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GAMMA: Contenders 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mico Zvijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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, Kosmo Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mico Zvijer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvijer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kramer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kramer walks into a stiff left hand from Zvijer.
Zvijer misses with a few strikes there.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zvijer throws a right hand that Kramer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kramer also avoids with ease.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Zvijer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer tries to clinch but Zvijer moves out of range.
Zvijer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kramer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kramer tries to clinch but Zvijer moves out of range.
Kramer closes the distance and pushes Zvijer back into the ropes.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kramer looking to throw knees to the head but Zvijer is blocking nicely.
Kramer misses with an elbow over the top.
Kramer lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mico Zvijer has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kramer obliges.
Kramer is pushing Zvijer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kramer lands an elbow inside that Zvijer shrugs off.
Zvijer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zvijer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kramer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvijer fails to pull guard.
Kramer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zvijer looks gassed!
Kramer leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kramer lands an elbow just above Zvijer 's eye.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zvijer's defenses.
Zvijer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kramer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kosmo Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mico Zvijer.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zvijer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kramer prevents it.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Zvijer in his tracks for a moment.
Zvijer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zvijer blocks the elbow strike.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Kramer.
Zvijer wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with an elbow over the top.
Zvijer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kramer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kramer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zvijer, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zvijer blocks it with crossed arms.
Kramer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zvijer letting Kramer take a breather here.
Zvijer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kramer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kramer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kramer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kramer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zvijer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kramer lands an elbow inside.
Kramer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kramer lands an elbow inside.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvijer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer lands a knee to the body.
Zvijer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kramer has him pressed against the ropes.
Kramer looking to throw knees to the head but Zvijer is blocking nicely.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.
Zvijer avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zvijer avoids it.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Kramer lands an elbow just above Zvijer 's eye.
Zvijer breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zvijer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zvijer throws a nice looking combination but Kramer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zvijer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Kramer is looking to clinch.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Zvijer misses with a head kick.
Zvijer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Zvijer circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zvijer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Zvijer.
Kramer takes the fight into the clinch.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mico Zvijer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kramer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kramer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kramer lands a good knee to the midsection. Zvijer won't want to take too many of those.
Kramer landing knees to the head.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kramer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zvijer up against the ropes.
Zvijer blocks an elbow strike.
Zvijer is breathing heavily.
Zvijer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zvijer's defenses.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zvijer is defending well for now.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kosmo Kramer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zvijer's defenses.
Kramer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zvijer blocks an elbow strike.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zvijer's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zvijer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kramer has one foot on Zvijer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Zvijer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zvijer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Zvijer circles away.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Zvijer circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zvijer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Kramer.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zvijer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zvijer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zvijer dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
Zvijer is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kramer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Zvijer in his tracks for a moment.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kramer working Zvijer over with knees to the body.
Kramer lands an elbow inside that Zvijer shrugs off.
Kramer trying to control the position but instead, Zvijer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kramer into the ropes.
Kramer connects with a knee to the head.
Zvijer blocks the elbow strike.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
Zvijer can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zvijer blocks the elbow strike.
Zvijer breaks the clinch.
Kosmo Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zvijer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Zvijer is avoiding it.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses.
Kramer is looking to clinch.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zvijer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kramer moves into the clinch successfully.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Zvijer fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zvijer as Kramer tries to tie him up.
Zvijer dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
Zvijer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kramer lands a damaging elbow.
Kramer is trying to maintain a safe position but Zvijer gets an underhook and turns Kramer into the ropes.
Zvijer blocks an elbow strike from Kramer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zvijer as Kramer tries to tie him up.
Kramer is pressed up against the ropes. Zvijer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kramer down to the mat. Kramer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kosmo Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mico Zvijer.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Zvijer.
Zvijer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zvijer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zvijer misses with a head kick.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zvijer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Zvijer is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zvijer keeps the fight on the outside.
Zvijer misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Zvijer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zvijer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mico Zvijer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zvijer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Zvijer pushes him off.
Zvijer misses with a series of wild punches.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Zvijer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Zvijer circles away.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Zvijer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kramer tries to clinch but Zvijer is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zvijer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zvijer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer moves into range and clinches up with Zvijer.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvijer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer with a knee to the head.
Kramer lands a nice elbow.
Zvijer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kramer.
Stalling in the clinch from Kramer.
Zvijer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kramer smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zvijer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Zvijer misses with the combination.
Kramer tries to clinch but Zvijer moves out of range.
Zvijer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zvijer throws a right hand that Kramer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kramer also avoids with ease.
Zvijer lands a head kick. Kramer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zvijer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kramer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Zvijer pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Zvijer keeps it at a distance.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer pushes Zvijer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kramer lands a knee to the head.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kramer crunches a lovely knee into Zvijer's ribcage.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Zvijer in his tracks for a moment.
Kramer effectively controlling the action here.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.
Kramer lands a knee to the head.
Kramer lands a good knee to the midsection. Zvijer won't want to take too many of those.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.
Kramer misses with an elbow over the top.
Zvijer dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zvijer breaks from the clinch.
Zvijer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Zvijer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Zvijer keeps it at a distance.
Zvijer misses with a low kick as Kramer jumps back.
Zvijer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer closes the distance and pushes Zvijer back into the ropes.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvijer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zvijer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Zvijer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zvijer throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Zvijer swinging wildly here.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zvijer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zvijer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Zvijer.
Kramer has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zvijer takes an elbow to the temple.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kramer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zvijer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Zvijer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kramer lands an elbow inside that Zvijer shrugs off.
Kramer slowing the pace effectively.
Kramer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zvijer's face.
Zvijer gets control of Kramer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zvijer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kramer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zvijer is proving hard to escape from.
Zvijer is working an open guard so Kramer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosmo Kramer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kramer, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosmo Kramer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Pendridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Pendridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akimbo Dice!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pendridge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendridge rushes Dice and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pendridge fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pendridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pendridge closes the distance and pushes Dice back into the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pendridge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pendridge gets underhooks to prevent Dice's takedown attempt.
Luke Pendridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Dice.
Pendridge is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dice is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pendridge to the mat. Pendridge regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pendridge is keeping the position for now.
Pendridge wants to stand up but Dice is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice trying to control but Pendridge is working from the bottom.
Dice throwing strikes from guard but Pendridge blocks nicely.
Dice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pendridge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dice!
Dice tries to reverse the position but Pendridge maintains control.
Pendridge cracks Dice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pendridge landing punches.
Pendridge landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Akimbo Dice has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Dice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dice looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendridge content just to control the position here.
Pendridge cracks Dice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pendridge is working for a guillotine from mount but Dice frees his head quite easily.
Pendridge landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendridge breaks from Dice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pendridge is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dice has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pendridge 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.
Pendridge dominating with strikes here.
Pendridge trying to control but Dice is having none of it.
Pendridge lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dice hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pendridge lands with some strikes.
Pendridge wants to control the pace but Dice is squirming around nicely.
Pendridge landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pendridge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pendridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Dice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pendridge wants to clinch up but Dice keeps it at a distance.
Pendridge rushes Dice and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pendridge is pressed up against the ropes. Dice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pendridge down to the mat. Pendridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pendridge gets the takedown into side control.
Dice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pendridge off and has taken his back!
Pendridge holding both Dice 's hands and preventing any damage.
Dice is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pendridge. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pendridge looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dice.
Pendridge manages to escape to his feet.
Dice is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendridge throws a nice looking combination but Dice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pendridge moves in looking to clinch but Dice pushes him off.
Pendridge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pendridge trying to control the action but Dice is working from the bottom.
Dice gets back to half guard.
Dice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pendridge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pendridge's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pendridge to escape the position.
Pendridge looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dice.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dice. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Dice throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Dice scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pendridge is looking for a way out.
Dice missing with punches from the back.
Dice is trying to stick to Pendridge's back but Pendridge is turning into Dice. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dice's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pendridge.
Pendridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pendridge decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pendridge tries to clinch but Dice moves out of range.
Pendridge tries to clinch up but Dice circles away and keeps his distance.
Pendridge misses with a head kick.
Pendridge tries to clinch up but Dice circles away and keeps his distance.
Pendridge tries for a takedown but Dice circles away easily
and Dice counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendridge is trying to control Dice's posture but Dice avoids it.
Dice working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Dice crashes against the mat.
Dice scoring with punches and elbows.
Dice works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pendridge dodges the ground and pound from Dice.
Pendridge is trying to improve his position.
Pendridge pushes Dice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dice cracks Pendridge with a big right hand but Pendridge just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dice working the body and head with strikes.
Dice lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akimbo Dice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Dice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pendridge with a poor takedown
so Dice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dice wants to pass the guard but Pendridge is keeping the position.
Pendridge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dice trying to control but Pendridge is working from the bottom.
Dice distracts Pendridge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pendridge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dice cracks Pendridge with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendridge trying to control the position.
Pendridge is looking to stand back up but Dice counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pendridge.
Dice not doing much here.
Pendridge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dice scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Dice.
Pendridge trying to control here.
Dice lands strikes from half guard.
Dice is nestled in close to Pendridge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pendridge defending well though.
Dice seems to be looking for submissions.
Pendridge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pendridge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pendridge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pendridge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dice.
Pendridge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dice's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dice's back!
Dice is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pendridge gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendridge struggling to keep hold of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pendridge controlling the positon.
Dice tries to break free.
Pendridge is looking for the choke from the back position but Dice is controlling his hands well.
Dice has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Pendridge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Pendridge go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dice manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pendridge's guard. Nice work there by Dice.
Dice preventing the sweep.
Dice landing some decent shots from guard.
Luke Pendridge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pendridge is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Dice frees his head nicely. Oh but Pendridge has switched to an armbar! Dice is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Luke Pendridge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and daniel micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Price looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, daniel micheals!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Price with that takedown attempt.
Price throws a body punch but micheals moves out of range.
micheals thuds his shin into the meat of Price's side.
micheals misses with a head kick.
Price shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with micheals but micheals pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from micheals.
A right-left combo lands from micheals.
micheals drops Price with a beautiful combination! Price stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - micheals is looking for the KO!
Price is rocked!
It looks like Timothy Price has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Look low, kick high! micheals uses the oldest trick in the book to send Price tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! micheals is absolutely delighted - when Price wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). daniel micheals!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Chris Davis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Davis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Davis!
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, Romulo Correa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Correa's head.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correa.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis blocks a head kick by Correa.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Correa. That's going to slow Davis down.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Davis throws a hook but Correa avoids it easily.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa looks gassed!
Correa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Romulo Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Davis lands with a straight right. Correa didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets a clinch.
Correa is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Correa wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Correa has double underhooks.
Correa is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Correa smiles and moves away.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa connects with a solid leg kick.
Romulo Correa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Correa takes one to the chin there.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Correa walks into a jab.
Davis tests Correa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Correa misses with a body kick.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Correa's head back.
Correa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Correa misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis scores with the left hand. Correa knows he should have avoided that one.
Correa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Correa scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis lands with a straight right. Correa didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis blocks a head kick by Correa.
Davis has Correa up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis gets a clinch.
Correa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Correa's hands.
Davis throws a right and a left that Correa avoids nicely.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Correa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Correa is breathing heavily.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Correa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa walks into a jab.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis scores with a one two! Correa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Correa walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Davis catches Correa right on the button with a cross.
Chris Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Correa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Correa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Correa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Correa is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Correa circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Correa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Correa's hands.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis moves out of range as Correa throws a body kick.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Correa is trying to escape the position but Davis is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Correa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davis is controlling him well.
Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davis taking a break here but Correa is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis avoids the head kick by Correa.
Correa pushes Davis away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Correa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Correa's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Correa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Davis, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis looking for a guillotine here but Correa defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing Correa from standing up.
Correa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Correa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Davis lands with a straight right. Correa didn't see that one coming.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Correa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Romulo Correa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davis has an Americana. Correa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Davis is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Davis hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jarred shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jarred shields!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover throws a head kick but shields moves out of range.
shields on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dover. Dover obviously looking to wear him down.
Dover takes the fight into the clinch.
Dover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
shields is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
shields tries a head kick but it misses.
Dover lands a nice looking kick to the body. shields takes a step back to recover.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
shields looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dover lands a big head kick that sends shields tumbling to the mat! Dover takes a step backwards and waves shields back to his feet - he wants the finish!
shields is rocked!
shields stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and shields wants it to stay on the feet.
shields is still on wobbly legs! Can Dover finish him?
Dover takes the fight into the clinch.
shields seems to have recovered his senses.
shields looking to throw knees to the head but Dover is blocking nicely.
shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dover blocks it with crossed arms.
Dover lands a nice elbow.
It looks like jarred shields has been cut.
Dover drops shields with a big right hand! Dover charges in looking to finish - shields manages to keep Dover in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Dover arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! shields's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Dover!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Porttikongi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bingisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Porttikongi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bingisser!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porttikongi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robert Bingisser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porttikongi throws a hook to the side of Bingisser's head but Bingisser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porttikongi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bingisser is trying to reverse the position but instead Porttikongi has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Porttikongi wants to control but Bingisser is keeping busy.
Bingisser is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bingisser turns into Porttikongi and is now in his guard.
Bingisser won't allow Porttikongi to sweep him here.
Bingisser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Porttikongi is proving hard to escape from.
Bingisser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Porttikongi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bingisser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porttikongi moves away from the strike by Bingisser.
Porttikongi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robert Bingisser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porttikongi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porttikongi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bingisser.
Bingisser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Porttikongi scores with a jab to the head.
Bingisser throws a head kick that half lands.
Bingisser misses with a hook.
Bingisser misses with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bingisser!
Bingisser takes a swing at Porttikongi's ribcage but misses.
Bingisser throws a head kick that misses.
Bingisser throws a low kick but it's checked well by Porttikongi.
Bingisser throws a series of punches but Porttikongi avoids them all with ease.
Porttikongi misses with a double jab
and Bingisser counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porttikongi slips a straight right by Bingisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bingisser is looking to land body kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Bingisser scores with a four punch combination!
Bingisser misses with a low kick.
Porttikongi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bingisser.
Bingisser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Porttikongi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porttikongi misses with a wild combination.
Porttikongi staying out of range there.
Bingisser throws a head kick that misses.
Porttikongi moves out of range of the leg kick from Bingisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser tries a head kick but it misses.
Bingisser falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Porttikongi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bingisser is looking to slow Porttikongi down with leg kicks.
Bingisser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bingisser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porttikongi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bingisser looks gassed!
Porttikongi works the jab nicely.
Porttikongi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Porttikongi slips under a jab.
Bingisser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Porttikongi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porttikongi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bingisser misses with a hook to the body
and Porttikongi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porttikongi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi lands a left hand.
Porttikongi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bingisser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bingisser tries to circle away but Porttikongi has him pinned against the ropes.
Bingisser stops a takedown attempt from Porttikongi.
Porttikongi has Bingisser pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Porttikongi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bingisser tumbling to the mat - Porttikongi dives into Bingisser's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bingisser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Porttikongi won't allow Bingisser to sweep him here.
Bingisser really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porttikongi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porttikongi prevents Bingisser from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Bingisser 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.
Bingisser connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porttikongi's hands.
Bingisser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bingisser lands a jab.
Porttikongi takes one to the side of the head.
Porttikongi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bingisser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bingisser throws a lazy right hand but Porttikongi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bingisser throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bingisser misses with an uppercut.
Bingisser throws out a loose jab but Porttikongi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porttikongi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bingisser throws out the jab.
Bingisser misses with a combination
and Porttikongi counters with a left to the body.
Bingisser is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingisser dodges the punch combination from Porttikongi.
A combination from Porttikongi does no damage.
Bingisser throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Porttikongi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bingisser throws a head kick that misses
and Porttikongi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bingisser lands a jab to Porttikongi's midsection.
Porttikongi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bingisser.
Bingisser throws out a loose jab but Porttikongi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bingisser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robert Bingisser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bingisser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porttikongi counters with a straight right hand.
Porttikongi blocks a jab.
Bingisser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porttikongi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Porttikongi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porttikongi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bingisser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porttikongi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bingisser is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Porttikongi dives into side control.
Bingisser is trying to buck Porttikongi off.
Porttikongi trying to control the action but Bingisser is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser is trying to get back to half guard.
Porttikongi gets to mount! Bingisser was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Porttikongi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bingisser tries to reverse the position but Porttikongi maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bingisser throwing hammer fists to the chest of Porttikongi. What's that going to do exactly?
Bingisser tries to hold on but Porttikongi postures up.
Porttikongi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bingisser is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Porttikongi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bingisser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porttikongi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bingisser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porttikongi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bingisser.
Bingisser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bingisser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Porttikongi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bingisser is trying to hold Porttikongi in close to prevent damage but Porttikongi has managed to pass into half guard.
Bingisser is looking for a sweep. Porttikongi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bingisser is trying to stand up here but Porttikongi is controlling him well.
Porttikongi wants to take a breather but Bingisser is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porttikongi slows the pace down in half guard.
Porttikongi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bingisser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bingisser is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Porttikongi has latched onto it... Big trouble! Porttikongi pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bingisser is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Porttikongi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alistair Porttikongi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avery Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaniel Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern comes to the ring accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Avery Stern has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Avery Stern!
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, Thaniel Morales!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern drops Morales with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Morales looks back up at him and smiles so Stern waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Thaniel Morales has been cut.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt.
Stern scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales clinches up against the ropes.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Stern blocks with his arms.
Morales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morales manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stern postures up.
Stern has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morales has a closed guard, preventing Stern from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stern scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stern throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stern prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
Stern wants to stand and escape but instead Morales has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Morales looking to pass the guard.
Morales postures up in Stern's guard and throws a big left but Stern blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stern works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morales trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Morales wants to stand but Stern has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morales avoids the body shot from Stern.
Avery Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avery Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stern, as that shot connected.
Stern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales wants to clinch.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stern. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stern is breathing heavily.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Stern lands a jab-cross combination.
Morales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stern pinned against the cage. Stern gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morales needs to keep his hands up - Stern had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales drives through and clinches with Stern against the ropes.
Morales breaks the clinch.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt.
Avery Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaniel Morales.
Stern lands a jab to Morales's midsection.
Stern is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stern swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Stern shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stern swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stern throws a combination. Morales tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morales.
Stern scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stern throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales shoots in and drives through. Stern sprawls well.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stern.
Stern misses with the combination.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stern.
Morales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stern fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern thows a body shot but no joy.
Morales is looking to clinch.
A combination from Stern does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avery Stern dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaniel Morales's cut.
That's time! Stern's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stern looks to land a combination. Morales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morales has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stern finds it's way round the side to connect with Morales's head.
Stern tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stern cracks Morales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales is looking to clinch but Stern is avoiding it.
Stern slaps away a takedown attempt from Morales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stern 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Avery Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaniel Morales.
Stern scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Stern sprawls well. He's pushed Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stern is looking to wear down Morales with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stern.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Morales shoots for a takedown but Stern saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morales tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stern looks to land a combination. Morales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Stern looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Stern swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stern throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Morales wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern moves out of range.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morales is looking to clinch but Stern is avoiding it.
Stern cracks Morales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stern scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morales tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
Stern throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales rushes Stern and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stern prevents the takedown attempt.
Stern wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morales.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stern has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales wants a takedown but no success here.
Stern has had enough of the clinch but Morales keeps him there for the moment.
Morales lands a damaging elbow.
Morales looking to slow down the pace here.
Stern has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stern stalling in the clinch but Morales improves position.
Stern wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stern has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales is trying to stall.
Stern looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales is looking to control Stern's arms but Stern gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the ropes.
Stern wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales won't allow it.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morales can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Stern's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales shoots in for a double leg but Stern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern moves out of range.
Morales walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morales shoots for a takedown but Stern saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stern swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stern.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
Morales clinches with his opponent.
Stern is trying to break free.
Stern is trying to break free.
Morales goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stern prevents it.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stern tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the ropes.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stern just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Stern wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stern is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales gets an underhook and turns Stern into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avery Stern dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thaniel Morales's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morales forces Stern back against the ropes and clinches.
Morales jumps guard and drags Stern to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stern stands up from Morales's guard - Stern perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stern throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Stern.
Morales moves into range and clinches up with Stern.
Stern wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Morales keeps control of Stern as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Morales dodges the punch combination from Stern.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Morales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stern, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Stern is trying to force a seperation but Morales has the dominant position.
Stern avoids a wild elbow strike from Morales.
Stern takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales scores with a knee to the head.
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morales.
Stern tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stern tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the ropes.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Stern is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the ropes.
Morales pulls Stern into guard.
Stern wanted to stand there but Morales had control of the position.
Stern postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stern's guard.
Morales postures up in Stern's guard and throws a big left but Stern blocks it.
Morales stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stern throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Morales shoots in but Stern avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales instigates a clinch.
Stern has Morales pressed against the ropes, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stern can't break the clinch.
Stern keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
Stern wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morales has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales is trying to break free.
Stern is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the ropes.
Morales wants to stall.
Stern tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Stern is controlling him.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Stern is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Stern's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
Stern tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
Stern can't break the clinch.
Stern is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales gets an underhook and turns Stern into the ropes.
Morales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stern gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales won't allow it.
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Morales tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
Stern lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Stern tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stern paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stern displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morales.
Avery Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaniel Morales.
Stern throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt.
Stern swinging wildly here.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Stern swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morales closes the distance and clinches up with Stern, looking for a takedown. Morales pushes Stern against the ropes but Stern circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stern fails to land with a series of punches.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stern can't do much from the bottom here.
Stern prevents Morales from moving into mount.
Morales laying and praying for a moment but Stern takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morales tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stern controls his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaniel Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stern has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avery Stern!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Arlovski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mir's half guard.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Arlovski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mir controls his leg.
Mir trying to hold on to Arlovski's head to control him but Arlovski postures up.
Arlovski throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
Mir manages to get to full guard.
Mir controlling Arlovski's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir has his foot on Arlovski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arlovski works his way back into a safe position though.
Arlovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Arlovski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Arlovski defends easily.
Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Arlovski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Arlovski wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet.
Mir has his opponent's back but Arlovski is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arlovski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arlovski is looking to stand up but Mir won't let him.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arlovski defends well.
Mir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arlovski looking to pass the guard.
Arlovski trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski wanted to stand there but Mir had control of the position.
Mir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mir is thwarting Arlovski's attempts to control the position.
Arlovski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Arlovski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrei Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Arlovski didn't expect that.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arlovski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arlovski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miris looking to pass into half guard but Arlovski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Arlovski is in guard.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir has his foot on Arlovski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arlovski works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position here.
Arlovski wants to get up but he can't break Mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arlovski gets to his feet - Mir follows without any prompting.
Arlovski with a poor takedown
and Mir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Arlovski!
Arlovski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arlovski trying to control but Mir postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to pass to full mount but Arlovski defends it.
Still in half guard, Mir seems content to control.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Arlovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arlovski actively working from the bottom here.
Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arlovski fails with the takedown
and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Arlovski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Arlovski wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Arlovski is looking for a kimura here.
Arlovski throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a sweep. Arlovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arlovski stands up and beckons Mir to join him on the feet.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Mir circles away easily
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arlovski won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlovski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Arlovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters with a nice uppercut.
Arlovski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arlovski wants to stand but Mir is controlling his arm.
Mir is trying to get back to half guard.
Arlovski is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arlovski scoring with punches from side control.
Arlovski working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to stand but Mir is controlling his head.
Mir takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arlovski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown. Arlovski fights it but they end up in guard.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir 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.
Arlovski keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arlovski wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arlovski throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mir escapes and throws Arlovski's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Arlovski is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir misses with a takedown
and Arlovski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mir's guard.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
Mir keeping full guard, as Arlovski tries to pass.
Arlovski thows a big elbow that misses.
Arlovski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski postures up.
Mir is looking for a triangle but Arlovski pushes his legs off easily.
Arlovski stands and steps away. Mir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mir tries for a takedown but Arlovski circles away easily
and Arlovski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Arlovski has picked Mir up and slammed him! Mir can't keep hold of the triangle and Arlovski manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlovski trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arlovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arlovski 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arlovski!
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