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EOD - For all the marbles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalib Koscheck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
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, craig parsons!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koscheck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koscheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
parsons fails with a takedown attempt.
parsons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koscheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koscheck landing some decent shots from guard.
Koscheck postures up in parsons's guard and throws a big left but parsons blocks it.
Koscheck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
parsons working a defensive guard here.
Koscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koscheck stops parsons from standing up.
parsons trying to control the position.
Koscheck throwing strikes but missing.
Koscheck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koscheck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. parsons did well to prevent Koscheck getting side control.
Koscheck slips a nice elbow through parsons's hands, connecting with parsons's forehead.
parsons wants to get back to full guard.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koscheck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. parsons defending well though.
parsons wants to control but Koscheck is keeping busy.
parsons moves into full guard.
parsons has his hands on Koscheck's head, controlling the position.
parsons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck scoring with some ground and pound.
parsons has momentary wrist control but Koscheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Koscheck trying to control but parsons is working from the bottom.
Koscheck postures up.
parsons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
parsons looking for a sweep. Not yet parsons, not yet.
parsons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
parsons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koscheck is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
parsons controlling from mount.
Koscheck really wants to buck parsons off and get back to his feet.
Koscheck somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but parsons circles away easily
and parsons counters with a single leg into guard. Koscheck didn't expect that.
Koscheck is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
parsons manages to break the clinch.
Koscheck lands a lovely overhand right.
parsons misses with a double jab.
parsons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.
parsons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. parsons showed some decent athleticism there.
Koscheck is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck kicks parsons off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
parsons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
parsons wants to control but Koscheck is having none of it.
parsons is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Koscheck lands a big shot there that rocks parsons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
Koscheck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
parsons wants to hold on but Koscheck pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
parsons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
parsons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalib Koscheck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koscheck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koscheck showed some decent athleticism there.
parsons taking some punishment here, with Koscheck in his half guard.
parsons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koscheck is working away from the top position though.
Koscheck throwing shots but parsons is blocking nicely.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Koscheck has control of the leg.
parsons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koscheck.
Koscheck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
parsons tries to kick Koscheck off but Koscheck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Koscheck is nestled in close to parsons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
parsons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koscheck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koscheck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
parsons wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
parsons lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koscheck!
Koscheck wants to get back to his feet.
parsons throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Koscheck because parsons loaded up on that one.
parsons controlling from mount.
Koscheck is trying to stand up.
parsons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koscheck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Koscheck bucks parsons off and manages to get back to his feet!
Koscheck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koscheck showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Koscheck has control of the leg.
Koscheck is nestled in close to parsons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Koscheck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
parsons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
parsons trying to control here.
Koscheck prevents parsons from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koscheck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koscheck drops an elbow to the side of parsons's head.
Kalib Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
parsons wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
parsons is looking to improve his position.
Koscheck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
parsons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koscheck scores with a couple of nice shots.
parsons wants to improve his position but Koscheck is controlling well.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koscheck connects with a nice looking jab.
Koscheck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. parsons did well to prevent Koscheck getting side control.
Koscheck prevents parsons from improving his position.
Koscheck working over parsons with some ground and pound. parsons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
parsons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koscheck is working away from the top position though.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but parsons defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koscheck lands a nice short elbow.
parsons is trying to control but can't.
parsons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koscheck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalib Koscheck dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koscheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koscheck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
parsons has his hands on Koscheck's head, controlling the position.
parsons trying to keep a closed guard but Koscheck is proving a slippery customer.
Koscheck throwing strikes but missing.
parsons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
parsons keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
parsons stuffs the takedown attempt from Koscheck. Koscheck gets slowly back to his feet.
parsons tries for a takedown but Koscheck circles away easily
and Koscheck counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck dodges the punch combination from parsons.
craig parsons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
parsons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koscheck stopping the sweep attempt from parsons.
parsons has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koscheck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
parsons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koscheck working parsons over with strikes.
Koscheck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
parsons is looking to control Koscheck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can parsons avoid being mounted?
craig parsons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
parsons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for parsons.
parsons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscheck is one step ahead there.
Koscheck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koscheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Koscheck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koscheck throwing strikes from guard but parsons blocks nicely.
Koscheck stands up over parsons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koscheck connects with a couple of short punches.
parsons kicks Koscheck off and gets to his feet.
parsons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscheck as he avoids it easily.
Kalib Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
parsons fails with the takedown.
Kalib Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of craig parsons.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koscheck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koscheck lands a nice short elbow.
Koscheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed parsons's head.
Koscheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
parsons trying to hold on to Koscheck's head to control him but Koscheck postures up.
parsons manages to get to full guard.
Koscheck is in close to parsons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
parsons is trying to keep Koscheck in close.
Koscheck got a little sloppy there for a moment and parsons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koscheck has managed to get both his arms back between parsons's legs - danger averted.
Kalib Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koscheck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Koscheck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koscheck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
parsons wants to control but Koscheck passes easily into half guard.
Koscheck 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.
parsons misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koscheck lands a nice short elbow.
Koscheck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalib Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koscheck 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalib Koscheck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Moye has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold misses with a hook. Moye ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Moye.
Moye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moye manages to avoid it.
Moye scores with a hook to the body. Gold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moye is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moye is defended easily by Gold.
Moye tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gold thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gold as he avoids it easily.
Moye wants to clinch.
Gold leaves Moye with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Moye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Derek Moye has been cut.
Moye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moye rather than just go for the knockout.
Moye moves into the clinch successfully.
Moye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moye looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold swings for the body but Moye moves out of range.
Derek Moye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moye doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
Gold cracks Moye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gold defends it nicely.
Moye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moye off to one side.
A slow jab from Moye misses its intended target.
Gold scores with a body shot.
Moye is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moye's head backwards.
Moye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Moye down.
Gold punishes Moye's body with a nice straight punch.
Gold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moye.
Moye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moye tries to keep at a distance but Gold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moye. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gold digs a right hand into Moye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moye's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gold.
Gold is leaning against Moye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Moye shoots for a double leg takedown but Gold sprawls well. He's pushed Moye's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moye walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Gold lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Gold.
Gold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gold feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Moye sprawling to the canvas! Moye rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gold finish him?!
Moye is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moye's head backwards.
Oh Moye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derek Moye's cut is getting worse.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Moye seems to have got his legs back now.
Moye has his takedown stuffed
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Moye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gold defends it nicely.
Moye has his takedown stuffed
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Moye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moye throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Derek Moye's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moye wants to clinch
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moye's hands.
Moye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jeez, Derek Moye's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gold lands with a hook. Moye tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derek Moye's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Gold!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diabolic KlownZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommie Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diabolic KlownZ!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong lands a jab to KlownZ's midsection.
Chong lands a left and a right that send KlownZ crashing to the mat, dazed. Chong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
KlownZ is rocked!
It looks like Diabolic KlownZ has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KlownZ closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chong circles away.
KlownZ is still on wobbly legs! Can Chong finish him?
Chong lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommie Chong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeSouza comes to the cage accompanied by Randy Manny & The Tools. Randy DeSouza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy DeSouza!
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, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeSouza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeSouza stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
DeSouza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeSouza in his tracks.
DeSouza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeSouza gets caught flat footed, as Evans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
DeSouza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
DeSouza controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and DeSouza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between DeSouza's legs - danger averted.
Evans slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from DeSouza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
DeSouza tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Evans has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
DeSouza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
DeSouza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Evans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
DeSouza tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
That's two 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.
DeSouza is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
DeSouza is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
DeSouza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Evans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Evans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
DeSouza wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
DeSouza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Evans. What's that going to do exactly?
DeSouza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza can't escape the position.
Evans avoids the attempt from DeSouza to control.
Evans controlling the pace for now.
Evans tries to control but DeSouza wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeSouza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeSouza stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of DeSouza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeSouza is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
DeSouza blocks a jab.
Evans tries for a takedown but DeSouza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSouza is just out of range.
Evans shoots in but DeSouza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Randy DeSouza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeSouza throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt
and DeSouza counters with a nice body kick.
Evans tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeSouza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evans somewhat.
Evans throws a hook to the side of DeSouza's head but DeSouza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeSouza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. DeSouza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. DeSouza does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeSouza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
Evans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans is breathing heavily.
DeSouza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSouza misses with a looping left.
Evans fails with the takedown
and DeSouza counters with a big head kick but Evans shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSouza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSouza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randy DeSouza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans cracks DeSouza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and DeSouza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeSouza lands a front kick.
DeSouza lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeSouza.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by DeSouza.
DeSouza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and DeSouza counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeSouza rather than just go for the knockout.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DeSouza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rob Evans has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSouza is just out of range.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeSouza as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy DeSouza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Evans's cut.
That's time! DeSouza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
DeSouza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Evans throws a hook but DeSouza avoids it easily.
Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
DeSouza has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
DeSouza is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Evans has his hands clasped together but DeSouza extends an breaks Evans's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by DeSouza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy DeSouza!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Now I Lay Thee Down by Machine Head 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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277 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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246 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arlovski's waist but Arlovski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vatanen off to one side.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Vatanen avoids nicely.
Vatanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vatanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arlovski did well to prevent Vatanen getting side control.
Vatanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vatanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arlovski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vatanen with the ground and pound but Arlovski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vatanen throws and elbow that misses. Arlovski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vatanen's guard. Nice move by Arlovski!
Vatanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Vatanen, not yet.
Arlovski content to stall in guard here.
Arlovski trying to control but Vatanen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatanen keeping full guard, as Arlovski tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arlovski is aware though and is defending well.
Arlovski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vatanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vatanen keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
Vatanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arlovski is stalling in the full guard.
Vatanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arlovski defends it easily.
Arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Vatanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vatanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vatanen is working hard here to advance position.
Arlovski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arlovski wants to pass the guard but Vatanen is keeping the position.
Vatanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arlovski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vatanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arlovski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arlovski trying to control but Vatanen is working from the bottom.
Arlovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vatanen is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen has an active guard here but Arlovski has managed to pass into half guard.
Arlovski is looking to take a break and control but Vatanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vatanen tries to roll over but Arlovski keeps him under control.
Arlovski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Arlovski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arlovski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Arlovski is landing with some decent strikes but Vatanen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski controlling from mount.
Vatanen can't escape the position.
Arlovski wants to control the pace but Vatanen is squirming around nicely.
Arlovski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vatanen tries to lock up and control but Arlovski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vatanen gets back to half guard.
Vatanen wants to improve his position but Arlovski is controlling well.
Arlovski is looking to take a break and control but Vatanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vatanen trying to hold on to Arlovski's head to control him but Arlovski postures up.
Vatanen wants to improve his position but Arlovski is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Arlovski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Arlovski scores with a four punch combination!
Vatanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovski looking to control.
Vatanen throwing strikes from guard but Arlovski blocks nicely.
Vatanen being controlled here momentarily.
Vatanen thows a big elbow that misses.
Vatanen trying to control but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vatanen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Arlovski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vatanen has Arlovski in his guard.
Arlovski trying to control but Vatanen is working from the bottom.
Arlovski looking to pass the guard.
Arlovski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vatanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arlovski controls the pace.
That's two 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.
Vatanen keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Arlovski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vatanen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arlovski passes into side control.
Arlovski trying to control the position but Vatanen is working away.
Arlovski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vatanen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vatanen is trying to control Arlovski's posture but Arlovski avoids it.
Vatanen gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Vatanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vatanen with the active half guard here but Arlovski passes nicely into side control.
Arlovski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Arlovski working the ground and pound but Vatanen is defending the strikes.
Vatanen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arlovski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Arlovski is pressing down on Vatanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vatanen is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen punching from the bottom.
Arlovski trying to mount his opponent but Vatanen defends it.
Vatanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arlovski is working away from the top position though.
Vatanen has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Arlovski escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Arlovski!
Vatanen is looking for a sweep.
Arlovski is looking to take a break and control but Vatanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vatanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arlovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Arlovski 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. And we move into the final round!
Arlovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vatanen.
Arlovski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arlovski missing with a left hand there. Vatanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vladimir Arlovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vatanen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Arlovski is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vatanen is on top in guard.
Vatanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vatanen throws and elbow that misses. Arlovski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vatanen's guard. Nice move by Arlovski!
Arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Vatanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vatanen is looking to regain half guard here but Arlovski keeps moving and retains side control.
Arlovski working the ground and pound.
Vatanen tries to bench press Arlovski off him but Arlovski keeps the position.
Arlovski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Arlovski scoring with punches and elbows.
Vatanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is letting Arlovski control him for a moment.
Vatanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Arlovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vatanen keeps working.
Arlovski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vatanen is not content to let Arlovski control the position.
Arlovski working the ground and pound but Vatanen is defending the strikes.
Arlovski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Arlovski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen shoots for a takedown but Arlovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vatanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turo Vatanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vatanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arlovski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arlovski wants to control but Vatanen postures up.
Vatanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arlovski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arlovski wants to control but Vatanen postures up.
Arlovski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vatanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski has hold of Vatanen's hands but Vatanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vatanen is looking for a kimura here.
Vatanen with the ground and pound but Arlovski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Turo Vatanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Arlovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arlovski holds on and takes a little breather.
Vatanen throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Arlovski.
Well Arlovski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Arlovski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Gibson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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20
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vukovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vukovic is pressing down on Gibson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gibson is holding on for now.
Vukovic is looking for a kimura but Gibson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vukovic to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vukovic lands a nice short elbow.
Gibson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vukovic trying to control the action but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Vukovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vukovic prevents Gibson from standing back up.
Gibson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gibson is not content to let Vukovic control the position.
Vukovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gibson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vukovic.
Vukovic working Gibson over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vukovic working over Gibson with some ground and pound. Gibson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gibson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gibson is trying to stand up here but Vukovic is controlling him well.
Gibson is defending against the submission attempts here by Vukovic.
Gibson wants to get back to his feet.
Gibson has one foot on Vukovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vukovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vukovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibson's efforts to push away.
Vukovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson is pressed up against the cage. Vukovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gibson down to the mat. Gibson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vukovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Gibson.
Vukovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gibson.
Gibson slaps away a takedown attempt from Vukovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charlie Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Vukovic.
Vukovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice takedown defense from Vukovic. No joy for Gibson on that attempt.
Vukovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibson with a poor takedown
so Vukovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vukovic looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vukovic trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to stand up but Vukovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Vukovic throwing strikes from guard but Gibson blocks nicely.
Vukovic wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Vukovic stops Gibson from standing up.
Vukovic postures up and lands a big shot to Gibson's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vukovic trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Gibson wants to get back to his feet but Vukovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gibson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gibson tries to get out of the position.
Gibson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Vukovic pushes down on Gibson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vukovic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vukovic trying to pass the guard but Gibson defending well.
Vukovic prevents Gibson from standing back up.
Vukovic trying to control the pace.
Gibson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vukovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Vukovic dominated that round.
That's time! Gibson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vukovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vukovic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gibson doesn't defend quickly enough and Vukovic has managed to lock this one up! Can Gibson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vukovic on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne Perry's chin.
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230 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Perry is looking to clinch.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Perry shoots in.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams wriggles free and stands up.
That's two 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.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rob Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Perry.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perry.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Perry. Perry gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams moves forwards but Perry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Perry moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry gets a takedown into half guard.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
Perry trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice jab there from Perry.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Perry lands.
Perry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Perry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Perry saw it coming and moves away.
Rob Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Perry.
Williams is trying to control Perry's posture but Perry avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Perry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Perry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Perry throws some wild stikes that Williams manages to avoid easily.
Perry has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perry controlling from the full mount.
Perry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Perry looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Williams goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwayne Perry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnie Ballantine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Canseco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Canseco closes the distance and clinches up with Ballantine, looking for a takedown. Canseco pushes Ballantine against the cage but Ballantine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ballantine throws a shot to the body.
Ballantine keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballantine scores with a hook to the body. Canseco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Canseco looks gassed!
Ballantine punishes Canseco 's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballantine scores with a jab to the body.
Ballantine has Canseco up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballantine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ballantine works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Ballantine lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ballantine on the inside.
A short right from Ballantine on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ballantine.
Ballantine is leaning against Canseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballantine.
Ballantine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballantine digs a right hand underneath Canseco 's ribcage. Canseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Ballantine.
Ballantine pushes Canseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballantine lands with a right to the head.
Ballantine works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballantine lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Ballantine.
A hook to the body from Ballantine.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballantine.
Ballantine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ballantine scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballantine digs a right hand underneath Canseco 's ribcage. Canseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ballantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Ballantine.
Ballantine is leaning against Canseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballantine has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballantine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballantine is working Canseco over against the cage.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Ballantine is controlling the position.
Ballantine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ballantine.
A nice left hand lands by Ballantine.
Ballantine presses Canseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ballantine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Ballantine.
Canseco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the head.
Canseco fails with the takedown.
Johnie Ballantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
Ballantine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canseco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Canseco avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Canseco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ballantine looks to throw the jab but Canseco is out of range.
Ballantine has managed to clinch.
Canseco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ballantine is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Canseco .
Ballantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Canseco turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ballantine wants to get back to his feet.
Canseco throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Canseco postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Canseco goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ballantine has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Canseco but great work by Ballantine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ballantine's best efforts.
Ballantine decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Canseco shoots for a double leg takedown but Ballantine sprawls well. He's pushed Canseco 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Canseco slips a straight right by Ballantine.
Ballantine cracks Canseco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballantine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown but Ballantine shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantine lands a jab to the nose.
Ballantine lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Ballantine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ballantine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ballantine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canseco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballantine defends it nicely.
Ballantine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballantine digs a good hook to Canseco 's body.
Ballantine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canseco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballantine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballantine misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by Ballantine. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ballantine as Canseco shoots in.
Ballantine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canseco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnie Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ballantine scores with a jab. Canseco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballantine scores with a jab. Canseco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballantine tries to clinch up
and Canseco counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine defending well as Canseco loads up on a big left hand.
Ballantine digs a good hook to Canseco 's body.
Canseco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballantine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballantine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ballantine lands a jab to Canseco 's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine dips to his left and cracks Canseco with an uppercut!
Ballantine throws a combination. Canseco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ballantine takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballantine.
Ballantine breaks from the clinch.
Canseco shoots in but Ballantine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnie Ballantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
Ballantine digs a good body shot into Canseco 's ribs.
Canseco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab from Ballantine.
Ballantine wants to clinch up but Canseco keeps it at a distance.
Ballantine lands with a nice combination. Canseco backs away looking to recover.
Ballantine takes the fight into the clinch.
Ballantine lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballantine digs a right hand into Canseco 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canseco 's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Ballantine.
Canseco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ballantine is keeping busy.
Ballantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantine cracks Canseco with a nice body shot.
Canseco looking to throw knees to the head but Ballantine is blocking nicely.
Ballantine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canseco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ballantine connects with a body shot.
Ballantine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballantine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canseco walks into a straight right hand from Ballantine.
Ballantine stalks Canseco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Canseco 's face. Canseco staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Ballantine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ballantine lands a nice looking body shot.
Canseco keeps the fight on the outside.
Canseco fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ballantine.
Johnie Ballantine is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballantine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ballantine clinches.
Still in the clinch, Ballantine scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Ballantine.
Ballantine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballantine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canseco can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballantine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballantine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantine lands a hook that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Ballantine cracks Canseco with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine is working Canseco over against the cage.
Ballantine digs a right hand underneath Canseco 's ribcage. Canseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Ballantine on the inside.
Ballantine works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Ballantine is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Ballantine.
Ballantine is working Canseco over against the cage.
Ballantine presses Canseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnie Ballantine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ballantine gets through Canseco 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballantine lands a body punch.
Ballantine is working Canseco over against the cage.
Ballantine works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantine gets through Canseco 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Canseco 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballantine pushes Canseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ballantine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballantine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canseco s head.
Ballantine is working Canseco over against the cage.
Ballantine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Canseco .
Ballantine prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballantine is leaning against Canseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballantine lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Ballantine.
Ballantine scores with a shot to the side of Canseco 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Canseco .
Ballantine lands an uppercut.
Ballantine lands a body punch.
Canseco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ballantine lands a shot to the body.
Canseco goes for a takedown attempt but Ballantine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnie Ballantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
A punch combination from Ballantine misses.
Johnie Ballantine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ballantine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ballantine.
Jose Canseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballantine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ballantine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canseco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Canseco is looking to pass into half guard but Ballantine pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ballantine is in guard.
Canseco is looking to sweep but instead, Ballantine has passed into half guard.
Canseco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Canseco has a hand on Ballantine's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ballantine takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Canseco is desperately trying to improve his position but Ballantine has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Ballantine stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Canseco shoots in but no luck this time.
Ballantine has Canseco up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballantine scores with a hook to the body.
Canseco tightens his grip and picks Ballantine up, before dumping him to the ground. Ballantine manages to land in guard.
Canseco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ballantine dives on top into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canseco isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ballantine stacks Canseco on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ballantine!
Ballantine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Canseco to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnie Ballantine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ballantine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnie Ballantine!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Smith blocks a head kick by Alves.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alves cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Alves avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
It looks like Marcus Smith has been cut.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Alves controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Alves lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Alves is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alves for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Alves.
Smith dives in and grabs Alves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Smith looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith avoids the head kick by Alves.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alves. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Alves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alves. Smith shrugs it off though.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Alves throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Alves lands a head kick!
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Smith'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.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alves. That one must have hurt.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Marcus Smith's cut even more.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Marcus Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith letting Alves take a breather here.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marcus Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Alves!
Brian Alves retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eulogy Spoakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Animal Mother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spoakin comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface ft Devin The Dude - Hand Of The Dead Body. Mother comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God of Thunder - Kiss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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272 lbs
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278 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eulogy Spoakin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Animal Mother!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mother drops Spoakin with a beautiful combination! Spoakin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mother is looking for the KO!
It looks like Eulogy Spoakin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mother throws a right hand that Spoakin ducks under and follows up with a left that Spoakin also avoids with ease.
Mother showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spoakin.
Mother throws a series of punches but Spoakin moves out of range.
Good exchange - Spoakin coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Mother throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spoakin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Spoakin misses.
Mother throws a right and a left that Spoakin avoids nicely.
Spoakin throws a looping overhand right but Mother ducks down to avoid it.
Mother avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mother checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Mother, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mother connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Spoakin tumbling to the canvas! Mother pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Spoakin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Animal Mother!
Animal Mother is the new heavyweight champion!
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