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KAISER Presents: BS XXXVIII** PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Mean A Thing. The key to victory for Roy Nelson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Michael!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Michael knows he should have avoided that one.
Michael 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.
Nelson jabs Michael right on the nose. Michael blinks but takes it well.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Michael misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Michael swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Michael throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Michael's belly button to the back.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael scores with a leg kick.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Michael's shoulder, as Michael tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michael misses the shot to the body.
Michael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michael, right into the meat.
Nelson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michael backs up against the cage.
Nelson checks a low kick from Michael.
Michael is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Michael on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Michael.
Michael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nelson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Michael - the referee stops the clock and Nelson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Michael. Nelson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Michael misses with a combination
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael gets a clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael with a jab.
Nelson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Michael back to the cage. Nelson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nelson misses the jab.
Michael takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Michael.
Michael stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Nelson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michael.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looks like Nelson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Michael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michael looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Michael.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Michael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a swing at Michael's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Michael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Michael ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Michael off the cage and back into range.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Michael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Michael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Michael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson tries to bum rush Michael with a series of wild strikes but Michael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson slips a straight right by Michael.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michael throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
Michael's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nelson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michael scrambles back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michael scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Michael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Michael avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Michael - that will leave a mark!
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Michael moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Michael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Michael takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michael defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Michael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Michael. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michael.
Roy Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Michael walks into a left hand.
Michael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Nelson throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Michael throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson throws a hook but Michael blocks it.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Michael throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michael has time to react.
Michael 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.
Michael throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Michael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Michael throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michael misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nelson with a hook.
Michael throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jared Michael will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Michael scores with a leg kick.
Nelson with a hook.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Michael throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
Michael throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Michael looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson slips under a jab from Michael.
Nelson moves out of range as Michael strikes.
Michael 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.
Michael looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Michael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michael tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Michael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Michael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michael throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Michael throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Michael looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Michael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Nelson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Michael's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michael.
Michael cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Michael tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michael takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Michael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Michael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michael.
Michael misses with a two punch combination.
Michael walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Nelson.
Michael misses with a leg kick.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michael.
Michael tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Michael throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Michael scores with a leg kick.
Nelson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nelson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michael. Michael obviously looking to wear him down.
Michael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Michael jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson moves out of range as Michael throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
Michael throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Michael missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michael takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Michael's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Michael misses.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Michael missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roy Nelson.
I think Nelson 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
Our winner, Roy Nelson, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila comes into the arena with The Best Is Yet To Come blaring out of the sound system. Timo Jutila is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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219 lbs
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Great 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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Jutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortega tries to bum rush Jutila with a series of wild strikes but Jutila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jutila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jutila's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jutila is trying to stand up here but Cortega is controlling him well.
Cortega decides to stand and escape the position.
Jutila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortega.
Jutila forces Cortega back against the cage and clinches.
Cortega is trying to force a seperation but Jutila has the dominant position.
Jutila tries to break the clinch but Cortega is controlling the position.
Jutila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jutila scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortega connects with a body shot.
Jutila scores with a head kick. Cortega tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jutila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortega.
Jutila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jutila has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Timo Jutila has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortega throws a right hand that Jutila ducks under and follows up with a left that Jutila also avoids with ease.
Jutila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortega.
Jutila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jutila.
Cortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timo Jutila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jutila misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jutila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jutila throws a sloppy head kick and Cortega moves out of range easily.
Cortega lands a body shot.
Cortega throws a leg kick that misses.
Jutila closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jutila has managed to clinch.
Jutila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jutila throws a nice looking combination but Cortega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortega throws a series of punches but Jutila avoids them all with ease.
Cortega tries to move into range but Jutila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortega moves in looking to clinch but Jutila pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Jutila catches Cortega right on the button with a cross.
Cortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortega closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jutila did well to prevent Cortega getting side control.
Jutila manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cortega keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jutila wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortega has him pressed against the cage.
Cortega tries to break free but Jutila pushes him back against the cage.
Cortega fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jutila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortega throws an elbow that misses.
Jutila keeps control of Cortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jutila clinches up with Cortega and pushes him back against the cage.
Cortega crunches a lovely knee into Jutila's ribcage.
Jutila avoids the elbow strike from Cortega, against the cage.
Cortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cortega jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jutila walks away with a smile on his face. Cortega gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Timo Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Cortega.
Jutila swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortega.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jutila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jutila throws a sloppy head kick and Cortega moves out of range easily.
Cortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jutila.
Cortega tries to clinch up but Jutila circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Cortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Jutila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jutila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jutila has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martez Cortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jutila cracks Cortega with a good jab.
Cortega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jutila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortega misses with a few strikes there.
Jutila is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jutila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortega is breathing heavily.
Jutila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila connects with a combination that backs up Cortega into the cage. Jutila lands a flurry of punches that gets past Cortega's guard. Cortega is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Jutila bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Jutila!
A very excited looking Timo Jutila 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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, Brutus Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen fails with the takedown
and Nash counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yen's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nash stands and throws Yen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Nash'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.
Nash throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yen parries the strikes from Nash easily there. Nash is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yen to escape.
Nash tries for a kimura but Yen is defending well.
Yen is pushing Nash's head away, looking to escape. Nash manages to hold on to the position though.
Yen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nash lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yen down.
Nash working the ground and pound but Yen is defending the strikes.
Nash lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nash cracks Yen with a big elbow.
Yen is looking to regain half guard here but Nash keeps moving and retains side control.
Yen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nash wants to improve his position but Yen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nash.
Nash wants to stand up but Yen is controlling him.
Yen pushes down on Nash's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nash makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nash.
Nash working a defensive guard here.
Yen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nash has his foot on Yen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen looking to improve position, pressing down on Nash's thigh with his hand. Nash seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Yen paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Yen's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Nash picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brutus Nash!
Brutus Nash seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Trenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guth comes to the cage accompanied by Alva Noto - Module 7. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
153 lbs
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150 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burt Guth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spider Trenton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trenton.
Trenton throws out a loose jab but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trenton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Guth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trenton throws a right hand that Guth ducks under and follows up with a left that Guth also avoids with ease.
Trenton misses with a right hand
and Guth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guth is trying to work for a kimura but Trenton is defending well.
Guth wants to work for an arm triangle but Trenton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trenton is refusing to be controlled, as Guth sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth passes to side control.
Trenton is looking for a sweep.
Guth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trenton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trenton is trying to get back to half guard.
Guth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Trenton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenton throws a lazy uppercut
and Guth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guth has Trenton pressed against the cage, preventing Trenton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trenton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trenton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trenton tries to bum rush Guth with a series of wild strikes but Guth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trenton throws a poor cross that misses
and Guth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Guth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trenton tries a body shot but Guth blocks it.
Guth keeps control of Trenton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trenton is trying to push Guth away but Guth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trenton is looking to break free of the clinch but Guth has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guth connects with a knee to the head.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trenton is looking to break free of the clinch but Guth has double underhooks.
Guth is trying to drag Trenton to the mat but Trenton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trenton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Guth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trenton is defending well for now.
Guth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees to the body from Guth.
Trenton wants to get back to striking at distance but Guth won't allow it.
Guth looking to throw knees to the head but Trenton is blocking nicely.
Guth lands a right hand.
Guth lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guth works over Trenton with some ground and pound from guard.
Trenton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guth throws a big elbow that misses.
Trenton is trying to keep Guth in close.
Guth trying to control the position from guard on top but Trenton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trenton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guth is controlling him.
Guth passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenton is pressing down on Guth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Guth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Trenton misses the target.
Trenton cracks Guth with a good jab.
Spider Trenton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trenton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trenton misses with a double jab.
Trenton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guth doesn't seem bothered though.
Trenton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trenton misses with a hook
and Guth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trenton throws a combination that misses
and Guth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guth 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trenton keeping full guard, as Guth tries to pass.
Trenton has control of Guth's left arm, preventing Guth from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trenton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trenton is keeping the position for now.
Guth landing with the ground and pound.
Guth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth wants to control from the top but Trenton keeps moving.
Trenton trying to control the position.
Guth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trenton's guard.
Guth wants to pass to mount but Trenton is defending the position.
Guth is working hard here to advance position.
Guth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burt Guth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenton taking some punishment here, with Guth in his half guard.
Trenton gets back to full guard.
Guth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guth's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Guth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guth.
Trenton managing to control the position.
Trenton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guth controls the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trenton tests Guth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guth slips a straight right by Trenton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Guth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Guth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guth walks into a jab.
Trenton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guth counters by clinching up.
Trenton trying to control the position but instead, Guth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trenton into the cage.
Guth is trying to trip Trenton. He has hold of a leg but Trenton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Guth persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Trenton keeping full guard, as Guth tries to pass.
Guth landing some decent shots from guard.
Trenton keeping moving, preventing Guth from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guth wants to control from the top but Trenton keeps moving.
Trenton wriggles free and stands up.
Guth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trenton.
Trenton misses with a straight right.
Trenton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spider Trenton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guth.
Trenton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Trenton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trenton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guth.
Guth dodges the punch combination from Trenton.
Trenton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trenton won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trenton is looking to regain half guard here but Guth keeps moving and retains side control.
Guth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Guth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Guth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Trenton is not content to let Guth control the position.
Guth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Trenton some visible discomfort.
Guth prevents Trenton from escaping the position.
Guth wants to control but Trenton is keeping him busy.
Guth tries to score with some ground and pound. Trenton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guth off and has taken his back!
Guth rolls, trying to escape but Trenton keeps control of the position.
Guth rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Guth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trenton pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Guth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Guth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Killa Sharks. Marshal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
167 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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25
168 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Marshal circles away easily
and Marshal counters with a leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Marshal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at †AWAKENING† that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marshal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshal counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Marshal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Marshal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshal wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshal is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Marshal circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Marshal thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Donk. Marshal catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Marshal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Marshal thumps Alvarez with a low kick.
Mike Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal throws out a powerful jab.
Marshal lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Marshal cracks the inside of Alvarez's front leg.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal lands a right hand.
Marshal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Marshal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Marshal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left and a right from Marshal both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good shot there by Marshal.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshal is pawing at Alvarez, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Alvarez's nose. Alvarez is badly hurt! Marshal pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Alvarez tries desperately to hold on but Marshal is relentless in his assault! As Alvarez receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Marshal away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliah Marshal!
Our winner, Eliah Marshal, 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.
The defeated Mike Alvarez had this to say: 'i just want to apologize to my fans for my performance today. Ummmmm Hilo was was the better fighter today "congrats to him and his team" and to my fans i promise i'll train harder and smarter and pull out that W in my next fight. GOD BLESS!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - So Dope. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akisame Koetsuji!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koetsuji throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Koetsuji misses with a low kick.
Koetsuji throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Koetsuji tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koetsuji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Koetsuji 's knee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Koetsuji 's eye.
Koetsuji avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koetsuji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koetsuji is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Koetsuji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Jackson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Koetsuji is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Teddy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akisame Koetsuji.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koetsuji's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koetsuji wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koetsuji takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koetsuji's defenses.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Koetsuji is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Koetsuji looks winded!
Koetsuji looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koetsuji's defenses.
Koetsuji takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koetsuji is rocked!
Koetsuji dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Koetsuji dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koetsuji blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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!
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koetsuji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koetsuji dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koetsuji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koetsuji avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Koetsuji blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koetsuji's brow.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koetsuji goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson rushes Koetsuji and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Koetsuji blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Koetsuji avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koetsuji dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koetsuji blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Koetsuji avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koetsuji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koetsuji blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koetsuji dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koetsuji's brow.
Koetsuji blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koetsuji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koetsuji blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji blocks the elbow strike.
Koetsuji avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Koetsuji blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koetsuji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koetsuji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Koetsuji seems to have recovered his senses.
Koetsuji wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Koetsuji is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koetsuji blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koetsuji dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Koetsuji has picked Jackson up - he's going for a ride! Koetsuji dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Koetsuji is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson pushes Koetsuji off and gets back to his feet.
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 head kick misses from Jackson.
Koetsuji misses with a straight right.
Koetsuji fails to land with a series of punches.
Koetsuji fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Koetsuji has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a big right hand! Oh Koetsuji is in trouble here! Jackson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Jackson!
Teddy Jackson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fenix Espada enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenix Espada!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hendo does no damage.
Hendo gets a clinch.
Espada lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Espada utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Espada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Espada blocks it with crossed arms.
Espada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hendo is breathing heavily.
Espada drops Hendo with a big knee straight up the middle! Hendo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hendo is rocked!
It looks like Danny Hendo has been cut.
Hendo moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Espada.
Espada scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Hendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Espada lands a nice elbow.
Hendo is pressed against the cage. Espada pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hendo! Two more big strikes from Espada and Hendo crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fenix Espada!
Fenix Espada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Montilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninnerd Disms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montilo's entrance music is No Easy Way Out. A fine choice. Rodrigo Montilo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Montilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninnerd Disms!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montilo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Disms throws a hook but Montilo avoids it easily.
A big left from Disms misses.
Montilo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Disms!
Montilo has hold of Disms's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Disms tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Montilo cranks the arm and Disms screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Disms, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rodrigo Montilo!
A victorious Rodrigo Montilo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Water (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Water told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Water!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
That kick from Mauti tenderised Water's leg. Water is trying to keep his angry face on.
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mauti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mauti cracks the inside of Water's front leg.
Water moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Michael Mauti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Water. Those never looked like landing.
Mauti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Water misses with a series of wild punches.
Mauti lands a nice looking body kick.
Water has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti throws a push kick but Water slaps the foot to one side.
Water tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mauti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Water's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mauti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Water stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mauti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mauti . Water shrugs it off though.
Water looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Mauti lands with a kick to the temple. Water shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Water connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti 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.
Water swinging wildly here.
Mauti clinches up against the cage.
Mauti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Water clinches up with Mauti and pushes him back against the cage.
Mauti dodges an elbow strike from Water.
Mauti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Water on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Water throws a low kick but Mauti avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Water's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water fails to land with a series of punches.
Water chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mauti can pounce on him.
Mauti lands a head kick. Water smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mauti closes the distance and clinches.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Water 's eye.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but Water blocks with his arms.
Water dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mauti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Water connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mauti 's face.
Water looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Water putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mauti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Water is looking to control Mauti 's arms but Mauti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Water has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti blocks an elbow strike from Water.
I was talking to Mauti 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mauti dodges an elbow strike from Water.
Water takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mauti landing knees to the body.
Mauti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Water blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Mauti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Water in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Water throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mauti blocks it with crossed arms.
Mauti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Water throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Water tries to land knees in the clinch but Mauti avoids the damage to the body.
Water missing with knees to the body.
Mauti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that round.
That's time! Mauti 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauti rushes Water and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mauti breaks from the clinch.
Mauti has managed to clinch.
Water lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Water misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mauti .
Mauti avoids the elbow strike from Water, against the cage.
Water misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mauti .
Water throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mauti blocks it with crossed arms.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sid Water has been cut.
Michael Mauti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Water takes an elbow to the temple.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti blocks an elbow strike from Water.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Water tries a knee to the head but Mauti blocks it.
Water manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Water blocks the elbow strike.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but Water blocks with his arms.
Water throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti avoiding damage as Water throws knees to the body.
Mauti 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Mauti is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Water moves his leg out of the way.
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Water.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mauti - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water moves in looking to clinch but Mauti pushes him off.
Sid Water is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mauti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Water has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Water and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mauti throws the kick towards the body but Water avoids it.
Water tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mauti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Water drives through and clinches with Mauti against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Water throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Water.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water misses with an elbow strike.
Mauti avoids the elbow strike from Water, against the cage.
Mauti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Water wants to clinch
and Mauti counters with an inside leg kick.
Water looks to land a combination but Mauti avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mauti .
Water moves in looking to clinch but Mauti pushes him off.
Mauti checks a leg kick nicely.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Water moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauti .
Water fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water throws a right hand that Mauti ducks under and follows up with a left that Mauti also avoids with ease.
Mauti drives through and clinches with Water against the cage.
Mauti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti breaks the clinch.
Water tries to clinch up but Mauti circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti thumps Water with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti clinches with his opponent.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Water 's eye.
Mauti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Water's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mauti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mauti feints and then cracks Water's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Water down.
Water tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mauti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mauti lands a head kick!
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Water's calf.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Water is looking to clinch but Mauti is avoiding it.
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Water.
Water throws a big shot that misses.
Mauti throws a head kick but Water moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Water. That did some damage!
Mauti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mauti keeps the fight on the outside.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Water avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Water.
Water looks to throw the jab but Mauti is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauti wants to land a leg kick but Water is out of range.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Water is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mauti throws a head kick that half lands.
Water is looking to clinch.
Water takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Water.
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mauti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mauti . That one must have hurt.
Water tries to clinch but Mauti moves out of range.
Water tries to clinch up but Mauti circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Water wants to clinch
and Mauti counters with an outside leg kick.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Water's calf.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mauti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mauti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mauti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti feints and then cracks Water's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Water down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti lands with a kick to the temple. Water shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mauti thumps Water with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Sid Water has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mauti .
A slapping body kick lands there for Mauti .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Water.
Water looks to throw a body kick
and Mauti counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mauti 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
A victorious Michael Mauti 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked Gil. Larsen has chosen Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
247 lbs
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277 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsen pinned against the cage. Larsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Roscrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Larsen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perry Roscrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roscrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roscrow somewhat.
Larsen throws a hook but Roscrow blocks it.
Larsen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roscrow closes the distance and clinches up with Larsen, looking for a takedown. Roscrow pushes Larsen against the cage but Larsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsen misses with a body kick.
Roscrow shoots in looking for a takedown but Larsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roscrow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Larsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roscrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roscrow scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Roscrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow has a takedown stuffed.
Larsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Roscrow. Roscrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Roscrow is breathing heavily.
Larsen lands a really nice looking cross but Roscrow seems unphased.
Larsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Larsen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Roscrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larsen's head.
Larsen controlling the position.
Larsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roscrow wants to control from the top but Larsen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larsen's head.
Roscrow trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Roscrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roscrow postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Larsen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roscrow, into his guard.
Roscrow is looking for a triangle but Larsen pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Larsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roscrow is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Larsen has his hands clasped together but Roscrow extends and breaks Larsen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Roscrow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Perry Roscrow!
Perry Roscrow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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