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FV #7 Taking Over PT2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gordon Matthews was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mun Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matthews pounces like a tiger and cracks Ra with a vicious hook! Ra is down but not out! Matthews follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gordon Matthews!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gordon Matthews waved his t-shirt featuring Ultimate Fighting Fuel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lopez (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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182 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Lopez lands a takedown into guard.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lopez stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lopez.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Lopez works to advance to full mount. Anderson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Lopez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lopez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anderson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Lopez's attempts to control the action.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is in no mood to give up.
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!
Lopez raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Lopez lands a big elbow.
Anderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Lopez maintains control.
My spies in BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform me that Lopez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lopez looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez can't control as he wanted to and Anderson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lenny Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Lopez 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lopez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Anderson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lopez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lopez trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape the position but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Lopez works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Lopez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Lopez's attempts to control the action.
Anderson wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez working Anderson over with strikes here.
Lenny Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Lopez lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lopez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Lopez looking to ground and pound but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Lopez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lopez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anderson is on top in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Lopez seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Lopez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Lopez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anderson!
Lopez is breathing heavily.
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!
Anderson is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Lopez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Lopez is working away.
Anderson tries to stand and escape but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson wants to stand up but Lopez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Lopez throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lopez is persistently looking for the submission but Anderson is defending it well.
Lopez looking for the choke from the back.
Lopez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lopez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson just trying to survive but Lopez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Anderson trying to control but not successfully.
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!
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lopez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anderson is defending well though. Lopez let's go of the attempt for now.
Anderson holding both Lopez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Anderson just trying to survive but Lopez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson turns into Lopez and is now in his guard.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Lopez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Gene Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lenny Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Lopez shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Lopez.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Gene Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Lopez!
An out of breath Lenny Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooten has chosen Judas Priest- Hellion as his entrance music. Brock Lesner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wooten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lesner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wooten scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooten trying to control the position but Lesner is working away.
Lesner being controlled for a moment.
Lesner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lesner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooten looks up at the clock and then as Lesner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wooten smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooten is trying to get an arm triangle but Lesner is defending well.
Wooten in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lesner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Wooten!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kevin Wooten waved his t-shirt featuring Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis clinches with his opponent.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hayes to the ground. Willis is now in Hayes's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Willis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Willis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Willis has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hayes has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Willis decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Willis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Willis misses with the combination.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hayes and sends Willis crashing to the mat! Hayes follows him down to the mat - Willis regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Willis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes wants to stand up but Willis is controlling the position.
Oh Willis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hayes is on him like a limpet, forcing Willis back against the cage.
Willis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.
Hayes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Willis gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayes wants to break free but Willis has control.
Hayes is trying to break free.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gary Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Willis slips under a jab from Hayes.
Willis throws a lazy head kick
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes cracks Willis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hayes cracks Willis with a hook to the temple - Willis is on wobbly legs here! Hayes swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Willis falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hayes wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gary Hayes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Cross has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy gets caught napping as Cross dives in and scores a takedown. Hardy manages to retain guard.
Cross trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at LOD: Lightning Kicks inform us that Hardy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hardy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cross should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hardy has tightened it up now! Cross should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tom Hardy!
A very excited looking Tom Hardy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Ghazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izya Haimovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izya Haimovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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258 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Ghazzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izya Haimovich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haimovich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haimovich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haimovich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ghazzi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Haimovich throws a strike aimed at the side of Ghazzi's head but Ghazzi avoids it well.
Haimovich is looking to take a break and control but Ghazzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Haimovich crashes against the mat.
Haimovich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haimovich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Haimovich lands an elbow.
Ghazzi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haimovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Haimovich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Haimovich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haimovich lands some shots froms side control.
Haimovich misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Haimovich lands a nice forearm strike.
Haimovich wants to control but Ghazzi is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghazzi is letting Haimovich control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haimovich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haimovich trying to control the action but Ghazzi is working from the bottom.
Haimovich working the ground and pound but Ghazzi is defending the strikes.
Haimovich in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ghazzi tries to improve position but can't.
Haimovich throws an elbow but Ghazzi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Haimovich working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haimovich misses with the ground and pound.
Haimovich is looking to take a break and control but Ghazzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghazzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Haimovich lands some shots froms side control.
Ghazzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haimovich on the ground.
Haimovich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haimovich landing strikes.
Ghazzi defending against the ground and pound.
Haimovich working the body and head with strikes.
Haimovich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Haimovich lands a nice forearm strike.
Haimovich misses with the ground and pound.
Haimovich misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Haimovich working the ground and pound.
Haimovich lands a nice forearm strike.
Ghazzi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghazzi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haimovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghazzi is looking for a sweep.
Ghazzi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haimovich.
Haimovich advances to mount.
Haimovich trying to control but Ghazzi is having none of it.
Haimovich landing strikes from the mount and Ghazzi is in trouble!
Ghazzi wants to control but Haimovich is having none of it.
Haimovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haimovich breaks from Ghazzi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Haimovich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ghazzi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Haimovich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haimovich working the ground and pound from side control.
Ghazzi taking a bit of punishment here - Haimovich scoring with strikes.
Ghazzi tries to buck Haimovich off but Haimovich is having none of it.
Haimovich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ghazzi taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haimovich lands a few punches from side control.
Ghazzi is looking to reverse the position.
Haimovich in side control, throwing shots but Ghazzi defends.
Haimovich is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ghazzi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ghazzi is not content to let Haimovich control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Haimovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The strikes coming from Haimovich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haimovich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izya Haimovich 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.
Haimovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghazzi tries to sprawl out of it but Haimovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghazzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghazzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haimovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ghazzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haimovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ghazzi but Ghazzi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali Ghazzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izya Haimovich.
Haimovich goes for a double leg but Ghazzi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ghazzi continues to drive forward.
Ghazzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haimovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haimovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Ghazzi gets caught flat footed, as Haimovich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ghazzi wants to sweep here but Haimovich controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghazzi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ghazzi is trying to control the position but Haimovich postures up.
Haimovich with a nice head shot there.
Ghazzi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ghazzi tries to get out of the position.
Haimovich trying to control but Ghazzi is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haimovich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ghazzi is trying to defend but Haimovich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ghazzi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghazzi is not content to let Haimovich control the position.
Ghazzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghazzi is working hard here to advance position.
Haimovich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haimovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haimovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haimovich passes the guard and advances to mount!
Haimovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haimovich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ghazzi is desperately trying to improve his position but Haimovich has a good base and remains in mount.
Izya Haimovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haimovich with good strikes from the mount here!
Haimovich is working for a guillotine from mount but Ghazzi frees his head quite easily.
Haimovich lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haimovich is landing with some decent strikes but Ghazzi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ghazzi is working to get back to half guard.
Haimovich breaks from Ghazzi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ghazzi is rocked!
Haimovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Ghazzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haimovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haimovich lands a big shot to the head and Ghazzi winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Izya Haimovich!
Izya Haimovich is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes to the cage accompanied by The Death Symphony. Palmer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's Raining men - The Weather Girls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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330 lbs
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25
276 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Calloway has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Calloway shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Palmer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Calloway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calloway is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Palmer is just riding it out for now. Calloway eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calloway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palmer tries to kick Calloway off but Calloway keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calloway is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Palmer wants to get back to his feet.
Calloway sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palmer defending well though.
Calloway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Tyler Palmer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to stand.
Palmer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calloway.
Calloway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calloway looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Palmer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calloway.
Calloway is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palmer is trying to stand back up but Calloway is controlling him
Calloway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Palmer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Calloway looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palmer is looking to escape.
Palmer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calloway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palmer's head.
Calloway wants to free his trapped foot but Palmer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Palmer is refusing to be controlled, as Calloway sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Calloway decides to stand and escape the position.
Calloway blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Calloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Calloway - that landed with a thud.
Palmer looks winded!
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyler Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer tries to sprawl but Calloway drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Calloway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calloway is trying to control the action in half guard but Palmer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calloway looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The cut above Tyler Palmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palmer is refusing to be controlled, as Calloway sits in half guard.
Calloway is nestled in close to Palmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyler Palmer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyler Palmer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Calloway!
Mark Calloway is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mark Calloway decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday has chosen Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale pushes Holliday up against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday controlling the action here for a moment.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Holliday is controlling the position.
Bale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holliday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holliday misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
Holliday tries for a takedown but Bale manages to get underhooks.
Holliday slows down the pace here.
Holliday lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Holliday.
Holliday throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holliday scores with a kick to the body.
Bale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holliday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bale as he jumps to the side.
Holliday walks into a left hand.
Bale moves into the clinch.
Bale jumps into guard, dragging Holliday to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holliday landing some decent shots from guard.
Holliday is in close to Bale's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holliday postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holliday throws a big elbow that misses.
Holliday pushing down on Bale's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Holliday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bale with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holliday missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holliday drops an elbow to the side of Bale's head.
Holliday is trying to control. Bale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holliday tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale is looking for a sweep. Holliday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale trying to control but Holliday postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale wants to improve his position but Holliday is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Holliday there.
Bale wants to get back to full guard.
Bale is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Holliday is thwarting Bale's attempts to control the position.
Holliday is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holliday trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holliday looking to sit in guard and control but Bale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holliday is pulling down on Bale's head to control his posture.
Holliday bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bale's guard.
Bale looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
Bale wants to sweep here but Holliday controlling him for the moment.
Bale is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bale tries to work over Holliday's front leg with a kick but Holliday checks it.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holliday defends well and Bale ends up having to push Holliday into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holliday fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holliday is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
A jab from Holliday does it's job there.
Holliday throws a leg kick
and Bale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holliday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Holliday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bale quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Holliday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doc Holliday has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holliday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bale's head.
Bale is staying active underneath Holliday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bale gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday throws an elbow that misses. Bale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holliday's guard. Nice move by Bale!
Bale being controlled here momentarily.
Holliday keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Bale throws an elbow that misses. Holliday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bale's guard. Nice move by Holliday!
Holliday throwing strikes but missing.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale working a defensive guard here.
Bale pulls Holliday in close to his closed guard and prevents Holliday from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holliday throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gareth Bale.
Holliday lands a nice hook to Bale's body. Bale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holliday lands with an uppercut that bounces Bale off the cage and back into range.
Holliday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holliday. Holliday obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bale throws a head kick that misses
and Holliday counters with a shoot takedown. Bale fights it but they end up in guard.
Holliday lands a couple of digs.
Holliday is looking to work some ground and pound but Bale has wrist control.
Bale trying to keep a closed guard but Holliday is proving a slippery customer.
Holliday is looking to advance position but Bale has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bale throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday can't escape the position.
Bale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Holliday really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday reaches up and holds on to Bale to control the position.
Holliday bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holliday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holliday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holliday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday throwing strikes from guard but Bale blocks nicely.
Holliday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bale is keeping the position for now.
Holliday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Holliday fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bale wants to clinch but Holliday slips to the side
and Holliday counters with a nice body kick.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holliday drives through with a takedown into Bale's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holliday won't allow Bale to sweep him here.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holliday manages to get himself to full guard.
Bale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy inform us that Holliday has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday looking for a sweep. Not yet Holliday, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bale won't allow Holliday to sweep him here.
Bale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holliday working a defensive guard but Bale passes into half guard.
Bale throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Holliday to regain full guard.
Holliday can't keep his opponent in guard - Bale advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Holliday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale is really struggling to control Holliday but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bale is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holliday is just riding it out for now. Bale eventually gives up the hold.
Holliday is controlling Bale's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Holliday's thigh. Holliday counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Holliday keeping full guard, as Bale tries to pass.
Bale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bale is looking to advance position but Holliday has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bale working to try and regain half guard.
Holliday unloading with bombs!
Gareth Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale is trying to escape the mount.
Holliday with a couple of short strikes.
Bale is rocked!
Bale is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Bale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Bale out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Holliday goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doc Holliday!
Our winner, Doc Holliday, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narvaez has chosen Soca Warriors Anthem as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class 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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narvaez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramirezovic ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
Ramirezovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narvaez.
Ramirezovic throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirezovic throws out a powerful jab.
Narvaez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirezovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Narvaez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirezovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Ramirezovic needs to keep his hands up - Narvaez had a free shot at his head there.
Ramirezovic jabs Narvaez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez takes the fight into the clinch.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Ramirezovic lands an elbow inside.
Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narvaez swinging wildly here.
Narvaez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirezovic as he avoids it easily.
Ramirezovic throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Narvaez ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses the shot to the body.
Ramirezovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirezovic lands with a hook. Narvaez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Narvaez tries to bum rush Ramirezovic with a series of wild strikes but Ramirezovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirezovic throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirezovic with a jab.
Narvaez moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been informed that Narvaez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez lands with a short shot to the head.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Narvaez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narvaez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Narvaez.
Narvaez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narvaez misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Narvaez with that takedown attempt.
Narvaez moves out of range of the body kick.
Narvaez looks to land a combination but Ramirezovic avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirezovic. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirezovic at a distance.
Ramirezovic jabs at Narvaez's body.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Narvaez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Ramirezovic.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Ramirezovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Narvaez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramirezovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez defending well as Ramirezovic loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirezovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narvaez takes the fight into the clinch.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez scores with a shot to the side of Ramirezovic's head.
Ramirezovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narvaez is rocked!
Narvaez is pressed against the cage. Ramirezovic pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Narvaez! Two more big strikes from Ramirezovic and Narvaez crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamalski Ramirezovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehmytkudos has chosen Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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World class 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pehmytkudos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baird tries to clinch there but Pehmytkudos circles away.
Pehmytkudos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baird counters with a thumping low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baird.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pehmytkudos sneaks back into half guard.
Pehmytkudos tries to roll over but Baird keeps him under control.
Baird is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pehmytkudos reverses the position - he's now on top in Baird's guard.
Pehmytkudos wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Pehmytkudos trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
Pehmytkudos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
Pehmytkudos wanted to stand there but Baird had control of the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Baird's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pehmytkudos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baird's guard.
Pehmytkudos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Baird controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Baird trying to control here.
Baird is controlling Pehmytkudos's trapped leg to prevent Pehmytkudos from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baird wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pehmytkudos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baird.
Pehmytkudos misses with a left hand
and Pehmytkudos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pehmytkudos looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
Pehmytkudos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird clinches up with Pehmytkudos and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pehmytkudos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baird clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baird is trying to break free.
Pehmytkudos struggling to land strikes to the head as Baird covers up.
Pehmytkudos struggling to land strikes to the head as Baird covers up.
Baird wants to escape the position.
Pehmytkudos avoiding Baird 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Baird right now.
Pehmytkudos cracks Baird with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Baird from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pehmytkudos.
Baird tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird avoids the strikes from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos throws strikes from the back but Baird rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Baird.
Pehmytkudos tries to stand but Baird is controlling from the bottom.
Pehmytkudos tries to free his leg and advance position but Baird is retaining full guard.
Pehmytkudos is fighting to break Baird's control of his arms but Baird is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Baird trying to control the position.
Pehmytkudos advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird is looking for a sweep. Pehmytkudos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baird regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pehmytkudos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
Pehmytkudos won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pehmytkudos jabs Baird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pehmytkudos thows a body shot but no joy.
Baird gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Pehmytkudos pushes him off.
Baird tries to clinch there but Pehmytkudos circles away.
Baird slips a jab from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baird moves into the clinch successfully.
Pehmytkudos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Pehmytkudos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pehmytkudos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baird tries to clinch there but Pehmytkudos circles away.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Pehmytkudos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pehmytkudos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos swings widly with a right hand
and Baird counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pehmytkudos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pehmytkudos throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
Pehmytkudos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pehmytkudos is trying to defend but Baird finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baird passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pehmytkudos is squirming around, avoiding Baird's attempts to control the action.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baird landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws some wild stikes that Pehmytkudos manages to avoid easily.
Baird breaks from Pehmytkudos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pehmytkudos is bucking up trying to escape but Baird cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baird landing punches.
Pehmytkudos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baird breaks from Pehmytkudos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird tries to control but Pehmytkudos wriggling away.
Baird throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pehmytkudos because Baird loaded up on that one.
Baird 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.
Baird lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Baird! Pehmytkudos is hurt baaadly! Baird is firing away with more strikes - Pehmytkudos is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macadam Baird!
Macadam Baird got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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