
Paska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanner is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arska Paska clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Paska tries for a takedown but Tanner circles away easily
and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paska won't be happy with that.
Tanner is staying tight to Paska's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tanner in side control, throwing shots but Paska defends.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Paska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanner.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska is trying to escape the position but Tanner is controlling the position.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tanner working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Paska controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner wants to control but Paska is keeping him busy.
Paska is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Paska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tanner grinds an elbow into Paska's temple.
Paska seems a little lost for a moment, as Tanner dominates the positioning.
Tanner is chipping away with strikes.
Tanner controls the position.
Tanner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanner in side control, throwing shots but Paska defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska is not content to let Tanner control the position.
Paska wants to get back to his feet.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Paska is defending the strikes.
Dick Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner cracks Paska with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 38:38
Judge George Francis scores the fight 38:38
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.
Bishop sizes up Hughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hughes duly obliges.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Hughes clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice body shot.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Hughes punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Bishop tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Hughes lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Hughes has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.
Bishop wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
Hughes cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hughes.
Hughes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Hughes.
Hughes gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steven Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hughes.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into rage.
Hughes digs a good body shot into Bishop's ribs.
Nice body punch from Hughes.
Hughes cracks Bishop with an open hand slap.
Hughes lands a jab-cross combination.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seth Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes scores with a hook.
Hughes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bishop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hughes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hughes Rushes Bishop and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bishop is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Hughes Piles on the pressure and Bishop crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Hughes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Arsene Peroche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graudheim's entrance music is The Lucky Bullets "Folsom Prison Blues". A fine choice. Peroche is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down with the sickness. Theodore Arsene Peroche is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Graudheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Arsene Peroche!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graudheim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peroche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trygve Graudheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graudheim leaves Peroche with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graudheim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peroche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graudheim just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Graudheim.
A big right from Graudheim misses.
Graudheim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graudheim connects with a looping right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Graudheim scores with a four punch combination!
Peroche blocks a jab.
Graudheim slips under a jab.
Peroche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graudheim.
Graudheim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peroche at a distance.
Graudheim is looking to slow Peroche down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim throws the left hand but Peroche avoids the punch easily.
Graudheim swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graudheim. Peroche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peroche closes the distance and clinches up with Graudheim, looking for a takedown. Peroche pushes Graudheim against the cage but Graudheim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graudheim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Graudheim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peroche needs to keep his hands up - Graudheim had a free shot at his head there.
Graudheim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peroche looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peroche keeps Graudheim under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Peroche's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peroche gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim trying to pass the guard but Peroche defending well.
Peroche regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peroche trying to control the position.
Graudheim works over Peroche with some ground and pound from guard.
Graudheim trying to control the position from guard on top but Peroche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peroche looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graudheim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peroche is keeping the position for now.
Peroche working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graudheim.
Graudheim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graudheim trying to control but Peroche is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peroche takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Graudheim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche walks into a jab.
Graudheim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peroche misses with an uppercut.
Graudheim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peroche looks gassed!
Graudheim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Graudheim is controlling the pace.
Peroche gets back to full guard.
Peroche utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peroche is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peroche working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graudheim.
Graudheim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peroche's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peroche pulls Graudheim in close to prevent any damage.
Graudheim postures up in Peroche's guard and throws a big left but Peroche blocks it.
Peroche is pulling down on Graudheim's head. It's preventing any offense from Graudheim, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graudheim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graudheim throws a big right hand that misses.
Graudheim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graudheim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peroche pulls Graudheim in close to his closed guard and prevents Graudheim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Graudheim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graudheim won't allow Peroche to sweep him here.
Peroche is pulling down on Graudheim's head. It's preventing any offense from Graudheim, at least for the moment.
Graudheim stands up over Peroche, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graudheim misses with a double jab.
Peroche ducks under a wild hook from Graudheim.
Peroche drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graudheim tries to close the distance and clinch but Peroche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graudheim throws a looping overhand right but Peroche ducks down to avoid it.
Graudheim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graudheim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peroche in his tracks.
Graudheim throws a looping overhand right but Peroche ducks down to avoid it.
Graudheim throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graudheim.
Graudheim misses with a looping left.
Peroche throws a jab but it's blocked by Graudheim.
Graudheim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graudheim scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Graudheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graudheim drops an elbow to the side of Peroche's head.
Graudheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peroche is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Graudheim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Graudheim's back!
Graudheim is really stuck here.
Graudheim rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Graudheim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Peroche puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Peroche seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Graudheim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graudheim regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche stopping the sweep attempt from Graudheim.
Graudheim controls Peroche momentarily but Peroche frees himself.
Graudheim pulls Peroche in to control the position.
Graudheim looking for a sweep. Not yet Graudheim, not yet.
Peroche content to stall in guard here.
Graudheim is looking to sweep but instead, Peroche has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graudheim wants to get back to full guard.
Graudheim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Peroche wants to control from the top but Graudheim keeps moving.
Graudheim wants to sweep but no luck.
Graudheim is trying to keep Peroche in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Graudheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Peroche is just out of range.
Graudheim 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.
Peroche avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graudheim landing with the ground and pound.
Peroche trying to keep a closed guard but Graudheim is proving a slippery customer.
Graudheim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graudheim throwing strikes but missing.
Graudheim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graudheim postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Graudheim.
Peroche moves out of range of the strikes.
Graudheim tests Peroche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graudheim looks to land a right hand but Peroche moved out of range.
Graudheim connects with a single shot there.
Graudheim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graudheim misses with a few strikes there.
Graudheim lands a jab to the nose.
Graudheim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Graudheim misses the target.
Peroche throws a hook but Graudheim blocks it.
Graudheim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim misses with a wild body shot.
Graudheim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graudheim wants to clinch.
Graudheim tries to clinch but Peroche moves out of range.
Peroche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graudheim was well out of range. Poor timing from Peroche.
Graudheim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peroche looks to throw the jab but Graudheim is out of range.
Peroche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peroche takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graudheim tries to clinch up.
Graudheim lands a nice looking body shot.
Graudheim lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim connects with a single shot there.
Peroche gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graudheim lunges at Peroche with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peroche's hand.
Peroche is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graudheim.
Graudheim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Peroche seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peroche is trying to control the position but Graudheim postures up.
Peroche managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graudheim scoring with some ground and pound.
Peroche is pulling down on Graudheim's head. It's preventing any offense from Graudheim, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim 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.
Graudheim cracks Peroche with a solid left hand.
Peroche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peroche trying to control the position.
Trygve Graudheim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graudheim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graudheim being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peroche is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Theodore Arsene Peroche just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graudheim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Graudheim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graudheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graudheim tests Peroche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peroche tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Graudheim swivels and escapes.
Graudheim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graudheim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Graudheim lands in his opponent's guard.
Peroche is trying to keep Graudheim in close.
Graudheim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peroche has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peroche is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim is looking to work some ground and pound but Peroche has wrist control.
Peroche is pulling down on Graudheim's head to control his posture.
Graudheim throws a big right hand that misses.
Peroche utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graudheim moves in looking to clinch but Peroche pushes him off.
Graudheim is looking to slow Peroche down with leg kicks.
Graudheim looks to land a right hand but Peroche moved out of range.
Peroche looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graudheim is fending him off so far but Peroche persists. Nope, Graudheim circles away and we're back to standing.
Graudheim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peroche can do to turn this around?
Graudheim throws a hook to the side of Peroche's head but Peroche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peroche takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peroche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Graudheim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peroche manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Theodore Arsene Peroche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peroche seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Graudheim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Graudheim drops back looking for a leg! Peroche is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peroche manages to kick Graudheim off! Graudheim jumps back into Peroche's guard.
Peroche wants to stand but Graudheim is controlling the position.
Peroche pulls Graudheim in close to his closed guard and prevents Graudheim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Graudheim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graudheim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peroche works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peroche is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peroche takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graudheim throws a head kick that half lands.
Graudheim lands with a cross.
Graudheim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Graudheim misses.
Graudheim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graudheim lands a jab to the head.
Peroche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peroche closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graudheim misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim lands with a straight right. Peroche didn't see that one coming.
Peroche tries to move into range but Graudheim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graudheim missing with a left hand there. Peroche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graudheim lands with an overhand left.
Graudheim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peroche ducks under a wild hook from Graudheim.
Trygve Graudheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graudheim throws a jab but it's blocked by Peroche.
Peroche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graudheim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Graudheim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peroche looks for a takedown but Graudheim sprawls well.
Trygve Graudheim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Arsene Peroche.
Peroche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graudheim finds it's way round the side to connect with Peroche's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve Graudheim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graudheim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:36
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 40:36
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Graudheim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butsy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Mandela misses.
Mandela misses with the combination.
Grabber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grabber trying to pass the guard but Mandela defending well.
Grabber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mandela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grabber is looking to advance position but Mandela won't allow it.
Grabber slows the pace down in half guard.
Mandela slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mandela is looking for a triangle here but Grabber uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Grabber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mandela can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandela tries to buck Grabber off but Grabber is having none of it.
Grabber working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grabber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grabber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grabber working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela tries to improve position but can't.
Mandela seems a little lost for a moment, as Grabber dominates the positioning.
Grabber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mandela for as long as he can get away with.
Mandela gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grabber is keen to just control but Mandela is a slippery customer.
Mandela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mandela works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mandela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mandela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandela is looking for a triangle but Grabber pushes his legs off easily.
Grabber slips nicely into half guard.
Mandela is staying active underneath Grabber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mandela has hold of Grabber's hands but Grabber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grabber controlling the action here.
Mandela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mandela.
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 Butsy Grabber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grabber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Grabber there.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Mandela lands a nice hook to Grabber's body. Grabber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grabber lands a jab to Mandela's midsection.
Grabber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mandela to the mat! Mandela manages to get full guard.
Mandela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mandela keeping moving, preventing Grabber from controlling successfully.
Grabber is stalling in the full guard.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Mandela keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber thows a big elbow that misses.
Mandela looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grabber thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grabber pushes Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
Grabber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grabber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grabber tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body.
Grabber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandela is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grabber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grabber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grabber misses with an elbow strike.
Mandela has a couple of punches blocked by Grabber.
Grabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grabber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mandela throws a punch but it's blocked by Grabber.
A short body shot lands from Grabber as the two fighters clinch.
Grabber lands an elbow inside that Mandela shrugs off.
Grabber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mandela up against the cage.
Grabber misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grabber tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body.
Mandela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grabber's elbow.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Grabber crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela avoiding damage as Grabber throws knees to the body.
Grabber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mandela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grabber misses with a knee strike.
Mandela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandela blocks an elbow strike.
Mandela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grabber throws an elbow but it misses.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grabber.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandela.
Grabber leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grabber works on Mandela's body with a couple of short punches.
Mandela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grabber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grabber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mandela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grabber tries a knee to the head but Mandela blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Grabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grabber.
Grabber misses with a punch to the body.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Mandela struggles to land a body shot inside as Grabber controls his hands.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grabber throws an elbow that misses.
Grabber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mandelas head.
Grabber wants to stall.
Grabber prevents a body shot from Mandela.
Grabber taking a breather.
Grabber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grabber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mandela is keeping busy.
Grabber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandela is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butsy Grabber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mandela throws a hook but Grabber avoids it easily.
Mandela throws out a loose jab but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandela connects with a single shot there.
Mandela looks to land a combination but Grabber avoids it well.
Grabber throws a good cross that connects.
Grabber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandela throws a body punch but Grabber moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Grabber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandela.
Grabber defending well as Mandela loads up on a big left hand.
Mandela tries to keep at a distance but Grabber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grabber blocks an uppercut.
Grabber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Grabber - that landed with a thud.
Grabber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mandela up against the cage.
Grabber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mandela's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grabber.
Grabber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandela's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabber slowing the pace effectively.
Grabber lands an elbow inside.
Grabber trying to land knees to the body.
Mandela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Grabber is pushing Mandela up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mandela throws a head punch that misses.
Grabber has Mandela pressed against the cage.
Mandela working aggressively here.
Grabber misses with a punch to the body.
Mandela throws a punch but it's blocked by Grabber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mandela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Grabber.
Grabber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela throws a head punch that misses.
Grabber presses Mandela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mandela working aggressively here.
Grabber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grabber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grabber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grabber misses with a knee strike.
Mandela swings wildly with an uppercut but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandela lands a body punch.
Mandela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mandela blocks an elbow strike from Grabber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mandela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grabber leaning against his opponent.
Grabber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mandela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grabber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandela swings wildly with an uppercut but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grabber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mandela is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grabber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Mandela blocks an elbow strike from Grabber.
Grabber tries a knee to the head but Mandela blocks it.
Mandela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grabber tries a knee to the head but Mandela blocks it.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Mandela misses.
Mandela tests Grabber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandela lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grabber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandela feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Grabber sprawling to the canvas! Grabber rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mandela finish him?!
Grabber is rocked!
Mandela is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Grabber hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jrock Mandela!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khalifman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khalifman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ringo Mogire Beam! (ZSZS OVA2 Ver.). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan David!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalifman.
David closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
David wants to free his trapped foot but Khalifman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
David throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
David is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
David prevents Khalifman from improving his position.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalifman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
David is trying to control. Khalifman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
David blocks the strikes from Khalifman.
David is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khalifman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalifman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalifman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
David looks gassed!
Khalifman controls the position.
David tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khalifman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khalifman is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David tries to improve position but can't.
Khalifman is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalifman.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalifman manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Khalifman does a little dance to reset his feet.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalifman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalifman cracks David with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khalifman swinging wildly here.
David cracks a nice hook into Khalifman's ribs.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalifman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khalifman counters with a straight right hand.
Khalifman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman misses with a kick to the body.
David lands an overhand right.
David swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khalifman counters with a nice uppercut.
David getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
David takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Khalifman misses.
David avoids the body shot from Khalifman.
David lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by David.
David throws a shot to the body.
Khalifman throws a nice inside leg kick.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalifman as he jumps to the side.
Khalifman feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jan David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a looping left.
Khalifman scores with a jab to the jaw.
David cracks Khalifman with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khalifman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
Khalifman connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from David misses.
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from David misses
and Khalifman counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khalifman throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David shoots in for a takedown but Khalifman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David lands with a nice combination. Khalifman backs away looking to recover.
Khalifman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
David misses with a hook. Khalifman ducked under it nicely.
Khalifman blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman dominated that round.
That's time! Khalifman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalifman scores with a shot to the body.
Khalifman throws a body kick that misses.
Khalifman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
David swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khalifman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps David thinking.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David throws out a loose jab but Khalifman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalifman just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalifman scores with a decent looking hook.
David scores with a three punch combo!
David is breathing heavily.
Khalifman lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalifman sprawls well. He's pushed David's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalifman scores with a jab to the head.
Khalifman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khalifman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khalifman lands a nice looking kick to the body. David takes a step back to recover.
Khalifman lands a jab to the head.
Khalifman shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Khalifman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalifman.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalifman as he jumps to the side.
Khalifman misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalifman. Khalifman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Khalifman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalifman scores with a shot to the body.
David with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khalifman counters with a left to the body.
Khalifman lands a jab to David's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalifman. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalifman lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David ducks right into an uppercut from Khalifman.
Khalifman lands a nice looking body kick.
Khalifman thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khalifman connects with a solid leg kick.
Khalifman lands with a nice body punch.
Khalifman lands with a good body shot.
Khalifman with a hook.
Khalifman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Khalifman finds it's way through David's defenses.
Khalifman scores with a shot to the body.
Khalifman connects with a body shot.
Khalifman throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khalifman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalifman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalifman scores with a jab.
Khalifman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
David is looking to reverse the position.
Khalifman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Khalifman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
David is not content to let Khalifman control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Khalifman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David regains full guard. Nicely done.
David bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalifman's guard.
Khalifman pulls David in close to his closed guard and prevents David from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khalifman keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David is pushing down on Khalifman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khalifman is fighting to maintain full guard but David has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khalifman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalifman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. David sprawls well initially but Khalifman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
David moves into full guard.
David keeping moving, preventing Khalifman from controlling successfully.
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalifman manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalifman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in David's guard.
Khalifman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
David is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khalifman is fighting to break David's control of his arms but David is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of David's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David trying to control the position.
Khalifman wants to pass the guard but David is keeping the position.
Khalifman wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David looking for subs off his back but Khalifman has passed one foot through into half guard.
David is refusing to be controlled, as Khalifman sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khalifman prevents David from improving his position.
Khalifman stalling.
Khalifman is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.
Khalifman is nestled in close to David, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
David wants to control but Khalifman is keeping busy.
Khalifman trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. David manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
David looking for subs off his back but Khalifman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Khalifman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
David wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khalifman trying to pass the guard but David defending well.
Khalifman is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.
Khalifman works his way into side control.
David tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David misses with a jab to the body
and Khalifman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David misses with a body punch
and Khalifman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
David throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khalifman lands with a straight right. David didn't see that one coming.
David misses with an uppercut.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.
David shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalifman tries to sprawl out of it but David keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalifman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Khalifman.
Khalifman is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Khalifman throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David misses with an uppercut.
Khalifman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
David is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Khalifman misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khalifman on the side of the head.
Khalifman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
A lazy left from Khalifman finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalifman. That's going to slow David down.
David throws a shot from downtown. Khalifman moves away and avoids it.
Khalifman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khalifman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalifman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
Khalifman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David misses the jab.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalifman throws out the jab.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalifman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
David misses with a hook.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalifman throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman connects with a jab.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
David misses with a hook to the body
and Khalifman counters with a low kick, right behind David 's knee.
Khalifman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Khalifman feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David staying out of range there.
David misses with a combination
and Khalifman counters with a solid body kick.
David lands with an overhand left.
Khalifman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
David gets back to full guard.
Khalifman trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
David had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khalifman defends it easily.
Alexander Khalifman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalifman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David wants to sweep here but Khalifman controlling him for the moment.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khalifman landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khalifman content to stall in guard here.
David looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khalifman preventing the sweep.
Khalifman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
David had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khalifman defends it easily.
David is looking to sweep but instead, Khalifman has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman had his way with Jan David in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khalifman cracks David with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Khalifman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
David takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
David misses with an uppercut.
David looks to land a left hand but Khalifman moved out of range nicely.
David bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalifman lands a head shot.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalifman avoids the body shot from David.
Khalifman connects with a solid leg kick.
Khalifman takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
David walks into a straight right hand from Khalifman.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khalifman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalifman. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalifman throws a nice inside leg kick.
David throws a looping overhand right but Khalifman ducks down to avoid it.
Khalifman throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Khalifman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Khalifman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khalifman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed David momentarily.
Khalifman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Khalifman misses its intended target.
Khalifman keeps David at a distance using the push kick.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Khalifman does no damage.
Khalifman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jan David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalifman misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalifman misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and David counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
David gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khalifman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalifman stands up over David, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khalifman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
David has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khalifman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for David.
Alexander Khalifman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
David is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
David manages to get back to half guard.
David is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khalifman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khalifman's back!
David patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Khalifman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
David thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
David is trying to stick to Khalifman's back but Khalifman is turning into David. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in David's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Khalifman.
Khalifman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khalifman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khalifman is pushing down on David's leg trying to pass to half guard. David is fighting to maintain full guard but Khalifman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khalifman trying to control the pace.
David throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Khalifman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalifman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khalifman!
Alexander Khalifman retains his welterweight title!
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