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Invictus 86 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutality comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQY2tMo0K4. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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204 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Brutality!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutality takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brutality has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laar.
Laar lands a head kick!
Laar throws a head kick but Brutality moves out of range.
Laar misses with a kick to the body
and Brutality holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brutality turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brutality advances nicely into full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brutality wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Brutality working for a guillotine from mount but Laar is in no mood to give up.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Laar stops Brutality from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brutality looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laar is controlling an arm, preventing Brutality from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Brutality is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Laar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Laar shrugs it off.
Brutality wants to take Laar's back but he can't do it this time.
Laar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brutality. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laar is trying to stand up.
Brutality wants to take Laar's back but he can't do it this time.
Brutality is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Laar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brutality jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Laar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Laar and Brutality has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutality tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brutality advances to mount.
Brutality is looking to work his way around to Laar's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Brutality is working for a guillotine from mount but Laar frees his head quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Brutality has taken his back.
Laar showing good submission defense here.
Laar is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Brutality off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Brutality working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Laar wanted to stand there but Brutality had control of the position.
Laar is looking to pass into half guard but Brutality pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brutality is in guard.
Laar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brutality manages to get himself to full guard.
Laar trying to control but Brutality is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to stand but Brutality is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brutality is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laar is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Brutality 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.
Brutality keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laar misses with a low kick as Brutality jumps back.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brutality.
Laar misses with a kick to the body.
Brutality avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar throws a body kick that misses.
Brutality walks forward, straight into a front kick from Laar.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Brutality moves out of range easily.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brutality is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Laar lands a jab to Brutality's midsection.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Laar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Brutality counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brutality avoiding damage as Laar throws knees to the body.
Brutality turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brutality manages to end up in side control.
Laar is looking for a sweep.
Laar prevents Brutality from moving into mount.
Laar can't do much from the bottom here.
Brutality is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Laar looks calm but he's in trouble here. Brutality gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Laar is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Brutality lets go of the hold and Laar can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ultimate Brutality!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Savo Tieros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tieros comes into the arena with All Over You-Live blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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125 lbs
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144 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Savo Tieros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems punishes Tieros's body with a nice straight punch.
Willems waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tieros.
Tieros checks a leg kick nicely.
Willems misses with a body shot.
Tieros misses with a leg kick.
Tieros throws a series of punches but Willems avoids them all with ease.
Tieros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Willems sprawls well. Willems wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tieros gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Willems - just one landing.
Willems is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tieros.
Willems looks to score with a jab to the body but Tieros is just out of range.
Tieros tries to move into range but Willems moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Willems misses with a right hand
and Tieros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tieros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willems lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tieros prevents a body shot from Willems.
Willems tries a body shot but Tieros blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tieros breaks the clinch.
Tieros slips a straight right by Willems.
Willems lands a glancing blow to the side of Tieros's head.
Willems digs a good hook to Tieros's body.
Willems misses with a series of wild punches.
Willems throws a low kick, looking for Tieros's leg but Tieros calmly moves out of range.
Willems lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tieros circles away quickly and effectively.
Willems moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Willems darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Willems misses with a body kick.
Willems misses with a lunging right hand
and Tieros counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tieros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Willems lands.
Willems cracks Tieros with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willems lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tieros is rocked!
Willems swings for the body but Tieros moves out of range.
Oh Tieros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willems tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tieros was well out of range. Poor timing from Willems.
Tieros seems to have got his legs back now.
Willems lands a nice looking body shot.
Willems throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tieros counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Willems is rocked!
Tieros lands a big right hook! Willems looks hurt but is still standing! Tieros lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Willems falls down and Tieros dives in with a huge hammer fist! Willems's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Tieros runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Savo Tieros!
During a confident post fight interview, Savo Tieros thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Lapik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes to the cage accompanied by Given Up - Linkin Park. Eugeny Lapik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eugeny Lapik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lapik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mayweather throws a shot from downtown. Lapik moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lapik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Lapik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lapik.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lapik trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapik wants to control from the top but Mayweather keeps moving.
Lapik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eugeny Lapik hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mayweather lands a glancing blow to the side of Lapik's head.
A lazy left from Mayweather finds it's target.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Lapik avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a body punch
and Lapik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayweather's guard.
Lapik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Lapik isn't so interested in that idea.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lapik throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Lapik has gone for a leg lock! Mayweather slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lapik's guard.
Mayweather got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lapik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mayweather has managed to get both his arms back between Lapik's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Ray Mayweather wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Lapik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayweather throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lapik.
Mayweather lands a big right hand that sends Lapik crashing to the mat! Mayweather stays standing though and waves Lapik back to his feet!
Lapik is rocked!
Ray Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Mayweather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayweather with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Ray Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather lands a glancing blow to the side of Lapik's head.
Lapik takes one to the chin there.
Mayweather cracks Lapik with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lapik looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mayweather finish him?
Lapik is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayweather finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
and Mayweather counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lapik! He's just covering up as Mayweather starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mayweather!
Our winner, Ray Mayweather, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stojan Milanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ross's choice of entrance music: Superbeast. Stojan Milanovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Ross's chin.
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241 lbs
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249 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stojan Milanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milanovic moves away.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but Milanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Milanovic throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross's coach down at Team Listerman was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Milanovic fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Ross misses.
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Milanovic seems unphased.
Milanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross throws out a loose jab but Milanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milanovic lands with a nice body kick.
Milanovic lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Milanovic misses with a body kick.
Milanovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milanovic lands a high kick to the side of Ross's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Milanovic dives into guard, looking to finish.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ross has his hands on Milanovic's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Milanovic is proving a slippery customer.
Ross is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Milanovic looking to pass the guard.
Milanovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ross's head.
Ross trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Ross.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross lands a nice hook to Milanovic's body. Milanovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Milanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross avoids a kick to the body.
Ross tests Milanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross throws a nice looking combination but Milanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross moves out of range as Milanovic strikes.
Ross moves out of range of the leg kick from Milanovic.
Ross checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Dan Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milanovic tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Milanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Milanovic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milanovic. Milanovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. Milanovic moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Milanovic needs to keep his hands up - Ross had a free shot at his head there.
Ross cracks Milanovic on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Milanovic falls backwards against the cage. Ross follows up with more strikes that drop Milanovic to his knees. Ross keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Milanovic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Ross!
Dan Ross bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Plainview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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168 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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164 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Basra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Plainview!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plainview ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Basra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Plainview throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Plainview has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Basra is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Basra takes a swing at Plainview's ribcage but misses.
Basra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Basra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plainview.
Basra lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plainview, right into the meat.
Plainview tries to land a front kick but Basra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Plainview throws a body punch but Basra moves out of range.
Basra misses with a hook
and Plainview counters with a single leg into guard. Basra didn't expect that.
Basra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Plainview throws a big elbow that misses.
Plainview wants to pass the guard but Basra is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Basra keeping moving, preventing Plainview from controlling successfully.
Basra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plainview is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra prevents Plainview from getting the reversal.
Basra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plainview regains half guard.
Basra trying to pass the guard but Plainview defending well.
Plainview tries to roll over but Basra keeps him under control.
Plainview has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Basra is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra not doing much here.
Plainview gets full guard.
Basra stopping the sweep attempt from Plainview.
Plainview throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plainview has Basra pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra wants to control from the top but Plainview keeps moving.
Plainview working a defensive guard here.
Plainview looking for a sweep. Not yet Plainview, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plainview looking for a guillotine here but Basra defends easily.
Plainview manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Basra manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Plainview dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plainview takes a swing at Basra's ribcage but misses.
Basra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Plainview is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Basra's half guard.
Plainview throws a strike but Basra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Plainview wants to pass the guard but Basra is keeping the position.
Basra trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plainview trying to control but Basra is working from the bottom.
Plainview works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Plainview is trying to control. Basra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plainview might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Basra haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Plainview sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basra defending well though.
Plainview is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plainview throws a strike but Basra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Plainview throws a big elbow that misses.
Plainview trying to control but Basra is working from the bottom.
Plainview wants to pass the guard but Basra is keeping the position.
Plainview throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plainview with a nice head shot there.
Basra has his hands on Plainview's head, controlling the position.
Plainview tries to free his leg and advance position but Basra is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Basra keeping moving, preventing Plainview from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plainview lands a glancing blow to the side of Basra's head.
Plainview takes a swing at Basra's ribcage but misses.
Plainview looks for the body kick but Basra saw that one coming.
Plainview sizes up Basra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniel Plainview seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plainview blocks a head kick by Basra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Plainview showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Plainview comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Basra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plainview.
Plainview scores with a nice head shot.
Plainview scores with a jab to the head.
Basra swings for the body but Plainview moves out of range.
Basra swings for the body but Plainview moves out of range.
Basra looks to score with a jab to the body but Plainview is just out of range.
Plainview with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plainview keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plainview checks the leg kick nicely there.
Basra misses with a wild body shot.
Basra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Plainview lands with a good body shot.
Plainview scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plainview lands a right hook to the body.
Basra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Basra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Basra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Plainview.
Daniel Plainview seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plainview thows a body shot but no joy.
Plainview connects with a body shot.
Plainview digs a good body shot into Basra's ribs.
Plainview ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basra moves away.
Plainview lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Plainview slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ali Basra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plainview cracks Basra with a good jab.
Plainview gets the takedown into side control.
Plainview looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Basra is avoiding damage well.
Daniel Plainview has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plainview wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Basra, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plainview throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Basra is not content to let Plainview control the position.
The strikes coming from Plainview are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plainview misses with the ground and pound.
Daniel Plainview is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plainview tries to move to mount but Basra blocks the move with his legs.
Plainview remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Plainview trying to control the action but Basra is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plainview controls the position from side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Plainview comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plainview 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Plainview!
After winning the bout, Daniel Plainview thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ali Basra was interviewed post fight and said 'You can all fuck off, I'm out of here!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
193 lbs
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195 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuri Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanked walks into a stiff left hand from Nate.
That kick from Spanked tenderised Nate's leg. Nate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nate shoots in for a takedown but Spanked shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spanked is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spanked tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nate has managed to clinch.
Nate is trying to trip Spanked. He has hold of a leg but Spanked is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nate persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spanked is controlling Nate's posture.
Spanked can't keep his opponent in guard - Nate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanked makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spanked.
Spanked working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nate.
Nate passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Nate crashes against the mat.
Spanked is trying to control Nate's posture but Nate avoids it.
Spanked might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nate haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nate is putting a hurting on Spanked here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nate wants to control but Spanked is keeping him busy.
Spanked wants to control but Nate postures up.
Nate throws an elbow but Spanked slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Nate.
A control attempt from Spanked but he's now mounted!
Spanked has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked wants to control but Nate is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nate throws some wild stikes that Spanked manages to avoid easily.
Nate punching from mount but Spanked doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Spanked wants to hold on but Nate pushes him away.
Nate lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nate lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nate throwing strikes here but Spanked is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nate working Spanked over with strikes here.
Spanked can't escape the position.
Spanked takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nate working Spanked over with strikes here.
Nate lands a couple of good shots and Spanked has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Spanked is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nate off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is in bad spot here.
Spanked trying to control the position but Nate manages to sink in the hooks.
Spanked covering up well under a series of strikes from Nate.
Nate is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Spanked. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nate cracks Spanked with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Spanked from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nate tries to get the hooks in deep but Spanked pushed the leg off.
Spanked wants to control his opponent's hands but Nate gets his hands free.
Spanked rolls, trying to escape but Nate keeps control of the position.
Nate throwing sloppy strikes.
Spanked breaks Nate's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanked postures up in Nate's guard and throws a big left but Nate blocks it.
Spanked wants to control from the top but Nate keeps moving.
Nate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nate pulls Spanked in close to his closed guard and prevents Spanked from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spanked avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spanked is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spanked postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spanked connects with the punch.
Nate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spanked sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spanked stuffs the takedown.
Nate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nate shoots in for a takedown but Spanked shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Nate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spanked connects with a solid leg kick.
Spanked does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spanked gets tackled into the cage by Nate. Nate maintains the clinch.
Spanked is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nate is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Spanked to the mat. Spanked regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Spanked preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanked pulls Nate in close to prevent any damage.
Spanked avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spanked works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spanked looking to control.
Spanked utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nate trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nate stands and throws Spanked's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spanked is looking for a sweep.
Nate sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spanked is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nate scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spanked to see if he's OK.
Spanked dodges the ground and pound from Nate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked manages to get back to half guard.
Nate 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.
Spanked is trying to maintain the position but Nate is very close to passing his half guard.
Spanked is staying active underneath Nate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nate thows a huge punch but Spanked dodges it nicely.
Spanked is trying to get back to full guard.
Spanked keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanked is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nate's back!
Yuri Nate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nate breaks Spanked's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Spanked lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nate!
Nate is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate tries to lock up and control but Spanked gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nate is looking to get to half guard.
Spanked avoids the attempt from Nate to control.
Spanked tries to control but Nate wriggling away.
Nate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spanked tries to control but Nate wriggling away.
Spanked with a couple of short strikes.
Nate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spanked can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nate is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nate wants to hold on but Spanked pushes him away.
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 Yuri Nate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nate goes for a double leg but Spanked avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spanked continues to drive forward.
Gonna Spanked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanked blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanked.
Spanked prevents the takedown attempt.
Spanked's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spanked has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nate.
Nate goes for a takedown attempt but Spanked pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Nate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nate has a takedown stuffed.
Nate lands a jab to Spanked's midsection.
Spanked lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nate at a distance.
Nate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanked as he avoids it easily.
Spanked turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Spanked. Nate does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate shoots in but no luck this time.
Nate avoids the body shot from Spanked.
Nate swinging wildly here.
Spanked scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nate doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nate walks into a jab.
A big left from Nate misses.
Nate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Spanked.
Spanked thuds his right hand into Nate's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spanked darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spanked lands a big right hand that sends Nate crashing to the mat! Spanked stays standing though and waves Nate back to his feet!
Nate is rocked!
Spanked misses with a head kick.
Oh Nate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spanked keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nate's head.
Spanked 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.
Nate seems to have got his legs back now.
Nate wants to sweep here but Spanked controlling him for the moment.
Nate isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Spanked stacks Nate on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Spanked!
Nate takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spanked landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate tries to bench press Spanked off him but Spanked keeps the position.
Nate gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nate wants to get back to full guard.
Nate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nate.
Nate working a defensive guard here.
Spanked is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nate working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Spanked has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate is refusing to be controlled, as Spanked sits in half guard.
Nate wants to get back to full guard.
Spanked seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spanked lands with a punch from half guard.
Spanked passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nate!
Spanked lands a big shot there that rocks Nate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gonna Spanked comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nate 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Nate!
An intense looking Yuri Nate took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Que, I won? Yuri Nate for everyone! Taste the sweet lemonade!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Zander McGuire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
McGuire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.
Spartan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spartan misses with a low kick.
Spartan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spartan fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Spartan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Spartan lands a head shot.
McGuire closes the distance but Spartan moves to the side
enabling Spartan to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zander McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire scores with a head kick. Spartan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spartan throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spartan fails with a takedown attempt.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire pushes Spartan away with a front kick.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spartan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spartan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire darts in and clinches Spartan up against the cage.
Spartan looking to stall.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spartan is defending well for now.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
Spartan has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire is working Spartan over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire lands a left hand.
McGuire cracks Spartan with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Spartan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from McGuire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spartan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire digs a right hand into Spartan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spartan's gas tank.
Spartan looks winded!
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spartan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spartan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from McGuire.
Spartan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGuire is looking to slow Spartan down with leg kicks.
Spartan tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Spartan's front leg but catches the back leg as Spartan tries to avoid it.
McGuire is looking to wear down Spartan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGuire cracks Spartan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuire has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Spartan to stand back up!
Spartan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! McGuire connects with the perfect overhand right and Spartan falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for McGuire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes to the cage accompanied by M.A.S.H Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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223 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir gets tackled into the cage by Hallak. Hallak maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nadir.
Hallak is looking to break free of the clinch but Nadir has double underhooks.
Nadir misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallak.
Hallak prevents a body shot from Nadir.
Nadir scores with a shoulder strike.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but Hallak blocks with his arms.
Nadir pushes Hallak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadir is working for takedown but Hallak is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Nadir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallak's elbow.
Hallak looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Nadir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallak can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallak as Nadir tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nadir.
Nadir tries to stall but Hallak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallak's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nadir swings for the body but Hallak moves out of range.
Nadir misses the jab.
Nadir throws a body punch but Hallak moves out of range.
Nadir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hallak to the mat! Hallak manages to get full guard.
Nadir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hallak is trying to keep Nadir in close.
Nadir is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallak has wrist control.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nadir being controlled here momentarily.
Nadir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallak is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Nadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nadir throwing strikes from guard but Hallak blocks nicely.
Nadir throwing strikes from guard but Hallak blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Nadir 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.
Nadir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hallak looking to control.
Hallak keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nadir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallak being controlled here, momentarily.
Nadir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nadir throws a strike but Hallak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nadir wants to sweep here but Hallak controlling him for the moment.
Nadir trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadir wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hallak misses with an uppercut. Nadir saw that one coming.
Nadir fails with a takedown attempt.
Nadir scores with a push kick.
Nadir lands a jab to the head.
Nadir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nadir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nadir pushes Hallak up against the cage in a clinch.
Nadir digs a right hand into Hallak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallak's gas tank.
Hallak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallak lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadir slips a straight right by Hallak.
Hallak misses with a two punch combination.
Nadir looks to land a right hand but Hallak moved out of range.
Nadir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hallak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hallak misses.
A big left from Hallak misses.
Nadir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallak misses with a combination
and Nadir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hallak's guard.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nadir is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallak has wrist control.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nadir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hallak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hallak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Nadir postures up and lands a big shot to Hallak's brow.
Nadir wants to control from the top but Hallak keeps moving.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Abed Nadir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nadir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nadir scoring with some ground and pound.
Nadir throws a strike but Hallak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nadir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hallak is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir looking to control.
Hallak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nadir has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hallak has passed into side control.
Nadir regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir is looking to improve his position.
Nadir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallak won't allow Nadir to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallak decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nadir, up you get!
Hallak stuns Nadir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nadir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that second round.
That's time! Nadir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hallak throws a series of punches but Nadir avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Nadir misses.
Nadir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hallak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nadir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Hallak.
Nadir throws a good cross that connects.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nadir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hamood Hallak has been cut.
Nadir pushes Hallak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hallak's efforts to push away.
Nadir keeps control of Hallak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak can't break the clinch.
Hallak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Nadir.
Hallak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abed Nadir is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Nadir finds it's way through Hallak's defenses.
Hallak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nadir is able to avoid easily.
Nadir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hallak.
Hallak loads up on a big right hand but Nadir slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Hallak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamood Hallak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadir thumps Hallak with a low kick.
Hallak misses with a double jab.
Nadir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nadir shoots for a double leg takedown but Hallak sprawls well. He's pushed Nadir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nadir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Hallak as he checks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hallak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hallak just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadir slips under a jab from Hallak.
Nadir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hallak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nadir.
Hallak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nadir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nadir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hallak on his heels. He'll look to pass Hallak's guard now, I'm sure.
Nadir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nadir is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallak has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nadir lands a couple of elbows.
Nadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nadir throwing strikes from guard but Hallak blocks nicely.
Hallak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Hallak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nadir drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hallak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nadir has Hallak in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir is trying to control the position but Hallak postures up.
Nadir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallak can do to turn this around?
Hallak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nadir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nadir is trying to control the position but Hallak postures up.
Abed Nadir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallak decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nadir, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadir throws a hook to the side of Hallak's head but Hallak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nadir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamood Hallak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallak misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abed Nadir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nadir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abed Nadir!
A victorious Abed Nadir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Gangitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach has chosen The Simpsons Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bartholomew Roach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonse Gangitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach scores with a jab.
Roach throws a front kick that sends Gangitano stumbling back into the cage.
Gangitano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roach has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roach throws the kick towards the body but Gangitano avoids it.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach misses with a looping right.
Roach tries to clinch but Gangitano moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gangitano checks a low kick from Roach.
Gangitano lands a jab.
Gangitano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roach misses with a looping left.
Gangitano lands with a nice body kick.
Gangitano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roach is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach wants to get back to full guard.
Roach gets full guard.
Roach is trying to keep Gangitano in close.
Roach is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gangitano is aware though and is defending well.
Roach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roach is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gangitano is aware though and is defending well.
Gangitano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roach looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gangitano works over Roach with some ground and pound from guard.
Roach has his foot on Gangitano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gangitano works his way back into a safe position though.
Gangitano throwing strikes from guard but Roach blocks nicely.
Roach looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roach isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gangitano stacks Roach on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gangitano!
You can see the frustration on Roach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gangitano tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gangitano works to advance to full mount. Roach defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gangitano is landing with some decent strikes but Roach is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roach taking shots to the head.
Roach takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Gangitano! That's really hurt Roach and he's turned his back - Gangitano keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gangitano jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Gangitano!
Alphonse Gangitano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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