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ICON-LV 2 New Year Nightmares PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janusz Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bomba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury tries to clinch but Bomba moves away
and Bomba counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
A big right from Bomba misses.
Fury is looking to clinch but Bomba is avoiding it.
Fury darts in trying to clinch
and Bomba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bomba throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Fury wants to clinch up but Bomba keeps it at a distance.
Fury wants to clinch.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fury tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bomba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bomba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fury's guard.
Fury is controlling Bomba's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bomba is one step ahead there.
Bomba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bomba being controlled here momentarily.
Bomba trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bomba manages to get himself to full guard.
Bomba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
Bomba wants to stand but Fury is controlling the position.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury postures up.
Fury throws an elbow that misses. Bomba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fury's guard. Nice move by Bomba!
Bomba stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Bomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bomba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bomba postures up and lands a big shot to Fury's brow.
Bomba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury keeping moving, preventing Bomba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury keeping full guard, as Bomba tries to pass.
Bomba stands up over Fury, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bomba gets to his feet. Fury looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fury looks to clinch
and Bomba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fury tries to clinch
and Bomba counters by moving into the clinch.
Bomba fails to pull guard.
Fury stops a takedown attempt from Bomba.
Bomba is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Bomba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bomba backwards.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Bomba.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
Bomba blocking some punches.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fury uses from the top position.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but Bomba has wrist control.
Bomba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bomba 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.
Fury 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bomba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fury!
Fury can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Bomba 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.
Fury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury is pressed up against the cage. Bomba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fury down to the mat. Fury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fury wants to clinch up but Bomba keeps it at a distance.
Bomba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury closes the distance but Bomba moves to the side
and Bomba counters with a body kick that stops Fury in his tracks momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bomba.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brian Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomba throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Bomba swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomba looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brian Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury is looking to clinch but Bomba is avoiding it.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Bomba pushes him off.
Fury is looking to clinch but Bomba is avoiding it.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury clinches up against the cage.
Bomba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fury smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Bomba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury tries to clinch but Bomba moves out of range.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomba circles away.
Bomba looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomba, pushing him back against the cage.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury is pressed up against the cage. Bomba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fury down to the mat. Fury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury rushes Bomba and presses him up against the cage.
Bomba is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury misses with some punches.
Bomba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomba tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomba tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bomba blocking some punches.
Bomba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bomba is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomba.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a right hand.
Bomba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Bomba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bomba tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Bomba drops back down to his feet.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomba blocks an uppercut.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury pushes Bomba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brian Fury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bomba blocks an uppercut.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Bomba breaks the clinch.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fury closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bomba counters with a head kick. That will keep Fury thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fury tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bomba counters with a left and a right that stings Fury.
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!
Fury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bomba counter with a right hand.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Fury wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury is looking to clinch but Bomba is avoiding it.
Bomba throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the cage. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bomba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bomba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Bomba pushes him off.
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Bomba misses.
A punch combination from Bomba misses.
Fury wants to clinch up but Bomba keeps it at a distance.
Fury tries to clinch there but Bomba circles away.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomba circles away.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bomba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Bomba.
Fury misses with some punches.
Bomba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fury is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Bomba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Bomba is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Bomba is trying to pull guard but Fury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomba is trying to force a seperation but Fury has the dominant position.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bomba backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba jumps guard but Fury stands there with Bomba around his waist. Bomba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomba misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fury stops a takedown attempt from Bomba.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomba.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Bomba.
Bomba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury misses with some punches.
Bomba is trying to force a seperation but Fury has the dominant position.
Bomba working hard to break the clinch.
Fury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bomba.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomba.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba blocking some punches.
Bomba jumps guard but Fury stands there with Bomba around his waist. Bomba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bomba.
Bomba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomba.
Bomba throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
Bomba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomba tries to score a body lock takedown but Fury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Investitor Gradnje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gradnje kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein-Moskau. Investitor Gradnje could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy Gonzales's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Investitor Gradnje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales 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.
Gradnje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gradnje is trying to keep Gonzales in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzales advances to half guard.
Gonzales lands with a punch from half guard.
Gradnje throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura but Gradnje is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzales to get the leverage.
Gonzales looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gradnje is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gradnje works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gradnje controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Gonzales throwing strikes from guard but Gradnje blocks nicely.
Gradnje had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzales defends it easily.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Gradnje keeps moving.
Gonzales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Gradnje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Gradnje keeps moving.
Gradnje trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzales is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gradnje's guard.
Gonzales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gonzales is working for a kimura but Gradnje is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gradnje is looking to control Gonzales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gradnje avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gradnje defends it well.
Gonzales is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gradnje sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzales looks winded!
Gonzales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gradnje's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gradnje manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzales won't allow Gradnje to sweep him here.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gradnje swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gradnje is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gradnje trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje is really struggling to control Gonzales but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gradnje tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gonzales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzales looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales actively working from the bottom here.
Gradnje looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Gonzales dominated that round.
That's time! Gradnje's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gradnje misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gradnje throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gradnje off to one side.
Gonzales closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gradnje's guard.
Gradnje is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzales defends well.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gradnje swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzales 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.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Gradnje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gradnje trying to control but Gonzales postures up.
Gradnje is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzales's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzales's back!
Gonzales can't escape the position.
Gradnje working for a choke but Gonzales is defending well.
Gonzales rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gonzales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gradnje pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gradnje trying to mount his opponent but Gonzales defends it.
Gonzales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales manages to get to full guard.
Gradnje wants to stand but Gonzales has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzales looking for a guillotine here but Gradnje defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gradnje pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzales is keeping the position for now.
Gonzales is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gradnje is aware though and is defending well.
Gradnje slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gradnje trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gradnje.
Gradnje trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzales isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gradnje stacks Gonzales 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 Gradnje!
Gonzales is looking for a sweep.
Gradnje tries to stand but Gonzales is controlling his head.
Gradnje wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzales keeps working.
Gradnje in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
Gonzales is looking to reverse the position.
Gradnje tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gonzales is looking to regain half guard here but Gradnje keeps moving and retains side control.
Gradnje trying to control the position but Gonzales is working away.
Gradnje working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gradnje wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
Gradnje misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gradnje advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gradnje throws some wild stikes that Gonzales manages to avoid easily.
Gonzales prevents Gradnje from taking his back.
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 Investitor Gradnje will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gradnje decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzales manages to get to full guard.
Gradnje stops Gonzales from standing up.
Gonzales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzales wants to control but Gradnje is keeping him busy.
Gradnje tries to get to full guard but Gonzales has control of the leg.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gradnje defends it well.
Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura but Gradnje is defending well.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gradnje trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gradnje is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Gonzales is tapping! Great win for Gradnje!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Investitor Gradnje!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Shashia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Shashia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shashia looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Shashia misses with a wild combination.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shashia throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shashia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shashia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris misses with the combination.
Shashia misses the shot to the body.
Harris drives through and clinches with Shashia against the cage.
Shashia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Shashia's ribcage.
Shashia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shashia walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shashia as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashia avoids the head kick by Harris.
A big right from Shashia misses.
Shashia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.
Harris is rocked!
Shashia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shashia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Shashia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shashia thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris slips under a jab.
A cross from Shashia lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Shashia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Harris misses.
Shashia misses with a two punch combination.
Shashia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce Shashia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shashia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shashia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shashia tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shashia swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shashia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris wants to control from the top but Shashia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shashia is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harris is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shashia is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Shashia wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shashia tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Shashia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harris wants to take Shashia's back here but Shashia is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Shashia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
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 Jack Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris throws a head kick but Shashia moves out of range.
Shashia throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shashia enables Harris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shashia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shashia looking for a sweep. Not yet Shashia, not yet.
Shashia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris is pushing down on Shashia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shashia is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris is looking to advance position but Shashia won't allow it.
Harris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shashia regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Shashia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shashia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Shashia controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris being controlled here momentarily.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Shashia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shashia being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Harris.
Harris 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.
Shashia looking to control.
Shashia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Shashia up and slammed him! Shashia can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control!
Harris taking a break here but Shashia is having none of it and regains half guard.
Harris moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to move to mount but Shashia blocks the move with his legs.
Harris wants to stand but Shashia has his arm trapped.
Shashia struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shashia is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Harris politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harris prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shashia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shashia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Harris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Harris is keeping busy.
Jack Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris wants to control his opponent's hands but Shashia gets his hands free.
Shashia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Harris defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Harris is really stuck here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is trapped and Shashia is scoring with shots to the head and body.
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 Jack Harris will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shashia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Shashia misses with a wild combination.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shashia.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Shashia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris moves forwards but Shashia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shashia takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Shashia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris jabs Shashia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shashia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Shashia is trying to get back to full guard.
Shashia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harris trying to control but Shashia is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Shashia tries to control Harris's body but Harris pushes him off. Shashia squirms to his side and now Harris has his back!
Shashia wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
Shashia tries to roll but Harris sticks to his back.
Shashia trying to control the hands but Harris breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Shashia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shashia wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashia preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Harris.
Harris trying to control momentarily.
Shashia is trying to break free.
Harris really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Shashia.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bruce Shashia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Shashia!
Shashia is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harris gets his hands free as Shashia looks to control.
Shashia can't escape the position.
Shashia defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shashia trying to control the position but Harris manages to sink in the hooks.
Jack Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shashia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris has the hooks in. Shashia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Harris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Harris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deco Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Vinyard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Deco Early's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Vinyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deco Early!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vinyard.
Vinyard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vinyard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Early looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Early looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Early!
Vinyard regains half guard, as Early was trying to land strikes.
Early misses with a head shot. Vinyard uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard trying to control the position.
Early throwing strikes from guard but Vinyard blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Early wants to pass the guard but Vinyard is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Early working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Early in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vinyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Early lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Early accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Early throwing strikes from guard but Vinyard blocks nicely.
Vinyard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Early is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Early accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Early is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Early postures up.
Early working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Early throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinyard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deco Early 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.
Vinyard shoots and misses
and Early counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Vinyard badly! Early follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Vinyard out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Early finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Deco Early!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Death. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee moves forwards but Douglas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Douglas. That snapped Lee's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee slips under a jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
Douglas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Douglas with a nice cross.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws a head kick but Douglas moves out of range.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
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!
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Gabriel Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Lee.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Douglas connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Lee.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
Lee tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Lee misses with a hook
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douglas finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Douglas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee blocks a jab.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Lee avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
Danga de danga de dang - Douglas scores with a four punch combination!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Gabriel Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Douglas throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee scores with a head kick. Douglas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Lee avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Lee misses with a hook
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Douglas.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Douglas scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Douglas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Douglas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nissan Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nissan Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex misses with a wild combination.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee misses with a body punch
enabling Fairtex to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Fairtex's guard.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fairtex is keeping the position for now.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Fairtex is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fairtex manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Fairtex's guard.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee pushes down on Fairtex's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fairtex tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy Lee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adam McGrath has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam McGrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrath shoots in and drives through. Campbell sprawls well.
Campbell leaves McGrath with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGrath looking to score a takedown here. Campbell is defending well but McGrath drives through and ends up in Campbell's guard.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Campbell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGrath defends well.
McGrath tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
McGrath thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGrath won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
McGrath has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGrath pushing down on Campbell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGrath is trying to work for a kimura but Campbell is defending well.
Campbell is defending against the submission attempts here by McGrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Campbell gets full guard.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGrath thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Campbell trying to control the position.
McGrath forces his way into half guard.
McGrath is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Campbell sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Campbell actively working from the bottom here.
McGrath is looking for a kimura here.
Campbell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGrath pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Campbell cracks McGrath with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrath throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
McGrath 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.
McGrath is breathing heavily.
McGrath has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGrath taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell trying to control the position but McGrath is working away.
McGrath on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Campbell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campbell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McGrath tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGrath to see if he's OK.
Campbell cracks McGrath with a big elbow.
McGrath tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Campbell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGrath has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGrath manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrath wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
McGrath has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! McGrath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McGrath enables Campbell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGrath manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGrath working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campbell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McGrath is tightening it up a little... Campbell has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Campbell reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Campbell taps out! Nice BJJ there by McGrath!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Adam McGrath!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Coonaments (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coonaments has chosen Voodo as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coonaments!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coonaments throws a one two combo.
Lee works the jab nicely.
It looks like Kevin Coonaments has been cut.
Coonaments slips a jab from Lee.
Coonaments shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Coonaments's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coonaments fails with a takedown attempt.
Coonaments shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Coonaments looks winded!
Coonaments is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Coonaments working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coonaments is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Coonaments.
Coonaments is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Coonaments is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coonaments throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Coonaments throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coonaments on the ground.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Coonaments.
Coonaments is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Coonaments is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coonaments is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coonaments is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coonaments dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Coonaments'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.
Coonaments shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Coonaments shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coonaments tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Coonaments.
Coonaments tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coonaments is rocked!
Kevin Coonaments is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coonaments slips a jab from Lee.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Coonaments on that attempt.
Lee lands a big uppercut and Coonaments crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Coonaments looks OK. Lee waves Coonaments back to his feet!
Coonaments is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Coonaments is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coonaments bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coonaments throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Lee!
Kevin Coonaments was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank everyone for believing in me. They were just better then me nothing more to it.'.
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FIGHT
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