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Resurrection 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matty schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). matty schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, matty schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
schmidt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. schmidt showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from schmidt.
Penn tries to get to full guard but schmidt has control of the leg.
schmidt throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
schmidt is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
schmidt working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
schmidt lands strikes from half guard.
schmidt working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
schmidt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
schmidt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
schmidt thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
schmidt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
schmidt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn pushes schmidt off looking to stand but schmidt dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
schmidt slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - schmidt circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but schmidt pushes him off.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
schmidt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
schmidt looks gassed!
Penn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn has managed to clinch.
schmidt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
schmidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
schmidt walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn moves into the clinch.
schmidt looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Penn.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn has schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
schmidt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn clinches.
schmidt wants a takedown.
Urijah Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matty schmidt.
Penn lands an elbow just above schmidt 's eye.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
schmidt tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but schmidt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but schmidt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
schmidt trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Penn passes the guard and advances to mount!
schmidt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a heavy elbow.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
schmidt is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
schmidt is bucking up trying to escape but Penn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Penn scoring with strikes but schmidt is staying in there.
Penn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
schmidt is looking to get to half guard.
Penn landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
schmidt working to try and regain half guard.
Penn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can schmidt hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn throws a leg kick which misses schmidt's front leg but catches the back leg as schmidt tries to avoid it.
Urijah Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
schmidt takes a jab right on the kisser.
schmidt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn keeps control of schmidt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
schmidt tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
schmidt is breathing heavily.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn drops schmidt with a beautiful combination! schmidt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penn is looking for the KO!
schmidt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Penn has cracked schmidt with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Penn lands another huge swinging hook and schmidt tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save schmidt, before Penn can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Urijah Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seth Blind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefty Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Blind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefty Right!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Right shoots in but no luck this time.
Right tries to close the distance and clinch but Blind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Right slaps away a takedown attempt from Blind, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Right thuds a left hand into Blind's body.
Right swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lefty Right seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blind fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blind fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Right avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Right fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blind avoids it really well and circles away.
Blind shoots in for a takedown but Right shows good takedown defense.
Blind shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Right pinned against the cage. Right gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Right misses with a body kick.
Right tries for a takedown but Blind sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Blind with that takedown attempt.
Right shoots in looking for a takedown. Blind tries to sprawl out of it but Right keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blind manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Right tries to clinch but Blind moves out of range.
Right scores with a hook to the body. Blind takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blind is breathing heavily.
Right tries to bum rush Blind with a series of wild strikes but Blind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Right. No joy for Blind on that attempt.
Blind tries to keep at a distance but Right has taken the fight into the clinch.
Right wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blind looking for a takedown.
Blind jumps guard but Right stands there with Blind around his waist. Blind gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blind has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Right is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blind tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Right smiles and moves away.
Right gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blind counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Right tries to break free but Blind pushes him back against the cage.
Blind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Right has had enough of the clinch but Blind keeps him there for the moment.
Right looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Right breaks from the clinch.
Right scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Seth Blind has been cut.
Right moves into range and clinches up with Blind.
Right tries to circle away but Blind has him pinned against the cage.
Right tries to break free but Blind pushes him back against the cage.
Right is looking to break free of the clinch but Blind has double underhooks.
Blind has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Right uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind keeping moving, preventing Right from controlling successfully.
Blind will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blind can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Right controls the pace.
Blind keeping full guard, as Right tries to pass.
Blind working for a triangle but Right defends it easily.
Right content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Right is looking to work some ground and pound but Blind has wrist control.
Right thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Right lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Right.
Right fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Right as Blind shoots in.
Right has managed to clinch.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Right pulls his leg out and moves away.
Right shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blind as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Right dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Blind's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blind misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Right connects with a looping right hand.
Right lands a nice shot to the body.
Right's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Right duly obliges.
Right lands with a hook. Blind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Right throws a right hand that Blind ducks under and follows up with a left that Blind also avoids with ease.
Right lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Right.
Right scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lefty Right seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Right misses with a takedown
and Blind counters by moving into the clinch.
Right tries to break the clinch but Blind is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blind wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Right tries to break free but Blind pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Right gets underhooks to prevent Blind's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Right working hard to break the clinch.
Right has had enough of the clinch but Blind keeps him there for the moment.
Right gets underhooks to prevent Blind's takedown attempt.
Blind keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Right's efforts to push away.
Right gets underhooks to prevent Blind's takedown attempt.
Right wants to get back to striking at distance but Blind won't allow it.
Blind wants a takedown.
Blind prevents Right from breaking the clinch.
Right wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blind has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Right uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blind keeping moving, preventing Right from controlling successfully.
Blind lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Right!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blind with the ground and pound from mount.
Right is desperately trying to improve his position but Blind has a good base and remains in mount.
Blind scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Right?
Right takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blind 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.
Blind lands a big shot there that rocks Right but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blind working for a submission but Right is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Right's face.
Right holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blind tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blind wants to control the pace but Right is squirming around nicely.
Blind has hold of Right's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Right manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Right is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blind has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Right's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blind working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Right really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blind. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blind looking to finish with strikes here!
Blind working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blind 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.
Right really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Right blocking the ground and pound.
Blind landing strikes from the mount.
Blind thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Right showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth Blind's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Right changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blind tries to avoid it but Right manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blind to the ground. Blind escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Right moves into the clinch.
Blind working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Right is trying to break the clinch but Blind is controlling him.
Blind jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Right walks away with a smile on his face. Blind gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blind fails with a takedown attempt.
Blind gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Right.
Right scores with a one two! Blind had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Right fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blind, pushing him back against the cage.
Right wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blind has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Right avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blind prevents Right from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blind fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Right is looking to break free of the clinch but Blind has double underhooks.
Blind tries for a takedown but Right manages to get underhooks.
Right wants to break free but Blind has control.
Blind has Right pressed against the cage, preventing Right from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blind jumps guard but Right stands there with Blind around his waist. Blind gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Right can't break the clinch.
Right wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blind wants a takedown.
Blind jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Right walks away with a smile on his face. Blind gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Right.
A nice combination there by Right.
Right has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blind goes for a takedown in the clinch but Right prevents it.
Right tries to break the clinch but Blind is controlling the position.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blind tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blind prevents Right from breaking the clinch.
Blind has clasped his hands together around Right's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Right is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Blind.
Blind postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Right wants to control but Blind postures up.
Blind misses with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Right can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blind trying to control the position but Right is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Right fails with the takedown
and Blind moves into the clinch.
Right wants to get back to striking at distance but Blind won't allow it.
Blind has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Right is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blind keeps control of Right as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Right prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blind has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Right avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Right stops a takedown attempt from Blind.
Blind jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Right walks away with a smile on his face. Blind gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Right misses with a two punch combination.
Blind shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Right defends it nicely.
Right scores with a shot to the body.
Right lands a two punch combo.
Right throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blind.
No luck for Blind with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Right or perhaps it was just good defense by Blind which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefty Right comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Right winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefty Right!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Kuklinski looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Petkov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkov misses with a body kick.
Kuklinski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Petkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petkov.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petkov but Petkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petkov lands a head kick!
Petkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuklinski is out of range and Petkov settles back down.
Petkov throws a head kick but Kuklinski moves out of range.
Kuklinski throws a nice looking combination but Petkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petkov looks to land a combination. Kuklinski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petkov misses with a kick to the body.
Kuklinski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petkov looks for the body kick but Kuklinski saw that one coming.
Petkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petkov throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkov throws a head kick that misses.
Kuklinski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petkov.
Kuklinski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Petkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Petkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kuklinski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Petkov.
Petkov stalling.
Petkov works his way into full mount!
Petkov controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Petkov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuklinski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petkov wants to finish this one by submission but Kuklinski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Petkov.
Petkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkov has control of Kuklinski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kuklinski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Petkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuklinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kuklinski is looking to improve his position but Petkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petkov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Peter Petkov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petkov.
Petkov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Petkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petkov feints and as Kuklinski raises his hands in defense, Petkov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petkov controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petkov throws a nice head kick!
Petkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuklinski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuklinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Petkov stalks Kuklinski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuklinski's face. Kuklinski staggers backwards, shaken.
Petkov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kuklinski!
Petkov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Petkov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Petkov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Petkov content just to control the position here.
Petkov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Petkov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Petkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Peter Petkov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuklinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Petkov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Petkov controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Peter Petkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petkov controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuklinski is looking to improve his position but Petkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petkov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kuklinski looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Petkov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Peter Petkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennox Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Hamilton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennox Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic misses with the combination.
Hamilton needs to keep his hands up - Vukovic had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like George Hamilton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Lennox Vukovic has been cut.
Vukovic drops Hamilton with a huge uppercut! Hamilton drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vukovic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennox Vukovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bennyilmari Haitarila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Dos Alva (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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bennyilmari Haitarila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Dos Alva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Alva works over Haitarila's head and body with a nice combination.
Haitarila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Alva throws a hook but Haitarila blocks it.
Dos Alva staying out of range there.
Dos Alva 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.
Haitarila is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haitarila keeping moving, preventing Dos Alva from controlling successfully.
Haitarila on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haitarila tries to get out of the position.
Dos Alva stops Haitarila from standing up.
Dos Alva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haitarila looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haitarila looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haitarila!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haitarila working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Alva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haitarila controls the position.
Dos Alva is not content to let Haitarila control the position.
Dos Alva is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Alva throws a right and a left that Haitarila avoids nicely.
Haitarila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennyilmari Haitarila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Alva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haitarila was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Alva.
Haitarila dodges the punch combination from Dos Alva.
Haitarila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Alva is out of range.
Haitarila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Alva scores with a four punch combination!
Haitarila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haitarila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dos Alva takes a swing at Haitarila's ribcage but misses.
Haitarila drops Dos Alva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dos Alva looks back up at him and smiles so Haitarila waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Murilo Dos Alva has been cut.
Dos Alva looks gassed!
Dos Alva misses with an uppercut. Haitarila saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Dos Alva both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haitarila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Dos Alva.
Haitarila lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Haitarila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Alva. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Haitarila.
Dos Alva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haitarila throws out the jab.
Haitarila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haitarila lands with a nice body punch.
Haitarila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haitarila scores with a shot to the body.
Haitarila scores with a leg kick.
Haitarila throws a head kick but Dos Alva moves out of range.
Haitarila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Alva manages to avoid it.
Murilo Dos Alva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Alva moves out of range as Haitarila throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haitarila misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Dos Alva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Alva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haitarila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haitarila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haitarila wants to stand but Dos Alva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haitarila is thwarting Dos Alva's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennyilmari Haitarila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Dos Alva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dos Alva shoots in looking for a takedown. Haitarila tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Alva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haitarila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Alva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown by Dos Alva or perhaps it was just good defense by Haitarila which made him look bad.
Haitarila throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Alva's shoulder, as Dos Alva tries to avoid the shot.
Haitarila blocks a jab.
Dos Alva throws a leg kick
and Haitarila counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haitarila works the jab nicely.
Haitarila lands a left and a right that send Dos Alva crashing to the mat, dazed. Haitarila thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dos Alva is rocked!
Dos Alva is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haitarila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Alva's sensitive parts.
Dos Alva is still on wobbly legs! Can Haitarila finish him?
Haitarila throws a body punch but Dos Alva moves out of range.
Dos Alva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haitarila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haitarila lands with a hook. Dos Alva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Murilo Dos Alva's cut even more.
Bennyilmari Haitarila is winning the standup battle so far.
Haitarila thumps Dos Alva with a low kick.
Haitarila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Alva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Alva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haitarila looks to land a right hand but Dos Alva moved out of range.
Dos Alva blocks a head kick by Haitarila.
Dos Alva keeps the fight on the outside.
Haitarila throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dos Alva thuds his right hand into Haitarila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haitarila throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Alva.
Dos Alva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Alva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Alva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haitarila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Alva.
Bennyilmari Haitarila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Dos Alva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haitarila.
Dos Alva gets the takedown into side control.
Dos Alva wants to take a breather but Haitarila manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dos Alva.
Dos Alva looking to sit in guard and control but Haitarila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dos Alva controls Haitarila momentarily but Haitarila frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Alva 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.
Dos Alva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haitarila gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haitarila would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haitarila is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haitarila decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Alva, up you get!
Haitarila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Alva can do to turn this around?
Dos Alva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Alva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Haitarila could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dos Alva has cracked it and Haitarila is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dos Alva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Murilo Dos Alva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose has chosen Powerthirst as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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19
292 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Lane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lane gets caught flat footed, as Overdose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Overdose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lane seems keen to control Overdose's posture.
Lane wants to control but Overdose passes easily into half guard.
Still in half guard, Overdose seems content to control.
Lane is looking for a sweep. Overdose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane is trying to stand up here but Overdose is controlling him well.
Lane is trying to maintain the position but Overdose is very close to passing his half guard.
Lane wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lane fails with the takedown
letting Overdose counter with a right hand.
Overdose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lane. Lane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane tries for a takedown but Overdose circles away easily
and Overdose counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Lane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lane has a takedown stuffed.
Lane throws a lazy head kick
and Lane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lane is breathing heavily.
Overdose throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Overdose counters with a good low kick that Lane was not able to check.
Lane drops his hands momentarily and Overdose needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Lane just on the top of the head. Lane drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Lane - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Overdose!
Alistair Overdose is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenny Lukens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Robert!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukens pushes Robert up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lukens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Lenny Lukens has been cut.
Lukens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lukens lands in his opponent's guard.
Lukens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lukens connects with a couple of short punches.
Lukens lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukens trying to control but Robert is working from the bottom.
Lukens pushing down on Robert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lukens.
Lukens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lukens thows a huge punch but Robert dodges it nicely.
Lukens is trying to control the action in half guard but Robert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robert throws a head kick but Lukens moves out of range.
Lukens pushes Robert up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukens cracks Robert with a nice body shot.
Lukens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Lukens.
Lukens tries to pull guard but Robert won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lukens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lukens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lukens manages to end up in side control.
Lukens tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Robert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lukens.
Lukens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Robert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lukens.
Robert defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lukens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robert prevents Lukens from moving into mount.
Lukens trying to control the position but Robert is working away.
Lukens is really struggling to control Robert but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lukens taking a breather here.
Lukens throws an elbow but Robert slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lukens working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lukens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robert sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lukens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robert is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lukens connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Lukens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lukens's cut.
That's time! Lukens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lukens avoids the head kick by Robert.
Robert cracks the inside of Lukens's front leg.
Lukens has Robert up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robert up against the cage.
Lukens lands with a left to the head.
Lukens manages to break the clinch.
Robert moves out of range of the body kick from Lukens.
Nice takedown defense from Robert. No joy for Lukens on that attempt.
Lukens closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lukens.
Lukens fails to pull guard.
Lukens has a couple of punches blocked by Robert.
Lukens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robert's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert prevents Lukens from breaking the clinch.
Lukens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Lukens - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lukens drags the fight down to the ground.
Lukens controls Robert momentarily but Robert frees himself.
Lukens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robert defends well.
Lukens has his foot on Robert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robert works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robert wants to get up but he can't break Lukens's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lukens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robert defends well.
Robert preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens is trying to keep Robert in close.
Lukens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robert!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robert is in a horrible position here. Lukens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lukens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lukens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lukens is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Robert is surviving well by controlling Lukens's body position as best he can.
Lukens goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Robert turns into him and now he's in Lukens's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Lukens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lukens'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.
Lukens moves into range and clinches up with Robert.
Lukens leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lukens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robert takes a shot to the head.
Lukens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robert is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens stalling the fight.
Robert tries to circle away but Lukens has him pinned against the cage.
Robert is trying to break free.
Robert stops a takedown attempt from Lukens.
Lukens has Robert pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lenny Lukens.
Lukens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lukens shoots for a takedown but Robert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniel Robert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukens tries to clinch but Robert moves out of range.
Robert lands with a slapping head kick.
Robert throws a head kick but Lukens moves out of range.
Robert scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens slips under a jab.
Robert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lenny Lukens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robert misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lukens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robert sprawls well. Robert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lukens gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Lukens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lukens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lukens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lukens keeps control of Robert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Lukens.
Lukens jumps guard.
Robert stopping the sweep attempt from Lukens.
Robert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lukens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Robert has managed to get both his arms back between Lukens's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robert stopping the sweep attempt from Lukens.
Robert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lukens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Robert has managed to get both his arms back between Lukens's legs - danger averted.
Lukens wants to sweep but no luck.
Robert postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lenny Lukens did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lukens'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.
Robert connects with a high kick.
Lukens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robert is looking to break free of the clinch but Lukens has double underhooks.
Lukens stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lukens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lukens breaks the clinch.
Robert avoids the body shot from Lukens.
Lukens scores with a jab. Robert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robert misses with a head kick.
Robert thows a body kick. Lukens tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Robert avoids the head kick by Lukens.
Robert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lukens moves away.
Lukens tries to clinch up but Robert circles away and keeps his distance.
Lukens moves into the clinch.
Lukens stalling the fight.
Lukens swings wildly with an uppercut but Robert uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens drags the fight down to the ground.
Lukens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robert manages to get himself to full guard.
Lukens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lukens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lukens wants to control but Robert is keeping him busy.
Lukens in side control, throwing shots but Robert defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lukens working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lukens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robert, who protects the arm well.
Lukens working the ground and pound but Robert is defending the strikes.
Lenny Lukens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robert tries to escape but Lukens is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Lukens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lukens throws some wild stikes that Robert manages to avoid easily.
Lukens working for a submission but Robert is keeping him at bay.
Lukens jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Robert manages to avoid the submission attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Robert dodges the ground and pound from Lukens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukens happy to just control the position for now.
Lukens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lukens fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lukens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lukens trying to control the action but Robert is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lenny Lukens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lukens's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Robert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robert wants it to stay on the feet.
Robert throws a head kick that Lukens semi-blocks.
Lukens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lukens wants to control but Robert is keeping him busy.
Lukens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Robert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lukens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Lukens are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lukens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lukens working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lukens has an Americana. Robert didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lukens is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lukens hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lenny Lukens!
Lenny Lukens retains his lightweight title!
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