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KAISER Presents: Sun Scraps 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan leaves Gattuso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Zegan avoids it.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zegan tries to clinch but Gattuso moves out of range.
Zegan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zegan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gattuso.
Zegan moves to clinch but Gattuso breaks away
and Gattuso counters with a leg kick.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zegan tries to clinch but Gattuso moves away
so Gattuso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Zegan keeps moving.
Gattuso landing some decent shots from guard.
Gattuso distracts Zegan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gattuso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gattuso stands up and waves to Zegan to follow him.
Gattuso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zegan's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
Maciej Zegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Maciej Zegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Zegan is just out of range.
Gattuso thows a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Zegan avoids them all with ease.
Zegan tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Zegan's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gattuso scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt - Zegan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zegan throws a shot to the body.
Zegan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Gattuso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zegan swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan lands with an uppercut that bounces Gattuso off the cage and back into range.
Zegan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zegan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zegan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gattuso.
Zegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zegan is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.
Zegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gattuso.
Zegan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zegan gets a clinch.
Gattuso has hold of one of Zegan's legs. Zegan is fighting the takedown attempt but Gattuso gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zegan has control of Gattuso's left arm, preventing Gattuso from doing any damage.
Gattuso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gattuso throwing strikes from guard but Zegan blocks nicely.
Zegan looking for a sweep. Not yet Zegan, not yet.
Gattuso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zegan 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.
Gattuso trying to control but Zegan is working from the bottom.
Zegan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gattuso off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gattuso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zegan throws out the jab.
Zegan misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zegan misses its intended target.
Both fighters circling a little - Zegan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Zegan wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Gattuso does no damage.
Gattuso looks to land a combination but Zegan avoids it well.
Zegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso shoots in looking for a takedown but Zegan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gattuso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gattuso dives in and scores a takedown into Zegan's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gattuso cracks Zegan with a solid left hand.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Zegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My spies in Soul Supremacy Elite Gym inform me that Gattuso has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zegan keeping full guard, as Gattuso tries to pass.
Gattuso is in close to Zegan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso 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.
Zegan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gattuso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gattuso duly obliges.
Gattuso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zegan is rocked!
Gattuso throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Zegan colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Gattuso as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Zegan is left battered and dazed whilst Gattuso and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennaro Gattuso!
Our winner, Gennaro Gattuso, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Subdollah on the side of the head.
Leroy lands a jab.
Leroy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Subdollah counters with a big head kick but Leroy shrugs it off.
Leroy throws a jab but it's blocked by Subdollah.
Leroy throws a hook but Subdollah blocks it.
Subdollah blocks a jab.
Leroy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Subdollah throws a solid leg kick but Leroy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Subdollah.
Leroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Subdollah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Subdollah manages to avoid it.
Subdollah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Subdollah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Subdollah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy scores with a shot to the body.
Leroy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Subdollah under the eye.
Subdollah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Leroy.
Subdollah tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leroy blocks a head kick by Subdollah.
Subdollah misses with an uppercut.
Leroy misses the body punch
and Subdollah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Subdollah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subdollah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Leroy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Subdollah trying to land knees to the body.
Leroy wants to break free but Subdollah has control.
Subdollah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leroy can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Subdollah.
Leroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Subdollah.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Leroy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Subdollah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Subdollah lands an elbow inside.
Leroy is trying to push Subdollah away but Subdollah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Subdollah.
Leroy lands a jab to Subdollah's midsection.
Subdollah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroy misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Subdollah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leroy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Subdollah circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Subdollah. That's going to slow Leroy down.
Leroy throws an off balance right hand
and Subdollah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Subdollah lands with a kick to the temple. Leroy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subdollah connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Subdollah throws a head kick that misses.
Leroy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy lands a left and a right that send Subdollah crashing to the mat, dazed. Leroy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leroy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Subdollah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Subdollah is rocked!
It looks like Amir Subdollah has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Leroy has knocked Subdollah down with a huge combo! Leroy steps away and waves a wobbly Subdollah back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Subdollah is still on wobbly legs! Can Leroy finish him?
Leroy scores with a hook to the body. Subdollah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subdollah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Subdollah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leroy.
Leroy pounces like a tiger and cracks Subdollah with a vicious hook! Subdollah is down but not out! Leroy follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Leroy!
A relieved looking Bruce Leroy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood comes to the cage accompanied by 1 hitta quitta 3 6 mafia. Clawnes has chosen My name is MUD as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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225 lbs
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209 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
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, Thomas Clawnes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Clawnes scores with a shot to the body.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Clawnes.
Wood thows a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clawnes.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clawnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clawnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood's corner calls for a 1-2. Wood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Clawnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood tries to bum rush Clawnes with a series of wild strikes but Clawnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clawnes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Clawnes from controlling successfully.
Wood controls Clawnes momentarily but Clawnes frees himself.
Wood working for a triangle but Clawnes defends it easily.
Clawnes wanted to stand there but Wood had control of the position.
Wood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Clawnes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wood's guard.
Clawnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clawnes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wood's guard.
Clawnes trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clawnes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Clawnes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wood's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clawnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clawnes has managed to get both his arms back between Wood's legs - danger averted.
Clawnes trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Clawnes wants to stand but Wood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Clawnes trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wood wants to sweep here but Clawnes controlling him for the moment.
Clawnes wanted to stand there but Wood had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clawnes gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Clawnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clawnes is looking to get back to full guard here but Wood has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clawnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clawnes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clawnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clawnes looks to move to half guard but instead Wood has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayden Wood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clawnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clawnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bayden Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Clawnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood lands a high kick!
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clawnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood looks to land a combination but Clawnes avoids it well.
Clawnes wants to clinch.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes is looking to clinch.
Clawnes wants to clinch but Wood slips to the side
and Wood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Clawnes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Clawnes stuns Wood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Clawnes moves into the clinch.
Clawnes jumps guard and drags Wood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clawnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Wood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clawnes's head.
Clawnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wood manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clawnes looking to sit in guard and control but Wood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clawnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clawnes tries to pass to full mount but Wood defends it.
It looks like Clawnes is going to stand back up.
Wood wants to control but Clawnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Clawnes is controlling him
Wood wants to control but Clawnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clawnes trying to mount his opponent but Wood defends it.
Wood looking for submissions off his back.
Clawnes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes wants to get back to his feet.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Clawnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clawnes wants to stand up but Wood is controlling the position.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Clawnes is keen to just control but Wood is a slippery customer.
Clawnes prevents Wood from improving his position.
Clawnes wants to pass to mount but Wood is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Clawnes is controlling him well.
Wood makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Clawnes stalks Wood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wood's face. Wood staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clawnes.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clawnes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Clawnes backing up. Clawnes nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clawnes.
Clawnes wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Clawnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bayden Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood misses with a body kick.
Clawnes wants to clinch but Wood slips to the side
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Clawnes.
Clawnes is looking to clinch.
Clawnes looks to clinch
and Wood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Clawnes really felt that one!
Clawnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clawnes darts in trying to clinch
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Wood scores with a nice body kick.
Clawnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Clawnes wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Clawnes tries to land a front kick but Wood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood throws a right hand that Clawnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Clawnes also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clawnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clawnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clawnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clawnes throws a solid leg kick but Wood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Clawnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Wood takes a swing at Clawnes's ribcage but misses.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas Clawnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Clawnes's head but Clawnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Clawnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood with a poor takedown
and Clawnes counters with a two punch combo.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Clawnes.
Clawnes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clawnes rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clawnes lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clawnes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clawnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clawnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clawnes tightens his grip and picks Wood up, before dumping him to the ground. Wood manages to land in guard.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing Clawnes from standing up.
Wood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Clawnes from controlling successfully.
Clawnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clawnes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wood is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Clawnes from controlling successfully.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Clawnes is looking to stand up but Wood won't let him.
Clawnes wants to stand and escape but instead Wood has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Clawnes is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood passes into half guard.
Bayden Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood is looking for a kimura here.
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 Bayden Wood.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wood, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bayden Wood!
An intense looking Bayden Wood took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'BALIG MURSKA i guess thats ur name...im comin for that belt'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipo Lakopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nub Nodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakopa comes to the cage accompanied by Armaggedon. Filipo Lakopa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filipo Lakopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nub Nodes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nodes throws a lazy uppercut
and Lakopa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lakopa.
Nodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lakopa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nodes.
Nodes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lakopa counters with a single leg into guard. Nodes didn't expect that.
Lakopa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lakopa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lakopa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lakopa with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakopa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nodes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lakopa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakopa postures up in Nodes's guard and throws a big left but Nodes blocks it.
Lakopa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nodes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lakopa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lakopa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nodes is keeping the position for now.
Lakopa throwing strikes but missing.
Lakopa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nodes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakopa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lakopa content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakopa tries to free his leg and advance position but Nodes is retaining full guard.
Lakopa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nodes's head.
Lakopa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lakopa postures up in Nodes's guard and throws a big left but Nodes blocks it.
Nodes keeping moving, preventing Lakopa from controlling successfully.
Lakopa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lakopa is in close to Nodes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakopa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nodes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakopa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nodes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lakopa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lakopa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lakopa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lakopa wants to control but Nodes is keeping him busy.
Lakopa throwing shots but Nodes is blocking nicely.
Lakopa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lakopa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nodes defending well though.
Lakopa 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.
Lakopa throwing shots but Nodes is blocking nicely.
Nodes is staying active underneath Lakopa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lakopa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lakopa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakopa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nodes defending well though.
Lakopa prevents Nodes from standing back up.
Lakopa slips a nice elbow through Nodes's hands, connecting with Nodes's forehead.
Lakopa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nodes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lakopa.
Lakopa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nodes defending well though.
Lakopa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lakopa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nodes is staying active underneath Lakopa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lakopa passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipo Lakopa dominated that round.
That's time! Lakopa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lakopa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lakopa drops his hands momentarily and Nodes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lakopa has a takedown stuffed.
Lakopa feints and as Nodes raises his hands in defense, Lakopa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lakopa throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lakopa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakopa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lakopa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lakopa is working Nodes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lakopa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lakopa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lakopa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nodes keeping moving, preventing Lakopa from controlling successfully.
Nodes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakopa with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakopa stands up over Nodes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lakopa throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lakopa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lakopa pushes down on Nodes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lakopa winds up and cracks Nodes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lakopa is looking to take a break and control but Nodes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Lakopa there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakopa stops Nodes from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lakopa lands a nice short elbow.
Nodes is rocked!
Lakopa lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Nodes quite badly. Nodes pulls Lakopa in close trying to recover. Lakopa postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Nodes on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Nodes doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipo Lakopa!
After winning the bout, Filipo Lakopa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maukka Moukuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Haired Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moukuttaja comes to the cage accompanied by Born to be alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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280 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maukka Moukuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Haired Samson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukuttaja getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samson throws a sloppy head kick and Moukuttaja moves out of range easily.
Moukuttaja slips under a jab.
Moukuttaja cracks Samson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moukuttaja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Samson trying to control the action but Moukuttaja is working from the bottom.
Moukuttaja trying to control from the bottom.
Samson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukuttaja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samson works his way into full mount!
Samson avoids the attempt from Moukuttaja to control.
Samson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a sloppy strike and Moukuttaja uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Moukuttaja has ended up in Samson's guard.
Samson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moukuttaja looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maukka Moukuttaja.
Nice takedown defense from Moukuttaja. No joy for Samson on that attempt.
Samson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Samson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson lands a couple of elbows.
Samson trying to control but Moukuttaja is working from the bottom.
Moukuttaja is controlling Samson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samson throws a strike but Moukuttaja rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moukuttaja slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maukka Moukuttaja wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Samson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Samson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moukuttaja.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Samson does no damage.
Moukuttaja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moukuttaja clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Long Haired Samson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moukuttaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moukuttaja stuffs the takedown.
Samson shoots in looking for a takedown. Moukuttaja tries to sprawl out of it but Samson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moukuttaja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Moukuttaja's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 52 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maukka Moukuttaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Haired Samson.
Samson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samson shoots in looking for a takedown but Moukuttaja manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Samson throws a lazy head kick
and Moukuttaja counters with an outside leg kick.
Moukuttaja getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samson moves out of range of the strikes.
Samson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moukuttaja is fending him off so far but Samson persists. Nope, Moukuttaja circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long Haired Samson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Samson or perhaps it was just good defense by Moukuttaja which made him look bad.
Samson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Samson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moukuttaja is avoiding damage well.
Samson is looking to take a break and control but Moukuttaja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moukuttaja is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Samson with the ground and pound but Moukuttaja regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Samson trying to control from half guard but Moukuttaja is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Long Haired Samson.
Samson misses with a head kick.
Moukuttaja is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Samson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moukuttaja tries to avoid it but Samson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moukuttaja to the ground. Moukuttaja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moukuttaja tries to avoid it but Samson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moukuttaja to the ground. Moukuttaja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick by Samson misses
and Moukuttaja counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Long Haired Samson has been cut.
Samson shoots for a takedown but Moukuttaja saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samson misses with a hook. Moukuttaja ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Samson misses
and Moukuttaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Moukuttaja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moukuttaja is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moukuttaja defends it nicely.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Samson throws a sloppy head kick
and Moukuttaja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moukuttaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samson.
Samson throws a lazy head kick
and Moukuttaja counters with a leg kick.
Moukuttaja scores with a decent looking hook.
Samson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moukuttaja can pounce on him.
Moukuttaja rushes Samson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moukuttaja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moukuttaja lands a right hand.
Moukuttaja breaks the clinch.
Long Haired Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moukuttaja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maukka Moukuttaja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Long Haired Samson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Samson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Samson throws an off balance right hand
and Moukuttaja scores with a counter punch that sends Samson to the canvas! Moukuttaja smells blood - he's punishing Samson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Samson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maukka Moukuttaja!
Maukka Moukuttaja 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
139 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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25
148 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Wallace has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brown clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wallace scores with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wallace trying to control.
Brown tries to escape the position.
Wallace lands punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Brown is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Wallace off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Brown to escape the position.
Wallace is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into Wallace. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wallace's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown.
Wallace 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.
Brown trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Brown stays in close to Wallace's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Brown might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brown stacks Wallace on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brown!
Brown is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brown working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown prevents Wallace from escaping the position.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown slows the pace down.
Wallace tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown controlling from side mount.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace taking punishment in the form of punches.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Wallace tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Wallace manages to get back to half guard.
Wallace wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brown wants to control the pace but Wallace is squirming around nicely.
Wallace wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Wallace sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Wallace is trying to stand.
Brown wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Brown is thwarting Wallace's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Wallace will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Wallace blocks a leg kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
A clash of legs there as Wallace blocks the low kick.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Tyrone Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallace pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wallace goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown pushes Wallace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Wallace is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wallace to the mat. Wallace regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wallace has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace is wriggling around but Brown manages to pass to half guard.
Wallace is trying to control but can't.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wallace trying to control from the bottom.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Wallace wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wallace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown is looking to control Wallace's arms but Wallace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Wallace is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wallace is defending well.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wallace up against the cage.
Wallace looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown misses with a low kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Wallace to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Brown is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wallace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Brown is still trying to improve position.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wallace won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyrone Wallace wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Wallace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Wallace is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wallace with a nice head shot there.
Brown controls Wallace momentarily but Wallace frees himself.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his hands on Wallace's head, controlling the position.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Tyrone Wallace.
I think Wallace 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyrone Wallace!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tyrone Wallace made sure he mentioned Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Legacy. Gabe Christianson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Coach's chin.
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212 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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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 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Coach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christianson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christianson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Christianson checks a low kick from Coach.
Christianson lands a jab to the nose.
Coach thows a leg kick but Christianson checks it
and Christianson moves into the clinch.
Coach has had enough of the clinch but Christianson keeps him there for the moment.
Coach manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christianson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coach.
Coach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coach misses with a hook to the body
and Christianson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Coach is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Christianson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coach told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gabe Christianson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Coach.
Coach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christianson is keeping busy.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Coach tries to circle away but Christianson has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Coach.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Christianson fails to land.
Christianson lands a hook that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christianson takes an elbow to the temple.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coach blocking some punches.
Coach misses with an elbow over the top.
Coach tries for a takedown but Christianson manages to get underhooks.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
Christianson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coach.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christianson.
A shot in the inside from Christianson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Christianson works on Coach's body with a couple of short punches.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Coach uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach pushes off an throws an elbow but Christianson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Coach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson lands a nice uppercut.
Christianson misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coach manages to break the clinch.
Coach checks the leg kick.
Christianson tries to score with a low kick but Coach moves his leg out of the way.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coach.
Coach misses with a hook.
Christianson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coach is out of range and Christianson settles back down.
The fighters circling - Christianson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coach is looking to score with low kicks.
Christianson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Christianson.
Coach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christianson counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Christianson.
Coach blocks an uppercut.
Christianson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christianson has him pressed against the cage.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Coach.
Coach blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coach.
Coach is trying to force a seperation but Christianson has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson working aggressively here.
Christianson avoids the elbow strike from Coach, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coach.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Christianson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christianson.
Coach wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coach.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christianson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Coach is rocked!
Coach blocks an uppercut.
Coach crunches a lovely knee into Christianson's ribcage.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
Christianson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christianson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christianson tries to close the distance and clinch but Coach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coach, as that shot connected.
Coach misses the shot to the body.
Christianson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coach takes one to the side of the head.
Coach has closed the distance and engaged Christianson in a clinch.
Christianson prevents Coach from breaking the clinch.
Christianson lands with a light punch inside.
Coach misses with an elbow strike.
Coach blocks an uppercut.
Christianson pushes Coach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like James Coach has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christianson's brow.
Gabe Christianson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coach working hard to break the clinch.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Christianson blocks a body shot from Coach.
Coach manages to break the clinch.
Coach lands a lovely overhand right.
Christianson slaps away a takedown attempt from Coach, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christianson.
Coach tries to clinch but Christianson moves out of range.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
Coach misses with an uppercut. Christianson saw that one coming.
Christianson is looking to slow Coach down with leg kicks.
Christianson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coach misses with a looping right.
Coach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christianson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coach.
Coach is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Christianson.
Christianson misses with an uppercut
and Coach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christianson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coach shoots for a takedown but Christianson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. Coach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Christianson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christianson cracks Coach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coach is still on wobbly legs! Can Christianson finish him?
Christianson slips a jab from Coach.
Coach seems to have recovered his senses.
Christianson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christianson can pounce on him.
Christianson cracks Coach with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Christianson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Coach to stand back up!
Christianson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Coach drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Christianson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Coach's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Christianson!
An intense looking Gabe Christianson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Farewell to UPG. Randall, you did a great job with the organization and good luck at Ascension, but I think it's time I sailed to greener pastures wherever that may be. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodniel Romero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodniel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a spinning back kick!
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cousteau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romero defends well and Cousteau ends up having to push Romero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cousteau blocks the elbow strike.
Cousteau is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cousteau goes for a takedown attempt but Romero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero looks for the body kick but Cousteau saw that one coming.
Cousteau avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Romero.
Romero leaves Cousteau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cousteau is defended easily by Romero.
Horrible takedown by Cousteau or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero which made him look bad.
Cousteau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Cousteau shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Romero 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.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cousteau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cousteau wants to stand but Romero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Cousteau from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cousteau throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Romero trying to control the position.
Cousteau stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cousteau throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Cousteau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cousteau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cousteau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cousteau trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau throws an elbow that misses. Romero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cousteau's guard. Nice move by Romero!
Cousteau is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
Cousteau has his foot on Romero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romero works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau has an active guard here but Romero has managed to pass into half guard.
Romero tries to stand and escape but Cousteau is controlling the position.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but Cousteau is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cousteau wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cousteau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cousteau is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Cousteau will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cousteau tries for a takedown but Romero circles away easily
and Romero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cousteau managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero keeps control of Cousteau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Cousteau's takedown attempt.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cousteau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero connects with a knee to the head.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Cousteau's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Cousteau.
Cousteau gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Romero regains guard.
Cousteau is working Romero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cousteau throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau postures up in Romero's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Cousteau throwing strikes but missing.
Cousteau drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
Romero wanted to stand there but Cousteau had control of the position.
Cousteau working a defensive guard here.
Cousteau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romero passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero not doing much here.
Cousteau wants to get back to full guard.
Cousteau looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is trying to control but Romero passes into side control!
Cousteau can't do much from the bottom here.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Cousteau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cousteau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Romero is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Romero looking to control but Cousteau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cousteau wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacques Cousteau will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cousteau is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Romero's half guard.
Romero felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jacques Cousteau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cousteau trying to work for an americana but Romero has managed to regain full guard.
Cousteau trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero is trying to control the position but Cousteau postures up.
Cousteau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cousteau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cousteau throws a strike but Romero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cousteau 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.
Romero trying to move into half guard but instead Cousteau has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cousteau postures up in Romero's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Cousteau drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Romero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cousteau has Romero in his guard.
Cousteau keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Cousteau wants to hit a switch here but Romero passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cousteau there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is desperately trying to improve his position but Romero has a good base and remains in mount.
Cousteau wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cousteau has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cousteau is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cousteau rolls, trying to escape but Romero keeps control of the position.
Cousteau just trying to survive but Romero is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Romero tries to get the hooks in deep but Cousteau pushed the leg off.
Cousteau is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cousteau is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cousteau is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau is working hard here to advance position.
Romero has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cousteau's body.
Rodniel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques Cousteau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cousteau has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Romero.
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 Jacques Cousteau.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cousteau, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Cousteau!
After the big win, Jacques Cousteau made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zamorano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamorano has chosen The Cat Empire - Lost Song as his entrance music. Mike Zamorano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Kozlov's chin.
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Zamorano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut
and Zamorano counters with a series of strikes. Kozlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kozlov delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zamorano.
Zamorano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
Zamorano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Zamorano scores with a jab. Kozlov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zamorano throws a head kick that misses.
Zamorano blocks a jab.
Kozlov lands with a slapping head kick.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Zamorano. That snapped Kozlov's head back.
Kozlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kozlov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a right hand
and Zamorano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Zamorano keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Zamorano.
Kozlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zamorano misses the shot to the body.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Zamorano.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Zamorano.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zamorano's head.
Kozlov misses with a straight left.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Zamorano moves out of range.
Kozlov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zamorano is rocked!
Zamorano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zamorano is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
The fighters circling - Kozlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zamorano stalks Kozlov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kozlov's face. Kozlov staggers backwards, shaken.
Kozlov is rocked!
Zamorano seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamorano moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Kozlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zamorano blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Zamorano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano lands a big right hand that drops Kozlov! The killer instinct kicks in and Zamorano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zamorano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Zamorano!
A very excited looking Mike Zamorano 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baako has chosen Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson swings widly with a right hand
and Baako counters with a series of strikes. Christianson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baako moves out of range as Christianson strikes.
Baako moves out of range as Christianson strikes.
Baako tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christianson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baako takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baako throws a jab when Christianson was well out of range.
Baako pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christianson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christianson keeps the fight on the outside.
Baako cracks Christianson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Baako takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christianson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baako is out of range and Christianson settles back down.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christianson lands with a cross.
Baako throws a hook to the side of Christianson's head but Christianson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christianson throws a shot from downtown. Baako moves away and avoids it.
Baako takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson staying out of range there.
A cross from Christianson lands.
Christianson cracks Baako with an open hand slap.
A jab from Baako misses.
Christianson scores with a leg kick.
Whack! Christianson lands a heavy head kick that drops Baako. The ref tackles Christianson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Baako was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Blaze Christianson!
An out of breath Blaze Christianson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Baas Baako spoke after the fight, saying 'That sucked!'.
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