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FV #3 Breaking Free PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Grant Brophy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brophy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hayes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brophy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes instigates a clinch.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Brophy is trying to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling him.
Brophy working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gary Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Hayes leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Brophy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brophy tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a big head kick but Hayes shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hayes misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
Hayes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brophy is trying to break free.
Hayes taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Hayes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Hayes clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hayes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brophy staying out of range there.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Hayes darts in and clinches Brophy up against the cage.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy is trying to push Hayes away but Hayes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brophy is trying to break free.
Brophy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brophy tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes has Brophy pressed against the cage.
A short left from Hayes.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy wants to break free but Hayes has control.
Brophy tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brophy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayes won't allow it.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes gets a clinch.
Hayes lands an uppercut.
Brophy tries to break free but Hayes pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Hayes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hayes lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayes won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to break free but Hayes has control.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Hayes stalling the fight.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brophy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Gary Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a wild combination.
Brophy has managed to clinch.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
Brophy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayes won't allow it.
Gary Hayes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy working hard to break the clinch.
Hayes keeps control of Brophy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes scores with a sloppy right hand. Brophy should have avoided that one.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Hayes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brophy throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Brophy only half commits.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hayes misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Hayes catches Brophy napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Brophy to the canvas!
Brophy is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brophy wants to stand and escape but Hayes is having none of it.
Oh Brophy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hayes prevents Brophy from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brophy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hayes lands a big right hand that drops Brophy! The killer instinct kicks in and Hayes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hayes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Hayes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bleed for Me. The key to victory for Trent Ritter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ritter's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Robinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter wants to improve his position but instead Robinson has moved into half guard.
Robinson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robinson slows the pace down in half guard.
Ritter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ballas Only . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Robinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robinson passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson landing strikes from the mount and Ritter is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson working Ritter over with strikes here.
It looks like Trent Ritter has been cut.
Ritter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Robinson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ritter covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Robinson!
Randy Robinson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Trent Ritter spoke after the fight, saying 'Screw this, I'd like to announce my retirement.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyron Willis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Willis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear lands a head shot.
Fear seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
Fear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Fear.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis avoids the body shot from Fear.
Fear lands a head shot.
Willis is rocked!
Fear fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Fear finish him?
Fear takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Fear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fear connects with a body shot that sends Willis's belly button to the back.
Fear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Willis seems to have recovered his senses.
Fear cracks Willis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Willis falls backwards against the cage. Fear follows up with more strikes that drop Willis to his knees. Fear keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Willis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Fear!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale rushes Ramirezovic and presses him up against the cage.
Bale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirezovic prevents it.
Bale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirezovic prevents it.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bale avoids the damage to the body.
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale tries to land a leg kick but Ramirezovic saw it coming and moves away.
Bale tries to keep at a distance but Ramirezovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirezovic tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Ramirezovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bale misses with a body punch.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramirezovic throws an elbow but misses.
Bale has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramirezovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Bale's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Ramirezovic, against the cage.
Bale wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramirezovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
Bale jumps guard.
Ramirezovic is looking to stand up but Bale won't let him.
Bale seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ramirezovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirezovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bale shoots for a takedown but Ramirezovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramirezovic blocks a head kick by Bale.
Bale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramirezovic defends it nicely.
Jamalski Ramirezovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirezovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirezovic tries to clinch there but Bale circles away.
Bale lands a nice hook to Ramirezovic's body. Ramirezovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bale clinches up with Ramirezovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirezovic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirezovic.
Bale avoiding damage as Ramirezovic throws knees to the body.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bale avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirezovic can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Bale blocks it.
Ramirezovic crunches a lovely knee into Bale's ribcage.
Bale has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ramirezovic is trying to keep an underhook but Bale manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ramirezovic is trying to stand up here but Bale is controlling him well.
Ramirezovic is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirezovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bale wants to take a breather but Ramirezovic is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirezovic wants to control but Bale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bale controlling the action here.
Ramirezovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramirezovic keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Ramirezovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirezovic, not yet.
Bale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramirezovic's head.
Ramirezovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirezovic wants to stand up but Bale is controlling him.
Bale trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirezovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirezovic is looking to stand up but Bale isn't so interested in that idea.
Bale slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirezovic is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamalski Ramirezovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ramirezovic throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale throws a push kick but Ramirezovic slaps the foot to one side.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Ramirezovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirezovic digs a good body shot into Bale's ribs.
Gareth Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirezovic lands a jab to the head.
Bale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Bale avoids the head kick by Ramirezovic.
Bale blocks a jab.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirezovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale tries to clinch there but Ramirezovic circles away.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirezovic as he avoids it easily.
Bale scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirezovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirezovic thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirezovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirezovic.
Bale clinches up against the cage.
Ramirezovic lands a shot to the body.
Ramirezovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramirezovic misses with a body punch.
Bale wants a takedown.
A short left from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirezovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirezovic lands an elbow inside that Bale shrugs off.
Ramirezovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirezovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bale is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirezovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bale avoids the damage to the body.
Bale blocks a body shot from Ramirezovic.
Bale tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirezovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Ramirezovic, against the cage.
Ramirezovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Ramirezovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirezovic is working Bale over against the cage.
Bale is trying to pull guard but Ramirezovic has him pressed against the cage.
Bale drags the fight down to the ground.
Ramirezovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bale is proving hard to escape from.
Bale has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic wanted to stand there but Bale had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gareth Bale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bale catches Ramirezovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirezovic prevents it.
Ramirezovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow 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!
Bale wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamalski Ramirezovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bale tries for a takedown but Ramirezovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirezovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bale avoids the body shot from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic rushes Bale and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
Bale managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Bale tries to pull guard but Ramirezovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Bale drops back down to his feet.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow strike.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bale decides to pull guard.
Ramirezovic wants to stand but Bale is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale has Ramirezovic pulled in close to control his posture.
Bale trying to control the position.
Ramirezovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ramirezovic throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirezovic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirezovic 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.
Ramirezovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirezovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Bale.
A bone on bone clash there as Bale blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirezovic swivels and escapes.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirezovic scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bale walks into a stiff left hand from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to clinch up but Bale circles away and keeps his distance.
Bale walks into a straight right hand from Ramirezovic.
A punch lands to the side of Ramirezovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramirezovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bale throws a head kick but Ramirezovic moves out of range.
Ramirezovic closes the distance and pushes Bale back into the cage.
Bale wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirezovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic lands an elbow just above Bale 's eye.
Ramirezovic misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirezovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses.
Bale is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramirezovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramirezovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bale.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirezovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic digs a right hand underneath Bale's ribcage. Bale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bale decides to pull guard.
Ramirezovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gareth Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic wants to stand but Bale is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jamalski Ramirezovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamalski Ramirezovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirezovic 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamalski Ramirezovic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon comes to the cage accompanied by Salmon Song. Omar Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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150 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheldon cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Sheldon avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheldon is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Sheldon circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Sheldon avoids nicely.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheldon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheldon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sheldon trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson pushing down on Sheldon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Sheldon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sheldon sees it coming and defends easily.
Sheldon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Sheldon is defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Sheldon defends it.
Jackson controlling the pace.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Sheldon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sheldon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sheldon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Omar Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sheldon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Sheldon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Sheldon is out of range.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheldon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Sheldon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheldon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheldon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Sheldon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheldon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheldon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson moves out of range as Sheldon strikes.
Jackson throws the left hand but Sheldon avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson dominated that round.
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.
Jackson misses with a combination
enabling Sheldon to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheldon counters with a straight right hand.
Sheldon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheldon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Sheldon misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Sheldon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sheldon counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Sheldon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sheldon avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Omar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheldon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sheldon cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Sheldon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sheldon counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sheldon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson is rocked!
Dontae Sheldon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheldon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheldon finish him?
Sheldon throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Sheldon.
Sheldon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Sheldon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sheldon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Sheldon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheldon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sheldon loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Sheldon misses with a straight right.
Sheldon avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sheldon moves out of range.
Sheldon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson slips under a jab from Sheldon.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheldon.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheldon.
Sheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Sheldon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Sheldon backs away looking to recover.
Jackson throws a hook but Sheldon avoids it easily.
Sheldon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheldon misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to bum rush Sheldon with a series of wild strikes but Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson misses with a combination
letting Sheldon counter with a right hand.
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 Dontae Sheldon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a right hand that Sheldon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheldon also avoids with ease.
Sheldon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheldon manages to avoid it.
Sheldon cracks Jackson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jackson falls backwards against the cage. Sheldon follows up with more strikes that drop Jackson to his knees. Sheldon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jackson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dontae Sheldon!
A victorious Dontae Sheldon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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